Frank J. Tassone

Haijin in Action

  • Theatricals

    Originally posted on Zander In Print: Exiting stage right – Missed her cues, her curtain calls Bring the house lights up Wondering if it was just A comic farce afterall Z ? A Tanka for Colleen’s Challenge # 67 using Guess & Play.

  • Light Bearing: a #Tanka Tuesday (1/16/18) #tankaprose #haibun …#poetry #haiku #dversepoets

      “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that”   I never knew my about mother’s prejudice until I was almost thirteen. She deliberately chose to withold any comment, or display any attitude, that would influence me to adopt her biases. Others’ parents did not make such enlightened decisions.   dark night “better…

  • (g) fortunes /in reverence… (1.15)

    #Haiku Happenings #12: Jules’ latest #tanka for my current #Haikai Challenge!   Fortune: Never wear your best pants when you go to fight for freedom. . in reverence… . sweat may not be sweet however perspiration can reveal hard work . be inspired by justice; offer the shirt off your back . ©JP/dh . via…

  • Freedom – Haikai Challenge

    Originally posted on petrujviljoen: a freedom unlearned approached with a new respect – conformity kills ……. Linked to Frank J Tassone’s Haikai Challenge

  • Black And Proud

    Black And Proud

    Originally posted on Smell The Coffee: An end to hate; dreamed a dream to defend my race pride in my dark hue judged, only by character not the colour of my skin (#Tanka) Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge # 45 – #Haiku #Haibun or #Tanka: Hate & Pride Frank Tassone Haiku Challenge #16 Check this out 🙂 : Black and…

  • Tanka: A Wonderful Life

    #Haiku Happenings #9: Xenia Tran’s latest #tanka for Carpe Diem!

  • Tanka Tuesday: Oak earth

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday prompt. The words to work around are Play & Guess. Wind riffles the leaves, long dead and drifting, hiding acorns, winter feast. I wonder how many trees, this deep earth can bring to birth.

  • To for Tanka #tanka

    Originally posted on Trent's World (the Blog): Please perform it, Sam She can take it, so can I You know what I mean Here is looking at you, kid We will always have Paris – We assume the roles Act the parts we think are real To hide our true selves But sometimes I think…

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Frank J. Tassone

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

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