Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • Vernal Agony and Ecstasy: A #TankaTuesday #TankaProse

        Summer sun  air conditioner straining against the humid air Cheer the gift of fresh cool air be amazed that it still flows   Only the last scheduled New York State Regents exams to proctor. Only the last compliance work to complete. Only prom and graduation, faculty meeting and final party. Only the self-paced…

  • Everturning: A #haibun #Quadrille

      The water cycle. The life cycle.   The cycles of my mistakes.   The wheel turns and turns, a child’s merry-go-round spinning too fast.   The rock cycle. The universal cycle.   What goes around, comes around.   Solstice another turn of the seasons why can’t time stand still?     For dVerse Poets’ Quadrille…

  • “Essential” Featured in Poets United: Poems of the Week!

    Thrilled to have my haibun Essential featured in Poems of the Week from Poets United! Thank you, Sherry, for the invitation and conversation!  A special shout-out to Robin Kimber and Julian Clarke, whose poems are also featured!     ESSENTIAL “In the beginning was the word…” Logos. The essence of consciousness, the embodied will of…

  • #Haikai Challenge #38 (6/17/18): Solstice (Geshi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash   The Few. The Brave. The Haijin that faced the FIFA challenge! 😉   Congratulations, contributors!   Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Reena Saxena 2. Merril D. Smith 3. Janice (Ontheland) 4. Dwight L. Roth 5. Jules @ Strands 6. Revived Writer 7. Floating Rabbit Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets.   Ultreya!…

  • #Haikai Challenge housekeeping (6/16/18)

    I know, I know. I didn’t list a haikai challenge today. I got lost in distracting hobbies and nostalgia. Who knew online comic books could be so addicting? 😆 Fear not! The Haikai Challenge will appear tomorrow. Before I run silent and celebrate Father’s Day. Crescent moon all the haikai poetry to come

  • First Taste of Summer: My latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

      The Torne Valley Vineyard occupies a former estate that overlooks the Ramapo River. It offers lunch and outdoor seating. We’ve tried to dine there since Father’s Day. Now, we sit at a table for six, just off the tented patio. The band Hip Replacements—whose members’ average age exemplifies the tongue-in-cheek name—play “California Dreaming.” Several…

  • The Use of Freedom

      A Bald Eagle circles high above the fjord. Sunlight shines intermitently between gathering clouds. Far below, an osprey snatches an unwary fish from the rushing waters of the fjord. It brings its quarry to the shore. The eagle dives toward it in breath-catching speed. A short struggle ends with the osprey in flight–without the…

  • #Haikai Challenge #37 (6/9/18): Fifa World Cup #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    2018 FiFA World Cup Russia flags, courtesy of FIFA   Did you take time to peruse the Peonies? You bet you did!   Congratulations, haijin: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty 2. Jules @ Strands 3. Dwight L. Roth 4. Reena Saxena 5. Floating Rabbit 6. Xenia Tran 7. Jules @ Strands #2 8. Linda…