Frank J. Tassone

Category: haikai

  • PSA: See you next week

    PSA: See you next week

    No, I’m not randomly disappearing again. But I am going to be offline this week. Expect me when you see me. seagull’s cry above the horizon the sun

  • #Haiku (7/10/26)

    #Haiku (7/10/26)

    7/10/26: Cheshire Cat LTA* student the last thing I see her smile *LTA is a NYC schools term for “Long-term absence” #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • “thumping…” a #tanka/#kyoka (7/8/26)

    “thumping…” a #tanka/#kyoka (7/8/26)

    7/8/26: grass thumping of the contractor’s hammer “The grass grows greener on the other side…” #tanka #kyoku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (7/8/26)

    #Haiku (7/8/26)

    7/8/26: the caterpillar Summer sun spinning its chrysalis the caterpillar #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (7/7/26)

    #Haiku (7/7/26)

    7/7/26: the lovely garden deluge…  the lovely garden survives #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “after the heat…” a #tanka (7/6/26)

    7/6/2026: unprompted after the heat a steady drizzle all day the fickleness of human nature #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (7/6/26)

    #Haiku (7/6/26)

    7/6/26: the tiny golden key washed away the tiny golden key… summer rain #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Ordinary Noise

    Ordinary Noise

    The gurgle of water in the sink from the running dishwasher. Her Portuguese chatter on the phone with an overseas relative. The tapping of my fingers on a MacBook keypad. The rushing whirl of air as the AC engages. The sounds of sequestered living on day two of egg-cooking heat. clear sky the heat shimmer…