Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • Vernal Moments: A Gerry-Muse #Tanka-Prose

    Summer Vacation began with the sudden end of the Google Meet Faculty Conference. The bird songs in the backyard carried on. Leaves fluttered in a passing summer breeze, while sun from a clear sky bathed the lawn in gold. The first week passed. Writing continued. Witnessing continued. Then we broke our routine with a short…

  • Cape Cod Travel Notes (7/7/20)

    A simple breakfast: croissant, with homemade Columbian coffee–courtesy of the in-studio Mr. Coffee and our own supply from home. An early departure for beach-hopping. simple pleasures moring views of the bay Head of the Meadows beach, where we sit, then explore a sandbar–before incoming tides submerge it. driving winds the curiosity of a chill at…

  • Dizzying Orientations: a current @ImageCurve #haibun

    His humanities classroom with Ms. Narscisco looks like any room at Montebello. His other rooms look more like those of typical High Schools. The science room is the exception, with its wood paneling and table-chair seating. Power-points. The same talks again, again. I leave with my head swimming. All the stars in place after Meet-the-teacher Photo…

  • PSA (7/9/20): The Return

    Twilight deepens. We arrived home before 8 EST. A strange happenstance: after I left my phone alone for a day, it recovered! Perhaps the Spirit decided I needed a complete rest! Expect my return tomorrow. Until then, stay healthy and safe! fireflies competing with drag racers frogs croaking

  • PSA (7/8/20): iPhone woes

    I’m away. The iPhone terminally malfunctions. Therefore, expect me when you see me until my return. Murphy’s Law the ever-dependable unexpected

  • Cape Cod 2020 Travel Notes, 6/6/20

    We rose at seven. Frank’s iPhone still doesn’t work. Mine needed a full reset. But we manage to Las the car and leave by 8:45. On the road across three states our journey The near five-hour trip to North Truro in Cape Cod happens without complications. After a call to our property manager, we gain…

  • #Haikai Challenge #146 (7/5/20): Buck Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Have you savored the transience of the Wild Iris enough, haijin? Many of you did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Pat R3. Tessa Dean4. Dave Madden5. joem18b6. s.s. 7. Linda Lee Lyberg8. Jane Dougherty9. Eugenia10. Jules11. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr12. Kerfe Roig 13. Christine Bolton14. Janice15. Revived Writer16. Xenia Tran17.…

  • A Domestic Experience: A #Tanka-Prose

    The neighborhood Fourth of July fireworks ceased sometime during the night. Now, the only sounds are the intermittent birdsongs, the rustle of breeze-tussled leaves, and the hum of a dryer exhaust. The sun approaches zenith. The last clouds dispersed. Sunlight-bathed blades of grass look a radiant green. The temperature and humidity continue to rise. Yesterday,…