Category: haikai
-
#Haiku (7/24/24)
7/24/24: skunk moonrise stepping into the light a skunk #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
-
A horseride
his nostril snort louder than any I make with my mouth A flick of an ear, then a tail how the flies scatter & oh, how he drops his head to nibble a weed Only a little skittish with riders how his flanks feel my pressed legs, and he knows me & understands that I…
-
“another breath…” a #tanka (7/23/24)
7/23/24: switchback another breath another ascending switchback the fatigue that keeps on giving #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
-
#Haiku (7/23/24)
7/23/24: shamrock a shamrock in her wrinkled hand Granny’s lesson #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
-
Conversion: a #tankaprose
The darkness deepens around you. The snarls of salivating wolves grow closer and louder behind you. So you run. The wolves give chase. Panting, struggling, stumbling, screaming, you scramble to stay ahead of certain death. Until you realize that those snarling, salivating wolves are your fears. The deepening darkness around you is your own ignorance…
-
#Haiku (7/20/24)
7/20/24: ravine crossing the ravine setting sun #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
-
#Haiku (7/19/24)
7/19/24: puppy summer concert we meet a friend and her friend’s puppy #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
-
“vacation’s end…” a #tanka (7/18/24)
7/19/24: postcards vacation’s end a last opportunity for postcards as if the memories weren’t enough #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
Frank J. Tassone 