Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • Our DIY: A #WaybackWednesday (8/15/18) .@ImageCurve #haibun

        The white, plastic trellis stands a little crooked. The sides may not line up across her walkway. But it stands. It is the first project Frankie and I complete together. first raindrops Frankie pulls the trigger of my power drill     first published in Image Curve, October 29, 2015   photograph by Barn Images…

  • The Vintage Box Experience

    Photo by Kyle Loftus on Unsplash     They say, “Think outside the box.”   They haven’t had a truly good wine from a box.   Yes, it lacks bourgie bragging rights. But find a better bargain: a volume of good red for a great price.   another glass she wonders why we need another     for…

  • A Gratitude Announcement (8/13/18)

      I guest-hosted dVerse Poets Pub’s Haibun Monday last week. What an exhilerating experience! Thank you, Grace, for the invitation; everyone on the dVerse team, for your hard work keeping the pub open, and all of the poets that participated!   emerging sun celebrating the language we call poetry      

  • #Haikai Challenge #46 (8/11/18): Fire #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Flames from the Holy Fire scorch a hillside in Lake Elsinore, California, on August 9.ROBYN BECK / AFP / GETTY     My, did you have a lot to say about vacations last week, haijin!   Congratulations to all contributors:   Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Denise DeVries 2. Deborah Gomez 3. Jules @ Strands 4.…

  • Ocean City, Maryland Chronicle, Day 5: July 8, 2014: A #ThrowdownThursday #haibun featuring my latest from .@ImageCurve

    breakfast outside a neighbor on his cellphone across the street Frankie’s last tears as we pull away from “home” The boat pulls away from the bayside dock. Our guide points out the history of Assateague Island’s origins (a 1933 storm broke it off the peninsula) and points out fishing vessels docked at West Ocean City,…

  • Softest Whisper: A #TankaTuesday (on a Wednesday) #tankaprose

      The Spirit moves. Sometimes in the fiercest cyclones. Far more often in the softest whispers.   The story of Elijah experiencing the Presence of the Lord in the “small, still voice” comes to mind. The Spirit manifests in the gentle nudge that prompts us to the action–or inaction–best suited for the situation we face.…

  • Strongest Wind: A #TankaTuesday #tankaprose

    Photo by Ravi Pinisetti on Unsplash   “Strongest wind remains unseen” –from The Joy Luck Club     We see, and we believe. Yes, it has served us well, this “seeing is believing,” when we address pratical matters. What happens, however, when we confront the sublime?   There, we must abandon the seen for the unseen.   Who…

  • The Message of Hiroshima Day

    Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony & Peace Message Lantern Floating Ceremony   I watched the Gozilla movies the day after Thanksgiving when I was growing up. The inconic road, the atomic fire, the wanton destruction of Tokyo or other monster: I lapped it all up.   Caught up in my joy, I never understood then what…