Category: haikai
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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…
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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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DC/Shenandoah ‘21 Travel Notes (Day 1, 7/3/21)
A 5AM rise. Breakfast. Packing. A 6:30 departure for Camp Rodney in North East, MD. Three hour trip. We meet little traffic, stop at one rest stop, and arrive at the designated parking lot for Troop 21’s campsite. After a week away, we see him arrive with his friends. He sees us and smiles. breaking…
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“with the rain…” a #tanka (7/1/21)
7/1/21: prompt-free with the raina droppingof temperaturea sudden chillunfelt in days #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (6/1/21)
7/1/21: bridle sudden coolinghow my stiff neckchanges direction #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“who knew…” a #tanka/#kyoka (6/30/21)
6/30/21: unprompted who knewI would yell at them bothGod and the Devilthe domestic hazzardsof putting up curtain rods #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (6/30/21)
6/30/21: sharing the harvest heat wavethe tomatoes we’ll shareat his party #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“explosion…” a #tanka/#kyoka (6/29/21)
6/29/21: prompt-free explosionand yet it still flowselectricitythe hidden fears of the hearton this scocher of a day #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 