Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • Brooms Out Back: an .@ImageCurve #Haibun

    The broom rests against the vinyl siding adjacent to the storm door. Its yellow bristles scatter out like unkempt hair from one side. A black foam guard overlays a gray plastic staff. Mira steps outside, chattering with her sister overseas. She sweeps curled, yellowing maple leaves on-handed as she converses about God-knows-what in Portuguese. Even…

  • Into and Out of: an .@ImageCurve #Haibun

    A moth emerges from the darkness outside. A touch on glass, a blurring of wings and it returns. Flying through a reflection of the kitchen, as though it made it inside. fallen leaves on the deck brightening sky Photo by Max Kleinen first published in Image Curve, August 27, 2020 for dVerse Poets’ Open Link Night…

  • #Publication Alert: “Arid Hope” appears in the latest Drifting Sands Haibun!

    I’m happy to announce that my tanka-prose “Arid Hope” appears in the latest edition of Drifting Sands Haibun! Arid Hope An endless drought. The reservoir continues to dry out. Wheat and barley fields, once so full of promise, have whilted for want of water. Like everything else. We watch the medicine woman stirring her pot…

  • A Novel Hike: the Popolopen Torne Loop Adventure

    All the years that we’ve hiked in and around Bear Mountain State Park, we never explored the western portion of the park. We had no idea what the Popolopen Torne loop had in store. Of course, new hikes were par for the course for the Tassone family. This time, however, we had a guest with…

  • #Haikai Challenge #153 (8/22/20): cricket (koorogi) / #154 (8/29/20): morning-glory (asagao) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    You’ve probably had enough of katydids, haven’t you, haijin? Congratulations to the last challenge’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr3. Colleen Chesebro4. Eugenia5. Christine Bialczak6. willowdot21 7. Goutam Dutta8. Xenia Tran9. Jules10. Janice11. Linda Lee Lyberg12. Christine Bolton 13. s.s.14. Li/Lisa Fox of W MI, USA15. Dave Madden16. Tessa Dean…

  • These Daily Rituals: a #Tanka-prose (8/29/20)

    A breath. Another. In. Out. When aware of any thought beyond breathing, a gentle return to the breath. In. Out. Until that period of centering draws to a close. A daily routine, disrupted during summer and other days off. Or any morning in which I enjoy drinking coffee beside Mira, in our bed, upon awakening…

  • PSA (8/29/20): Apologia

    It’s been a light week, including a missed day. You deserve an explanation. Home repairs on Tuesday, a hike on Wednesday and lunch on Thursday to celebrate Mira’s birthday, and a combination of to-do’s and relaxing yesterday. As for the missing #Haikai Challenge, life kept happening. All of the above, plus a garage cleaning on…

  • Barton Orchard Experience: an .@ImageCurve #haibun

    A smooth trip to Barton Orchard in Poughquag, NY—until the last 2 miles. A long, stop-and-go line of traffic behind an inspecting sheriff at a T-junction stalls our progress before our last turn. Summer-esque heat white-knuckling the wheel Paul lumbers more than walks. Like one of the Dwarves from the film “the Hobbit.” Mira recognizes…