Frank J. Tassone

Haijin in Action

  • Firefly

    Firefly

    Originally posted on defying atrophy: glow, little insectbrighten the darkest of nightseven for a flashsometimes one burst is enoughturns black mood a lighter hue bug of mysterybioluminescence – duhdon’t be a buzzkillI’ll dream it’s somehow magicscience will not steal my joy #Haikai Challenge #142 (6/7/20): firefly – #tanka

  • hard rain brings wet spring ~ haiku

    Originally posted on rivrvlogr: hard rains bring wet spring tall grass grows beneath the trees where are the fireflies This haiku is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #142: firefly. ? Image source: Museum of Fine Arts Boston Firefly and Spider Web, unknown artist ?

  • Lights Before Dark

    Lights Before Dark

    #Haiku Happenings #1 (6/8/20): Dave Madden’s latest #senryu for my current #haikai challenge!

  • #Haikai Challenge #142 (6/7/20): firefly, lightning bug (hotaru) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Thank you for your witness for justice, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Dave Madden3. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr4. Jules5. Frank J. Tassone 6. Kerfe Roig7. Eugenia8. Janice9. Ben Kohns10. Kerfe Roig (2) 11. Pat R12. Xenia Tran13. Ben Kohns14. Revived Writer15. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical…

  • Lockdown Poetry 18

    Originally posted on Cafe Haiku: Cafe Haiku is doing a series on haiku, haibun, tanka or related styles on the subject of the Wuhan virus lockdown which is now daily life for most of the world as the virus spreads to alarming proportions. A big thank you to all those who contributed to this effort…

  • Daily Haiku: June 7, 2020

    Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: county fair   second place ribbon   in an empty stall       by Joe McKeon (USA) First Place Harold G. Henderson Haiku Awards, 2014  

  • Scurry

    Originally posted on haiku tree: the sound of footsteps geckos scurry into the brush ? ?

  • #SilentSaturday (6/6/20)

    As if you haven’t already guessed, a rest from haiku See you tomorrow!

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Frank J. Tassone

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

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