Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • PSA: Upcoming weekend schedule

    Frank and I travel to Boston this weekend. His troop intends to walk another of the myriad historical trails up there. We’re cabin-camping two nights, so my blogging will be limited Expect to see “My Daily Haiku” and “Haikai Challenge” tomorrow (2/15/20) and “My Daily Haiku” and “#SilentSunday” the next day (2/16/20). Blogging may proceed…

  • Two Nighttime Tastes: My latest @ImageCurve #haibun

    I savor the flavor of the first bite of freshly grilled chicken. And yet, somehow, I simultaneously taste the plain slice of pizza that I ate over two hours ago. Autumn Nightmoistening my templeone drop of sweat Photo by Ivana Cajina first published in Image Curve, February 13, 2020

  • #Haikai Challenge #125 (2/8/20): hawk (taka) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Thank you, haijin, for honoring Martha Magenta with your #haikai! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Pat R2. Jane Dougherty3. Shaun Jex 4. Eugenia5. Linda Lee Lyberg6. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 7. Janice8. Kim Whysall-Hammond (England) Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: It may be spring, according to the Lunar…

  • These mortal choices: a #Writephoto #TankaProse

    A fresh bank of cumulus clouds floats across the sky. The bare maple branches atop the trees in the front yard gently sway in the light breeze. The near-midafternoon sun casts their pale shadows across neighbors’ houses like so much shadow theater. Except for the cold, it’s a day to visit their grave. Spring with…

  • Final Debrief: my .@ImageCurve #haibun

    The air conditioner in his office is off, its faceplate still missing. No chairs, so Fran and I stand, answering his questions. Then he and I speak alone. No heated words, this time. No aggrieved tones. Quiet voices. He asks me to consider his offer; it’s a kind one. But I can’t accept it. With…

  • Spring Emergent?

    Who can believe it? The third day in February, and I wear a spring jacket to work over a hoodie. And on the way home, I leave the jacket in the trunk . A dusting of snow fell yesterday morning. It was gone before noon. I heard a bird sing for the first time since…

  • #Haikai Challenge 124 (2/2/20): Martha Magenta Tribute #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Hope you enjoyed the twittering, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. Eugenia3. Jade Li/Lisa 4. Pat R5. Shaun Jex6. Jules 7. Xenia Tran8. Janice9. Deborah Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! Last week, we learned that we lost haijin Martha Magenta: Martha Magenta lived in Bristol, UK. Her…

  • PSA: A #Haikai Den upgrade!

    Contractors put new laminate flooring in our vacated office. They were done in a couple of hours. I began assembling a new corner desk after lunchtime. I finished fifteen minutes ago. Expect to see more haikai tomorrow, including the next #haikai challenge! Now, I’m going to relax. I’m looking forward to writing from the new…