Frank J. Tassone

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  • #Troiku: Moonlit Night

    Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: https://frankjtassone.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/landscape-1629977_1280.jpg The wild geese take flightrush of wind and feathered wingsgraceful flying V low along the railroad tracka rabbit skittersfrom the owl’s shadow in the moonlit nightforest floor teeming with life birds roost in tall pines It is Troiku Month at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1681 Moonlit Night Author’s Note:…

  • Today’s Haiku (June 15, 2019)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): ゆふやけに夕日が溶けて蝸牛　　　岡本　眸 yûyake ni yûhi ga tokete katatsumuri             setting sun melts             in the sunset…             a snail                                                 Hitomi Okamoto from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), February 2017 Issue,  Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo ?

  • Mortal Intimations: a #Gerrymuse #TankaProse

    “What do we say to the God of Death?” “Not today.” –from “Game of Thrones” (The Battle of Winterfell, S8, E3) A strangled in-breath at an unwelcomed, forbidden touch by a friend, underneath the bed. A numb paralysis in the presence of a beaten mother and a raging father, in the kitchen at three in…

  • Limestone Tanka Poets – Gregory Piko

    #Haiku Happenings #6: Gregory Piko presents the Limestone Tanka Poets! There was a full-house at Smith’s Alternative in Canberra last Monday night, 10 June 2019, to hear readings from local group, Limestone Tanka Poets. Those presenting were: Amelia Fielden, Barbara Curnow, Carmel Summers, Glenys Ferguson, Michael Thorley, Liz Lanigan, Michelle Brock, Kate King and group facilitator, Kathy Kituai.…

  • Suitcase

    Originally posted on haiku tree: stacks of clothes next to a suitcase the dog knows ?

  • H. Gene Murtha Senryu Contest Update!

    Originally posted on failed haiku – a journal of English Senryu: Bent, Kelvin, and I have completed the judging. The top three winners have been notified, and the Highly Commended will have to wait until the results are posted on July 1 in BOTH Prune Juice Journal and Failed Haiku! It was a blast to…

  • My Daily #Haiku (6/15/19)

    6/15/19: false another hot day — denying he sings falsetto Jon Anderson https://www.jonanderson.com/about.html #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • Three haiku on rain

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Josef Sudek, The last rose, 1956 rain in June oh this scent strechting to my heart pouring rain writing words on a lullaby rain on water it makes no sound the grey heron © A.M.

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Frank J. Tassone

Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!

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