Tag: haibun
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Slivers of Light
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that…” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I talked to a small group of seniors during our 3rd period English class. They allegedly worked on their final project, but I could tell that they ruminated on matters more personal. I weighed in, citing my own personal history.…
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Dragon Riding
Breathing in. The satisfaction of a fine meal. The fullness of shared meditation in a trolly-car-turnaround-station-turned-zendo. The intimacy of an early turning in. Breathing out. The slow pace of students with learning disabilities, working to complete a final project with all of the supports I designed—and time running out. A misplaced work macbook, with no leads.…
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Queen City of the Sound
“We didn’t choose New Rochelle; New Rochelle chose us.” Mira Tassone Frank and Mira loved it immediately. I held out hope for a townhouse. But the one we found in nearby Port Chester was too dark, and it’s architecture would not serve Mira’s practice. I mourned, but the three-bedroom, walkup apartment within the multi-family private…
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Counting the Cost
Theirs was a marriage of convenience, no more. Yet somehow, Yasodharā and Siddharta discovered love. Walks in the palace gardens, songs and dances at feasts held in their honor, and quiet moments alone by the lotus pond nurtured their mutual desire. Legends speak of one night of their love making. While in the thrall of…
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Into the Gray
Saturday, early morning. Windows glisten with raindrops. A fog of pea-soup proportion fills the street. The sky is a blanket of gray. Neighbors walk along the sidewalks through this rain and fog. Some walk dogs. Others exercise, or just stretch the legs. They take their steps into the gray without hesitation. Saturday, mid-morning. Sunlight pierces…
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#Haikai Challenge II #2 (1/13/24): Little New Year (koshoogatsu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Thank you, returning haijin, for participating in the revival edition of #Haikai Challenge II. Congratulations, contributators: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Colleen Chesebro2. Peter3. AJ (Ange) 4. Kerfe5. Suzette Benjamin6. Ben Tonkin 7. Melissa Lemay8. Jules Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Moving on! Let me take you behind the curtain of kigo selection, and share…
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PSA: Impromptu Wordless Wednesday (1/10/24)
We can’t have it all: where would we put it, right? Today, the day job required more work-from-home than usual. As a result, I’m not writing today. Expect new posts when you see them—hopefully beginning tomorrow. train whistle how the night goes on and on
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Coyotic ‘Telling
I could tell you how I do it. Spin a yarn about how I pounce on field mice under a full moon. Or how I chase jackrabbits into briar patches that ensnare them for me. Sure, I could tell you how I face down raccoons at tossed-over garbage cans. Or how I run down half-starved…
Frank J. Tassone 