Tag: dVerse
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#ThrowdownThursday 11/16/17…my latest is up: Morning Prayer – #Haibun | .@ImageCurve #poetry #haiku
Morning Prayer BY FRANK J. TASSONE · 16TH NOVEMBER 2017 Haibun Robins, sparrows, and cardinal songs through an open window. Bacon sizzling from the kitchen. The flickering tongue of an indifferent Senhora da Fatima Candle in a drape-rustling breeze. Seated on the zafu, legs folded on the zabuton. A tenuous hold of intention through a…
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A #tankaProse for A Month with Yeats: Day 15 #haibun #tanka #poetry #dversepoets
By John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link You, too, have come where the dim tides are hurled Upon the wharves of sorrow, and heard ring The bell that calls us on; the sweet far thing.’ —W.B. Yeats A Blood Rose Victory The stars fall as the last light of day fades. Tails of fire light…
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#Tanka Tuesday #2…the Wild Beauty of Street Art…#haiku #poetry
beautiful balloons lovers odor all over the comfy front seat What wild flight of fancy do we overlook each day? for DVerse Poets Pub–Poetics. Hosted tonight by Lillian. For Colleen’s Weekly Tuesday #Poetry Challenge For Kiwinana’s Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge–week 71
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#Monoku Monday 11/13/17…A Visit to the Owl…#haibun #haiku #poetry #dVerse
A Visit to the Owl What must have gone through poor Mrs. Brisbee’s mind? A mouse, venturing into the lair of an owl so close to dark. Nothing short of a desperate mother’s love for her sick son could so drive her to face such horror alone. And what did she gain? A…
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A #tanka ode to wind and water #poetry #odes #dVerse
windswept lake morning light shimmers toward shore what remedy better salves my soul, wind and water, than you? For dVerse MTB–Odes
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#Throwdown Thursday 11/8/17…my latest is up: Meltdown – #Haibun #poetry .@ImageCurve
Meltdown I’m administering a Level I Vocational Assessment to Ana, when Julian bursts into the room, He throws something that misses Myru and hits the metal cabinet housing our class’ books and folders. He drops into a worn desk. His fists repeatedly pound the surface, before opening and clasping the back of his…
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#Tanka Tuesday 11/7/17…of Autumn leaves and Starlit Nights…
Credit: ESA/Hubble; NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration windblown bracts the gaze of fall starlight on high tide what better lullaby than wind on water? For Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Tuesday Challenge: November 7th prompt: synonyms of Autumn and leaves Jane Dougherty’s a Month with Yeats: Day 7: “These lines are…
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An Oil Change: a flashback #haibun for #dVerse OLN
An Oil Change A Latino couple rests on the dark-gray leather couch opposite me. His thoroughly stained white painter’s pants and Sherman white sweatshirt somehow contrast and complement her matching light-gray sweat suit. An Orthodox couple with a toddler sits on burgundy cushion chairs nearby. A rhythmic pounding blends with Asian TV and a muffled…
Frank J. Tassone 