Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • The Untold Tale of a Staircase: a #writephoto #haibun

      Who would descend such a staircase? A Quincenara introduced to high society? A bride approaching her groom? Or an matronly host of an elite inn catering only to the jet-setting crowd? Morning light bathes the steps through east-facing windows, and a breeze rustles the translucent curtains. So just what occasion would occur on such…

  • #ThrowdownThursday (5/3/18): Dryness… my latest #Haibun on .@ImageCurve

    Dust falls through my fingers. I reach down and grab another handful. Sage and withered birch are all that break up the ashen plain. There should be light, but too many thunderclouds blot out the sun. another rumble not a drop falls from the midnight black sky first published in Image Curve, May 3, 2018…

  • #Tanka Tuesday (for a #WaybackWednesday) 5/2/18: Witness a Wild Thing

     [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons   The Wild has always called me. Out of the depths of a child’s imagination came marching a parade of derivative characters. Then the moments of rapt attention: a tricyle turned upside down:   I turned over my rusty red tricycle in the mud room. Then I spun the wheels.…

  • Vive La Geekdom!

      The Friday night audience at the Lafayette filled the one-screen, National Historic Landmark theater nearly to capacity! We cheered when the curtain opened. We applauded when our favorite Avengers arrived on-screen. We laughed at every gagline, gasped at every surprise, and cried in shock and disbelief as some of our favorites… (sniff! sniff!)…  …

  • Take a walk

      Mira and I walk at Kakiat Park. The rain-swollen Mahwah River cascades under the bridge. It foams the rocky bank where a lone fisherman fishes. We turn onto the blue trail toward the tributary feeding the river. Or is it the river? The cold ground doesn’t mud our shoes like last time. We’re not…

  • Recrossing the Water: a conversation with Sylvia Plath

    “It is better to light a candle then curse the darkness.” —Chinese proverb     I understand, Sylvia. If we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll recognize the blackness within. How it envelops us like a night sky at Mohican Center, far from firelight, where the crunch of gravel under our steps is our only evidence of…

  • #Performance Alert (4/29/18)

    Two weeks until a night of great poetry! Mark your calendars! I intend to perform! How about you? www.facebook.com/events/1812985945428369

  • #Haikai Challenge #31 (4/28/18): May Medley–(Late (cherry) Blossoms (Osozakura), Star Wars Day (May 4), or Mary (Marian Month) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Photo by kazuend on Unsplash   Thank you, haijin, for honoring our earth: Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Petru J Viljoen 2. Dwight L. Roth 3. Jules 4. Jane Dougherty 5. Revived Writer 6. Janice (Ontheland) 7. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 8. Merril D. Smith 9. Zander 10. Caitlin 11. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets.…