Tag: dVerse
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A Duel of Fates
The waves bore witness. The storm clouds arriving at sunset showed unusual interest. The shadow of a departing titan passed on indifferently. What did these samarai say to each other on that beach? Did they share commiserations of the karma that brought them there? Shed a tear of remorse for the necessary death sure to…
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Groundhog Night
Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of Winter. That same night, an inch or two of snow accumulated on my street. Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” won the Album of the Year Grammy, to the surprise of no one. & an all-to-familiar snoring woke me up in the middle of the night. Again. arthritic ache the streets…
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White Stag falling
You pursued me day and night. With every closing footstep of yours, I fled. Deeper and deeper through encroaching oaks and along leg-breaking switchbacks I ran. Your hunter’s steps carried on. The scent of your dank sweat and avaricious torments me. But no matter what lead I gain, you always close in. Now, the barking…
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Interstellar Last Stand, Part II
(Part I) While Stellar-Guard forces die among the stars defending Earth, I & my crew face our end half a galaxy away. In a wormhole separating a peaceful, pre-space-travel civilization from genocidal mauraders. The signal I followed—Earth’s last, best hope—may have led my own species to extinction. But what other choice did I truly have?…
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A Dragon’s Visit
Why are you trembling? Did you not yearn for me? See my blue and turquoise scales glitter in the sun. Hear the wind whistle around my sleak, serpentine form. Feel the rain I bring soak your naked skin. Haven’t you wanted me? Did you not crave power? Were you not thirsting for control? What is…
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Interstellar Last Stand, Part I
A liberated Earth faced a desperate struggle. A faint signal from the Alpha Centauri system offered the only sliver of hope we could expect. So Guardian Command ordered me there. Little did I realize that voyage would lead me half the galaxy away, and confront me with the impossible choice: Lead my ship on a…
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An Electoral Paschal Mystery
I felt the tightness in my chest at Costco. Fresh tension contracted my shoulders as we passed through aisle after aisle. My “I voted” sticker rested on my new burgundy shirt. But so many of the shoppers I passed had none. first misgivings not even closed yet the polls We watched the elction coverage that…
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An Adirondack Autumnal
The trail meandered up and down the gentle canopy floor along the base of Haystack Mountain. We wandered through a radiance of yellow, orange and red as our path gradually ascended. Soon we would ascend one of the steepest approaches to a summit that we ever traversed. We’d halt, huffing & puffing, wondering if we’re…
Frank J. Tassone 