Frank J. Tassone

Haijin in Action

  • Thanksgiving

    #Haiku Happenings #4: Helene Vaillant’s haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • Conflicted Expectations: A Wayback Wednesday (8/16/17) #Thanksgiving gone wrong #writephoto #haibun

     We cleared gravy-stained plates and tainted wine glasses. The remains of the turkey could feed the five of us for days. It was the first year we didn’t host. Mom and Dad invited us downstairs instead. We had arranged to eat dinner with them and then travel to my Sister-in-law’s for dessert. She hosted dinner…

  • Haikai challenge: Thanksgiving

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: A five line poem in tanka form for Frank Tassone’s haikai challenge. I know this isn’t a true tanka, but the subject matter isn’t either, so I took liberties. ? Some give thanks for life, for being spared, yet winter comes then spring, always; the sky holds us all,…

  • Harvesting goodwill

    Harvesting goodwill

    #Haiku Happenings #2: Reena Saxena’s haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • Thanksgiving

    Originally posted on Roth Poetry: Every breath a gift Too soon taken for granted. Thanksgiving’s inhale Winter creeping in too soon Thankfully spring is on the way ************************ Photo: Dwight L. Roth Written for Frank Tassone’s Haikai poem thinking about Thanksgiving. I decided to do a Tanka in appreciation of life. Join us at: https://frankjtassone.com/2018/11/17/haikai-challenge-61-11-17-18-thanksgiving-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/…

  • Post-Thanksgiving Gratitude: a #PSA #haibun

      Sometimes it’s important to take a step back. That’s why I needed an extended recess: to step back, reflect, and listen. To what my writer’s intuition tells me with a calm, clear mind. To rest the creativity that I draw on to write. To clearly follow the path of poetry.   I have done…

  • #SilentSunday (11/18/18)

    A well-needed rest from #haiku I will take an early Thanksgiving break this week. See you next Monday.

  • #Haikai Challenge #61 (11/17/18): Thanksgiving #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      Freedom from Want. Norman Rockwell [Public domain] courtesy of Wikipedia   Thank you for your acknowledgement of the Centennary Armistice Day, and for honoring our Veterans, haijin!   Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Dwight L. Roth 2. The Dark Netizen 3. Jane Dougherty 4. Jules @ Strands 5. Merril D.…

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Frank J. Tassone

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

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