Originally posted on K.: Jupiter swimming in the wake of August moon– clouds whisper sky sea memories of ocean blue tides rising almost full at dusk Jupiter is really bright in the night sky these days.  A few days ago it moved right above the moon across the sky.  The night before that the moon…

Originally posted on Tao-Talk: Late summer paddies glow under the sturgeon moon – shadows swim upstream. ? ? ? ? Image: Ando Hiroshige – Mt. Kyodai and the Moon Reflected in the Rice Fields at Sarashina in Shinano Province, No. 25 Ando Hiroshige (b. 1797 – d. 1858) ? Frank J. Tassone is the host of…

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: https://frankjtassone.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/landscapes-1750124_1280.jpg moonlight on watercasting light on sandy shoresilver sturgeon sleeps Frank J. Tassone Haikai Challenge #150 Sturgeon Moon

Originally posted on Bending moments: blurred horizon over the phone the pain she hides * (Stardust Issue 43 July 2020)

Originally posted on Trent's World (the Blog): Days of glory passed Wistful glances at the glow The past painted gold Finding the faded sunlight Still shining, still beautiful *** This was written for Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge.  This week was poet’s choice.  I chose to do a tanka.

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): あかあかと薔薇の孤高や五千年　　西村麒麟 akaaka to bara no kokkô ya gosen-nen             rose’s proud independence             in bright red—             five thousand years                                                             Kirin Nishimura from “Kamo” (Duck), haiku collection of Kirin Nishimura, Bungaku no Mori, Tokyo 2017