Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Rise

    Originally posted on haiku tree: eyes half open the sun rises before I’m ready ?

  • Kintsugi 金繕い

    Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: winter road the potholes filled with sky Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery using golden lacquer, enhancing the breakage, rather than disguising it

  • “Breaking the rules…” a #tanka (1/8/20)

    1/8/20: gender role Breaking the rulesof Dad’s masculinityI make an appointmentfor a chiropractorafter a day of back pain #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • 1/8/20: gender role Breaking the rulesof Dad’s masculinityI make an appointmentfor a chiropractorafter a day of back pain #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Late Autumn

    #Haiku Happenings #6: Barbara Kaufmann’s latest %haiga appears in Failed Haiku!

  • World Haiku Series 2019 (24) Haiku by Cherese Cobb

    Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: World Haiku Series 2019 (24) Haiku by Cherese Cobb ? veiled the bride clings to her bouquet of forget-me-nots ? ベールを被って 花嫁は忘れな草の花束にすがりつく ? a spring wind blew away my shadow ? 春一番 私の影を吹き飛ばした ? origami my heart folded in his hands ? 折り紙 私の心が彼の手に包まれた ? thin ice the…

  • Lunch Break: 2496

    Haiku Happenings #4: Gillena Cox’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge! hazy wolf moon some chores will continue  taking out the trash Lunch Break: 2496 — Read on myblog-lunchbreak.blogspot.com/2020/01/2496.html

  • My Daily #Haiku (1/8/10)

    1/8/20: first calligraphy as squirrels bicker among branches …journal scribbling #haiku #micropoetry #poetry