Frank J. Tassone

Category: haikai

  • PSA (7/8/20): iPhone woes

    I’m away. The iPhone terminally malfunctions. Therefore, expect me when you see me until my return. Murphy’s Law the ever-dependable unexpected

  • Cape Cod 2020 Travel Notes, 6/6/20

    We rose at seven. Frank’s iPhone still doesn’t work. Mine needed a full reset. But we manage to Las the car and leave by 8:45. On the road across three states our journey The near five-hour trip to North Truro in Cape Cod happens without complications. After a call to our property manager, we gain…

  • #Haikai Challenge #146 (7/5/20): Buck Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Have you savored the transience of the Wild Iris enough, haijin? Many of you did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Pat R3. Tessa Dean4. Dave Madden5. joem18b6. s.s. 7. Linda Lee Lyberg8. Jane Dougherty9. Eugenia10. Jules11. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr12. Kerfe Roig 13. Christine Bolton14. Janice15. Revived Writer16. Xenia Tran17.…

  • A Domestic Experience: A #Tanka-Prose

    The neighborhood Fourth of July fireworks ceased sometime during the night. Now, the only sounds are the intermittent birdsongs, the rustle of breeze-tussled leaves, and the hum of a dryer exhaust. The sun approaches zenith. The last clouds dispersed. Sunlight-bathed blades of grass look a radiant green. The temperature and humidity continue to rise. Yesterday,…

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/5/20)

    7/5/20: patience out of patience …non-stop neighborhoodfireworks #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #IndependenceDay2020

  • Captain’s Last Stand: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    I bring Frankie out of his bedroom. It is 10:00PM, but he was not asleep. The Yankees play the Orioles in the Bronx. It is the top of the ninth inning; the home team has a three-run lead. A fitting way for Derek Jeter, the Yankee Captain, to end his last home game. closer’s warm…

  • “thunderstorm…” a #tanka (7/3/20)

    7/3/20: unprompted thunderstorm yet this searing heat remains we still hear the words “I can’t breathe!” #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #BlackLivesMatter

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/3/20)

    7/3/20: weeds thunderclouds …the shriveled dandelionsbeside the curb #haiku #micropoetry #poetry