Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • Declination of the Circus

      The spotlights shattered the darkness inside Madison Square Garden. The center ring bathed in sudden light illuminated the cacaphony of clowns, trapize artists, animals and all of the fascination that Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus could offer a child in the late seventies. I marveled at every act, spellbound by spectacle.  …

  • A Spectral Remnant: A #writephoto #haibun

      The mists part to reveal the ruin again. Roofless; empty arches once filled with stainglass; choked by the encroaching trees and consumed by the downy grasses of the Moors.   What transpired here?   Did banished queens live out their exiles here? Did matrons seek shelter from loveless marriages gone horribly wrong? Or was…

  • #Haikai Challenge #51 (9/15/18): Milky Way (amanogawa) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      Did you enjoy the spring/Autumn Wind, haijin? I hope you’re enjoying a sweet year!   Congratulations to last week’s contributors!   Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Jules @ Strands 3. Merril D. Smith 4. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 5. H�l�ne Vaillant 6. Pat R 7. Deborah Gomez 8. Suzanne 9. Revived…

  • #Performance Alert (9/15/18)

    I intend to perform. How about you? Come for the poetry; stay for the love. Or vice versa.   UPDATE: Unfortunately, I can no longer attend tonight. Sorry for the inconvenience. Hopefully, I’ll make next month’s Open Mic. Yes, it’s a thing: Every third Saturday, Suffern Village Hall.  

  • A Jealous Moment: A #TBT #haibun featuring my latest from .@ImageCurve

    The aroma of her nail polish is so strong that I smell it from the lounge chair. And her hair? Straight and silky. All to visit our dentist—her former employer. She says no. Do I believe her? Mid-morning haze tonight a sudden rain     first published in Image Curve, September 13, 2018 Photo by Allef…

  • Quick Paradigm Shifts

    Quickly, quickly, ever so quickly! Speeds up to 60 MPH. An entire jump in 20 seconds. I, still and rooted atop the Ski Jump, have a new, profound respect for them! But I will not follow them, thank you! echoes of miracles Lake Placid for dVerse Poets Pub– Quadrille #64 — Quick! Write Something (pubtended…

  • #Haikai Challenge #50 (9/8/18): Autumn wind (aki kaze)/ Spring wind (haru kaze)/ Rosh Hashanah #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      Hope you enjoyed Labor Day Weekend, haijin! Many of you celebrated the day, or the turning toward Autumn!   Congratulations to last week’s contributors!   Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Jules @ Strands 2. Dwight L. Roth 3. Reena Saxena 4. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 5. Pat R 6. Revived Writer 7. Deepa 8. Deborah…

  • First Memory of Mom: A #TBT #haibun featuring my latest from .@ImageCurve

    I don’t know my first memory of Mom. I recall the photo and home movies: beehive hair, white mini. Was it when I cut my hand on that protruding stone at the daycare center? Was it the fleeting images of her cooking in our 52 Holland Avenue basement apartment? I can’t remember. Or won’t. her…