Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • A Blossoming Hope

    An early peak of cherry blossoms in Washington DC this year, and who came to see it? Some did, risking their own health (and that of others’), to witness the blooms. The rest of us see only the photos. Is that enough? Outside my window, a blanket of gray covers the sky. The maples and…

  • Another Tired Awakening: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    I had just put together the disembodied alien when the radio sounded. American Authors sings “this is gonna be the best day of my life…” I slap the off switch. Lying in bed, in shock. Every cell throbs with the strain of being awake. I hope to nod off, but I rise five minutes later.…

  • Technical Difficulties: a #writephoto #haibun

    I had a lead on today’s assignment grading, until Frank brought me his replacement phone. “It’s not activating,” he said. The cascade soon followed. Verizon’s website offered no workable options. Customer service proved an overlong wait–interrupted when my doctor’s office finally returned my call. A virtual trouble-shooter ran every protocol without providing a solution. I…

  • Mecurial Magic: a #Quadrille #haibun

    “It’s a kind of magic…” Queen Would I were Gandalf, facing the Balrog, crying, “You shall not pass!” Or Merlin, confronting Morgan Le Fey, before Arthur’s doom. Or any mystic, empowered against #Corona. But I am only a poet. My words must be magic enough. raindrops another deep breath another for dVerse Poets’ #Quadrille 100:…

  • A September Insomnial Evening: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    Another sip of hot, honey-sweetened chamomile tea. More clock ticks, and the hum of the refrigerator. Soft light from the new stainless-steel ceiling fan illuminates both the walls’ yellow eggshell finish and the golden brown of our “Grandma’s” table. If not for the hour, this could be morning. But it’s not morning: it’s half-past eleven…

  • #Haikai Challenge #131 (3/22/20): first [cherry] blossoms* (hatsu hana) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    A somber Spring so far, haijin, but I hope you’re making the best of it! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Reena Saxena3. Sankara Jayanth4. Xenia Tran5. Jane Dougherty6. Eugenia 7. Peter8. Pat R9. Jen Goldie10. Revived Writer11. Rhen Laird12. Xenia Tran (2) 13. Linda Lee Lyberg14. Janice15. Frank J. Tassone16.…

  • PSA: #Haikai Challenge will appear tomorrow

    A great day of hiking precludes extensive #haikai blogging. Therefore, the #Haikai Challenge for this coming week appears tomorrow. Expect it when you see it! Spring suprises an opportunity to write #haikai comes soon

  • A Spring Respite: a #tankaprose

    Sunlight blinks from the rippling surface of Pine Meadow Lake like a swarm of fireflies. A gentle spring wind off the lake sends a subtle chill up our spine. I sit burmese style and stare at the rippling water in the shade. A two-hour hike out of Kakiat Park brought us to this novel shore.…