Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • Conflicting Silence: A #TankaTuesday (7/31/18) #TankaProse

      The sun tries to break through. The clouds that gathered will not scatter. A temperature more consistent with spring than summer holds steady. It was perfect weather to repair the paver stones on the front stoop, or write outside all morning. I did neither, becoming lost in folly on the internet.   And so…

  • “A Nice Game of Chess”: A #dversepoets #quadrille #haibun

      White moves King’s pawn to E4. Black answers with Queen’s knight to F6. I process combinations.  My opponent runs sub-routines.   A flurry of moves. Pawns fall, Bishops pin, Queens clash.   Until the puzzle is complete.   pale sun afternoon — victory   for dVerse Poets Quadrille #61 (pubtended by Mish)      …

  • Triune Journeys: a #writephoto #haibun

      It could be a path between fields in the backcountry of Portugal’s Trans os Montes. Or a trail across the frontier between Mexico and the American Southwest. Or a dirt road in a high, dry summer somewhere in mountains lying outside the Temperate zone.   Perhaps I walk the path to inspect inherited land.…

  • #Haikai Challenge #44 (7/28/18): Cicada (Semi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      Many of you enjoyed the afterglow, Haijin! Thank you for the anniversary well-wishes.   Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Xenia Tran 2. Dwight L. Roth 3. Reena Saxena 4. Jules @ Strands 5. Janice 6. Pat R 7. Shannon Blood 8. Suzanne Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets.   Moving…

  • #ThrowdownThursday (7/26/18): My latest .@ImageCurve #haibun is up!

    Ocean City, Maryland Chronicle, Day 4: July 7, 2014   Frankie and Mira slowly encase me in hot sand. The boobs and mermaid tail come after. Mira snaps at least three photos guaranteed to humiliate should she ever post them. July sun     my breathing collapses his mermaid Lunch at “home.” Mira prepares a salad…

  • Natural Epiphanies: A #TankaProse

      bizarre convictions born of the wilderness Yet I place my trust in the ultimate meaning of an empty cross   I have seen the rippling leaves in a sudden wind. Heard the rush of a rain-swelled brook. Smelled the fresh smoke of a new fire. Touched the bark of a five-hundred-year-old oak. Tasted the…

  • A #Haikai Challenge Haijin Showcase: Contributors for #Haikai Challenges #40-43 #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      I’m back, haijin! And, as I promised, here are the updates on those that contributed to the #haikai challenges while I was away.   Congratulations to all contributors!     For #Haikai Challenge #40 (6/30/18): Independence #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 3.…

  • Portugal Travel Notes #7 (7/11/18)

    We began the family trip phase of our vacation yesterday with a welcome dinner at my sister-in-law Maria Do Carma’s house. Mira’s oldest brother, ‘Cico and his wife, Aliza, as well as her second-oldest brother, Armindo. Dinner included freshly barbequed steaks, pork ribs, rice and potatoes, fresh garden salad, and homemade red table wine. These…