Category: haikai
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“I’ve got a bad feeling about this…”
Sandpaper sensations ripple under and across my skin, along my triceps and thighs. The dull ache radiating out of the elbows, knees, metacarcals and the toes doesn’t stop. Even the departure of the day’s rain has not helped. Ride the Dragon. My throat catches as I imagine her. My shoulders and neck tense up. I…
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“window view…” a #tanka (6/6/24)
6/6/24: artist window view a luscious subject for an artist’s eye I capture it with only melodic language #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (6/6/24)
6/6/24: moon morning sounds I still think about the moon #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haiku (6/4/24)
6/4/24: love starlight “the greatest of these is love…” #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Agony/Ecstasy
Imagine a tumultuous storm. Hurricane force winds and tsunami-esque storm surges riled to existentially murderous proportions. Coastlines disintegrated in seconds, with receding sand the only sign of once-vibrant communities. A devastation so widespread that a nation of child-crying is but another utterance of desolation. whirlwind this fury within Imagine a refreshing breeze. Fluttering leaves beside…
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“the tune…” a #tanka (6/2/24)
6/2/24: tune the tune of neighborhood songbirds a sudden contrast of sirens #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (6/2/24)
6/2/24: banish lawnmower drone a blackbird banishes a robin #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haiku (6/1/24)
zazen in the Zendo City sounds #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 