Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • #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…

  • Tears and a Torn Conscience: a #ThrowdownThursday .@ImageCurve #haibun

    She puts her head down and cries, “I’ve let down you teachers. I’m stupid.” I try to console her. She asks, “Can’t you give me a list of vocabulary? So I can understand?” I remember my intention at the beginning of the year. We would change how we work together. We would meet regularly to…

  • Praesentia via Negativa: A #TankaProse

    Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash     Declining sun evening robin songs as leaves flutter what merit our anguish when our stake remains lost?   Not in the consuming lava that leaves hundreds homeless in its unpitying wake. Not in the tremors and aftershocks that follow the earthquake. Not in the bluster of egos that seek proof…

  • A Bruges Walk

    y Graham Richter [CC BY 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons   My footsteps across the cobblestones of Bruges’ Markt. The Belfry’s invitation. A deep breath overlooking a city out of Sleeping Beauty.   Wish I could share it with someone.   Spring noon Cathedral bells rigning right on time   © Hans Hillewaert /      for…

  • A Rain Meditation: an .@ImageCurve #haibun

      Steady rainfall. The Pastore’s new generator hums. Across the street Stacy and Laurie talk. A sparrow perches on a maple tree, taking shelter under its leaves. Cool draft at my cheek. The power is out again. Rain picks up. A steady swoosh with a hint of rattle as it strikes the asphalt. Waiting for…