Frank J. Tassone

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  • Barbara Kaufmann’s “Late Autumn – wabi sabi ~~~ poems and images”

    #Haiku Happenings #1 (7/14/21): Barbara Kaufmann’s haiku appeared in THF’s Haiku Dialogue! late autumn we finally buy      a grave *** Haiku Foundation Haiku Dialogue 1/16/21 Late Autumn – wabi sabi ~~~ poems and images

  • Hortus Trinitatis

    Lush flora, bathing Eden’s morning air in a delicate aromal song. Dafodils, rhododendrums, a kaleidescope of perennials and annuals: a blissful variety tantalizing sight and smell alike! And yet amidst perfection, an offered temptation to take what is not given. A temptation yielded to, with that all too familiar sense of entitlement, that pride, urging…

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    Originally posted on Echidna Tracks: green fieldsstrewnwith shorn sheep Irene McGuire

  • World Haiku Series 2020 (64) Haiku by Milan Rajkumar

    Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: evening breeze . . . the pattern of golden leaves in her sari 　 　　ESUJ-H, October, 2020 夕方のそよ風 黄金の葉の模様 彼女のサリーに first flower . . . the lawnmower makes a u-turn Haiku Foundation, August 5, 2020 最初の花 芝刈り機が作る Uターン this evening . . . on the courtesan’s earrings the…

  • Originally posted on elancharan gunasekaran: first light first song dedicated to metal gods

  • DC/Shenandoah ’21 Travel Notes, Day 4 (7/6/21)

    A simple breakfast in the unit, overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. After orienting ourselves to Shenandoah National Park’s map, we decide on a short out-and-back hike close to the nearest entrance to the park. Frank takes the wheel again, and we race down Rt. 33 East toward the Swift Run Gap entrance. $30 for a…

  • DC/Shenandoah ‘21 Travel Notes, Day 3 (7/5/21)

    A somber day. A travel day. A day tasting southern BBQ south of the Mason Dixon line for the first time. Arlington. The Eternal Flame. The changing of the Guard T the tomb of the unknown soldier. Lunch, and a walk about, in Georgetown. The journey south to our Timeshare in the Shenandoah valley. Hank’s…

  • DC/Shenandoah ‘21 Travel Notes, Day 2 (7/4/21)

    A Starbucks breakfast: regular coffee, and a sausage/cheddar/egg on an English muffin. A walk to the nearest DC Metro Station (Metro Center): the purchase of 3 day passes for our adventure. masks on an escalator squeaks a ride to posh DuPont Circle. we walk up tree lined sidewalks, past picturesque townhouses. A short ascent, and…

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

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