Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • 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.…

  • The End of an Apocalyptic Affair: a #writephoto #AmericanSentence #Haibun #Prosery

    How did we go wrong? She and I had a perfect love. Oh, how we played God with the first Homo Sapiens. Ah, their luscious suffering and inevitable end! She laughed at their wheezing, fevers, and cold sweats. I sighed as I drew away their last breath. Millenia after millenia, we danced across the Earth.…

  • Strange Sorrow: my latest .@ImageCurve #Haibun

    Lessons prepared. Other work will wait. I enjoy the rest of a relaxing day with the family: football, phone calls, the great outdoors. Even Syfy! Still, an uneasiness arises, like the phantom prick of a splinter removed from an old callous. I gave up YABC. It’s a deliverance, but it’s also a loss. Six years!…

  • Curious Communion: a #haibun

    When is the virtual more vital than the real? When social distancing is the order of the day. When the well-meant gathering makes us accessories after the fact to infecting others. When we need to isolate in the real to deprive Corona its breeding ground. NYC schools begin remote learning this Monday. 1.1 million school…

  • #Haikai Challenge #130 (3/14/20): [spring/autumn] equinox (higan) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    How was your moon gazing, haijin? Many of you seem to have enjoyed it! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. Reena Saxena3. Eugenia4. Li/Lisa5. Rhen Laird 6. Linda Lee Lyberg7. Peter8. Jules9. Pat R10. Jen Goldie 11. Revived Writer12. Janice13. Xenia Tran14. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr Powered by… Mister Linky’s…