Frank J. Tassone

Category: haikai

  • “Even after…” a #tanka

    12/3/19: unprompted Even afterthe first snow blowing another jobawaits me uponmy return home #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (12/3/19)

    12/3/19: ballet first winter storm another pirouette with the snow-blower #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Advent

    #Haiku Happenings #4: Peter Bouchier’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge! longing for Christmaseager anticipationone candle a week Get it here

  • My Daily #Haiku (12/2/19)

    12/2/19: chiaroscuro fading twilightfresh shadowson fallen snow #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haikai Challenge #115 (11/30/19): Advent #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Thank you for celebrating your Thanksgiving, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jade Li/Lisa2. Dwight L. Roth3. Tessa4. Reena Saxena5. Indira 6. Peter7. Jane Dougherty8. Jules9. Xenia Tran10. Janice 11. Linda Lee Lyberg12. Kerfe Roig13. Frank J. Tassone14. Pat R15. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya!…

  • Mystery: a Gerry Muse #TankaProse

    11/30/2019: Gerry Muse #183 (mystery) Why do you draw closer? Did the fate of your forebearers mean nothing? I offer you only hardship and ruin. Snow covered trails, rockslides, scrambles and switch-backs: Only the insane attempt such ascents. Yes, I know you want to gaze out at the summit. Savor the Vista so few see.…

  • A November with Basho, Day 23

    Author’s note: I’m afraid that my November with Basho ends today. Unfortunately, due to illness, work demands, and Thanksgiving, I could not keep up. I hope you’ve enjoyed the journey. Sora, suffering from persistent stomach ailments, was forced to return to his relatives in Nagashima in Ise Province. His parting words: sick to the bone…

  • My Daily #Haiku (11/30/19)

    11/30/19: stars morning twilightthe stars fade awayone by one #haiku #micropoetry #poetry