Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • #Haikai Challenge #117 (12/14/19): Midwinter (mafuyu)/Midsummer (manastu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    How was your Cold Moon experience? It’s clear that many of you enjoyed it! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Christine2. Jade Li/Lisa3. Dwight L. Roth4. the real cie5. Reena Saxena6. Jane Dougherty7. Peter 8. Jules9. Indira10. Revived Writer11. Kerfe Roig12. lynn__13. Tessa14. Xenia Tran 15. Janice16. Linda Lee Lyberg17. Deborah18. Frank…

  • ’14 Summer Swansong (part 5)

    August 31st Louis’ steaks cook perfectly. I see the pink interior of the half of one that I fork onto my plate. The juices fill my mouth as I close lips around that first tender bite. Feijoada, rice and beans, fresh salad, chicken legs and pork ribs round out the meal. Louis pours me a…

  • Constance: a #tankaprose

    The same icicle-shaped lights hang from the neighbor’s front liter. The same indoor lights adorn our current Christmas tree. And another cold moon arises. The same clouds that brought snow this morning blot out the stars tonight. The same chill in the air sends a shudder through me. And another cold moon rises. The same…

  • #Haikai Challenge #116 (12/7/19): Cold Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Hope you’re handling your Holiday season in style, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jules2. Jade Li/Lisa3. Jane Dougherty4. Peter5. Dwight L. Roth 6. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr7. Tessa8. Indira9. Reena Saxena10. Kerfe Roig 11. Xenia Tran12. Linda Lee Lyberg13. Janice14. Christine Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: It’s…

  • A sorrowful Sunset: A #GerryMuse #Tankaprose

    I published some of my first haibun at Haibun Today. Ray Rasmussen was a patient taskmaster. His edits brought out the best in my work while excising the worst. I treasure the work he accepted. My sighs at the cessation of their publication continue. I have no idea when they’ll cease. fading rays as a…

  • ’14 Summer Swansong (part 4): my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    August 29th We pass the peach and apple groves as we make our way across the Boscobel estate. Locate an ideal spot upon which to picnic on which on the great lawn overlooking the Hudson, its nearby estuary, and West Point. Soon, we’re devouring cheddar, goat and dill cheese spread on crackers, wheat thins, and…

  • Spirited: A #TankaProse #Quadrille

    Get up. I can’t. You can. Get up. I’m too exhausted. Too defeated. You breathe. You live. You’re not defeated. How can I? I fall a thousand times. Then get up a thousand and one. Another breath Somehow, my feet underneath I arise again for Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 156, #Poet’sChoice and…

  • #Haikai Challenge #115 (11/30/19): Advent #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Thank you for celebrating your Thanksgiving, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jade Li/Lisa2. Dwight L. Roth3. Tessa4. Reena Saxena5. Indira 6. Peter7. Jane Dougherty8. Jules9. Xenia Tran10. Janice 11. Linda Lee Lyberg12. Kerfe Roig13. Frank J. Tassone14. Pat R15. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya!…