Author: Frank J. Tassone
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One Accord
Originally posted on awisewomansjourney: still in time unmoved harmonious ~ * ~ Photo Credit: Pinterest ?
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Veteran’s Day 2019
Originally posted on K.: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? fathers of fathers a photograph, a silence— echoes enduring My father and his father drawn from a photo–circa World War II. Must have been right before my father left for Europe. My grandfather remained in the States for the Second World War. He also served in…
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A November with Basho, Day 11
Here (Hiraizumi) three generations of the Fujiwara clan passed as though in a dream. The great outer gates lay in runis. Where Hidehira’s manor stood, rice fields grew. Only Mount Kinkei remained. I climbed the hill where Yoshitsune died; I saw the Kitakami, a broad stream flowing down through the Nambu plain, the Koromo River…
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“The Passion of Japanese Poetry”
Originally posted on Lady Nyo's Weblog: ? Brave man like the catalpa bow That, once drawn, Does not slacken- Can it be that he is unable to bear The vicissitudes of love? —-Anonymous ? This is one of my favorite poems of the Man’yoshu. I used it as a heading in an episode of the …
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#Haikai Challenge #112 (11/10/19): Veterans Day/Beaver Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Originally posted on Sharing Thoughts: Remembering all Sung or unsung veterans Fought in world war one No lesson we learned And indulged in World war two World war three will ensure ? There Won’t be world war four ? Armistice Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Army_during_World_War_I Indian army’s unsung role and sacrifices in World War I Men of Indian…
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Armistice
Haiku Happenings #7: Peter Bouchier’s nonet (with #AmericanSentence) for my current #haikai challenge! fightyour waytowards peaceso that you maybloom like a poppythe battlefield is widethere is room for all of uscarrying our ammunitionwe will move in the line of fire the fields will colour a shade of red once we have overcome the foe fighting…
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“browning leaves…” a #tanka (11/11/19)
11/11/19: mirror image dream browning leaves so the mirror image dream of departed spring bow your heads in gratitude to our Veterans today #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #VeteransDay2019
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Haibun 194
Originally posted on Michael Rehling: in this episode of my life fade in. the old poet is typing. well that is not extraordinary but the lighting is really good and the makeup artist has removed all the wrinkles. the hair is a well constructed mess. the director yells ‘roll’ and the show is on. CUT.…
