Frank J. Tassone

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  • ’14 Summer Swansong (part 2): my latest @ImageCurve #haibun

    August 25th The car rattles up the first hill, reaches the top, then ever so slowly passes over it. Wheels thunder on iron rails, while screams arise from passengers, as it rushes down. Mira shakes as she reaches a beach adjoining the coaster. Throughout the rest of our visit to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom,…

  • Tanka # 196

    Originally posted on Rooted in Love: Bathed in moonlight her naked body a landscape of fire pierced by the red of autumn leaves

  • Today’s Haiku (November 23, 2019)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 砂時計音なく冬となりにけり　　天野美登里 sunadokei oto naku fuyu to narinikeri             sandglass             without sounds…             winter comes                                                 Midori Amano from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

  • Republished my book due to errors

    Originally posted on Martha Magenta: Birdsong Before the Earth Falls Silent: A Collection of Haiku and Tanka ? A collection of sixty-three avian themed haiku and tanka by an award-winning haiku poet, dedicated to the work of bird protection and conservation. Written for the love of birds and concern for the tragedy of their disappearance.…

  • November Mourning: a #tankaprose

    11/13/19: November Song It’s a seasonal sensation, an ever-repeating que. All Saint’s Day follows Halloween, and that kaleidescope of Autumn foliage falls. Election day follows, and the winds pick up. Veterans day comes, and the leaves pile up. By the Weekend before Thanksgiving, bare maples, Birches and oaks stand over their piles and piles of…

  • Haibun 205

    Originally posted on Michael Rehling: let your soul spirit fly the way wind blows through our mind. i feel the tension of my body slowly leaving me. it is all right. it really is you know. on the other side freedom is not fleeting. it is a permanent state you know. dont ya know. the…

  • Part

    Originally posted on haiku tree: a full moon slowly rises clouds part ?

  • cold night – – haiku

    Originally posted on Ontheland: cold night blowing clouds to touch the stars . . ©️2019 Ontheland Source: Pixabay, posted by Prawny

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Frank J. Tassone

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

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