Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • “…Unto the Breach…” a #Quadrille #haibun

    Set the stage. It’s long past time for a competant actor. Set the table. We’re overdue for an adult diner. Set the microphones and cameras; the witnesses must speak. Set the time of our deliverance from vulgar, conniving “Chosen Ones.” sunset broken promises remembered for dVerse Poets Quadrille #89: Are you Set? (pubtended by Merrill)…

  • Grasshopper

    Originally posted on PHOENIX: Nearly dusk – a grasshopper jumps into the mist Photo&Haiku : Virginia Popescu Carpe diem – Grasshopper

  • Haikai Challenge #107 — red leaves (momiji)

    Originally posted on Tao-Talk: image courtesy of Wikipedia ? Cold days hug cold nights Fire drains from earth and sky Inhaled by autumn leaves Rosy-cheeked maples whisper Secrets to tall browning oak ? Frank is the host of Haikai Challenge.  Frank says: Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga,…

  • #Haikai Challenge #107 (10/5/19): fall foliage (red leaves (momiji)) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    #Haiku Happenings #7: Tessa’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • “rush-hour traffic…” a #tanka

    10/7/19: an act of kindness rush-hour traffic a driver with the right of way yields to let me in these simple acts of kindness that save the civilized world #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Fall Colors

    Originally posted on Roth Poetry: The dry weather will affect the Fall colors around here this year. We have not had rain for over a month. Instead of turning yellow, the hickory trees behind our house are simply turning brown and dropping to the ground. The painting above will help us remember how colorful the…

  • their colors aflame ~ haiku ~ magnetic poetry

    Originally posted on rivrvlogr: their colors aflame shade changing with the season the beauty of leaves This haiku/Haiga/magnetic poetry is my response to Frank Tasone’s #Haikai Challenge #107: Fall Foliage If you want to try magnetic poetry, you can do it online, here.

  • Herfstkrans / autumn garland / Herbstkranz / couronne d’automne / hjerstkrans

    Originally posted on Waar mijn pen ligt, ben ik thuis: ©Peter Bouchier * vergankelijkheid zonder begin of einde vol melancholie * colours of decay without beginning or end melancholic art * herbstliche Farben ohne Anfang und Ende wehmütige Kunst * couronne d’automne sans fin ou commencement art mélancolique * hjerstige kleuren sûnder in begjin of…