Tag: haibun
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#Free-style Friday #2…on regrets…#haibun #haiku
Spring Party, Autumn Post His son’s face is covered in a greenish-yellow goo! Chris holds his daughter, showing an “aw shucks” grin. I stare at his Facebook photo. The last time he called, I knelt on a sub floor, laying $4.00/tile Italian Porcelain with Jeff. He and I were finishing the renovation of my kitchen.…
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#Way-back Wednesday 10/25/17…The Journey Begins…#haibun
The Journey Begins “A journey of a thousand miles begins with the single step,” said Lao Tzu. But he’s dead. This journey ahead frightens me to my core. Twisting crags, breakneck switchbacks and a legion of thorns and brambles lay on the path. I shudder at every letter as a riot of voices shout down…
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#monoku Monday #2: Creak…a dVerse Poets Pub #Quadrille #Monday #haibun special
Creak stairs under footsteps floorboards of the worn front deck the opening front door our screams at the pale face dripping blood from red-stained fangs coming through the door The accented “good evening” before he fills my pumpkin case creak feet scampering into the night For dVerse…
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#Haikai Challenge 4 (10/21/17): darkness #haiku #haibun #senryu #tanka
Congratulations to Qbit (twice!), RevivedWriter (also twice!), and Jilly for participating in last week’s challenge. On to this week’s! It’s late October. The days shorten. So what better kigo (seasonal reference) could there be than darkness? Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a haikai poem that uses, or alludes to,…
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#Performance alert 10/21/17: Rockland Poets Open Mic Today! #poetry #OpenMic #SpokenWord
I plan to perform some of my Haibun tonight! If you’re in the area, come and experience a great night of poetry by many talented poets! https://www.facebook.com/events/314075485662666/?ti=icl
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#Throw-down Thursday #2: My latest (honestly!) #haibun on .@ImageCurve #poetry #haiku
An Unpleasant Reminder I find it just before I leave on some errands. A crumpled memo, with Sean’s R’s mother’s phone number on it, requests a phone conference. It’s at least two weeks old, if not older. Another reminder that I haven’t made a single outreach to any parents. The most current log is due…
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#Throwdown Thursday 10/19/17…my (second) latest on .@ImageCurve #haibun #poetry
Update: It’s not you, it’s me. To err is human, to forgive, divine, right? I published this haibun last Thursday. My next post will have the current offerings. Renewed Intimacy My fingers, running gently up and down your bare back. Your gentle moan, as I rub away tension in the tightest muscles surrounding your lower…
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#Way-back Wednesday 10/18/17…for .@PoetsUnited #MidweekMotif
Blossoming Terrors The Japanese Maple grew in the center of 52 Holland’s front yard. Its long branches stretch to the sky like a petitioning priest. Its maroon foliage crowns the tree like a lion’s mane. It beautifully fills my bedroom’s picture window by day. But by night, illuminated by a streetlamp, the tree…
Frank J. Tassone 