Frank J. Tassone

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  • #Haikai Challenge #117: Midwinter (mafuyu)

    Originally posted on Tao-Talk: ? Dark’s pendulum swings heavy, to its furthest reach – dawn a memory Midwinter night, Luna’s lost Clouds sputter confused snow Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge.  Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senyru, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga) that alludes to either…

  • #Haikai Challenge #117 (12/14/19): Midwinter (mafuyu)/Midsummer (manastu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    How was your Cold Moon experience? It’s clear that many of you enjoyed it! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Christine2. Jade Li/Lisa3. Dwight L. Roth4. the real cie5. Reena Saxena6. Jane Dougherty7. Peter 8. Jules9. Indira10. Revived Writer11. Kerfe Roig12. lynn__13. Tessa14. Xenia Tran 15. Janice16. Linda Lee Lyberg17. Deborah18. Frank…

  • Downward reindeer

    Downward reindeer

    Originally posted on …Bilocalalia…: In corpse poseunder a palm treeon green artificial grass,bird song overlaying downtown sounds,I feel calm as azure sky and still and cool as stone. On the way to a free yoga class in Chandler, I tried to think of how to use the color blue in a poem. In Sidlak poems,…

  • Today’s Haiku (December 14, 2019)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): トンネルが異界への道雪新た　　鍵和田秞子 tonneru ga ikai e no michi yuki arata             the tunnel is the road             to the underworld…             fresh snow                                              …

  • tiny dancer

    Originally posted on Tidbits by Shannon: #Haiku Happenings #7: Shannon Blood’s latest #haiga! Tidbits by Shannon View original post

  • ’14 Summer Swansong (part 5)

    August 31st Louis’ steaks cook perfectly. I see the pink interior of the half of one that I fork onto my plate. The juices fill my mouth as I close lips around that first tender bite. Feijoada, rice and beans, fresh salad, chicken legs and pork ribs round out the meal. Louis pours me a…

  • The Results of the 21th HIA Haiku Contest

    Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: The Results of the 21th HIA Haiku Contest Sponsored by Haiku International Association Supported by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Japan Times Haiku in Overseas Judge Kiuchi Toru, Kimura Toshio ? Prize Winners – Selected by Toru Kiuchi ? wild plum － the ants carrying the light petal by…

  • general election

    Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: watching the rainfalling on the riverI voted

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Frank J. Tassone

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

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