Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Two lines haiku, Autumn (1)

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: ? Tsukioka Yoshitoshi  primo raffreddore si raggomitola la vita in un letto   first cold life curls up in a bed   *** stazioni nella nebbia i sogni vanno e vengono   foggy stations dreams come and go   *** fichi maturi i baci del primo amore   ripe…

  • Haibun: Everyday Life

    Originally posted on kanzen sakura: For Poets United Mid-week Motif – everyday life Haibun: Everyday Life “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Everyday is a day of peace. Before I retired four years ago, I grasped at the beauty on weekends like…

  • Afternoon

    Originally posted on Bill Waters ~~ Haiku: ? Published in DailyHaiga (http://www.dailyhaiga.org/haiga-archives/2583/-afternoon-by-bill-waters-usa), 10/9/19. *    *    *    *

  • #Haiku: Red Leaves

    Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: https://frankjtassone.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/wine-leaf-3674842_1280.jpg yellow veined red leaves plump green grapes hanging heavy vineyard in autumn Frank J. Tassone Haikai Challenge # 107 fall foliage

  • Publication Alert (10/9/19): “Up There” appears in Poet’s Salon!

    I’m happy to report that today Poet’s Salon has published my Tanka-Prose “Up There” as part of its collection of the same name! Thank you, Kath Abela Wilson, for your consideration! Frank Tassone Up There Breathing hard. Heart racing like never before. I lean against a pine. The trail continues. But will I? Step by…

  • “rainfall…” a #tanka (10/9/19)

    10/9/19: fairy tale rainfall a “Maleficient” sequel trailer on TV my son asks when we’re going to our Chinese buffet lunch #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry

  • autumn – – haiku

    Originally posted on Ontheland: autumn . . . a red carpet on the way home . . Toronto, several years ago ©️2019 Ontheland Haikai Challenge #107 fall foliage red leaves

  • Today’s Haiku (October 9, 2019)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 胡桃いじくる手のなかの別の時間    田島健一 kurumi ijikuru te no naka no betsu no jikan             playing with a walnut             the different time             on my hands                                                 Kenichi Tajima from “Tadanaranu Po” (Unusual ‘Po’), haiku collection of Kenichi Tajima, Furansu-do, Tokyo 2017