Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • 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!…

  • Mystery: a Gerry Muse #TankaProse

    11/30/2019: Gerry Muse #183 (mystery) Why do you draw closer? Did the fate of your forebearers mean nothing? I offer you only hardship and ruin. Snow covered trails, rockslides, scrambles and switch-backs: Only the insane attempt such ascents. Yes, I know you want to gaze out at the summit. Savor the Vista so few see.…

  • A November with Basho, Day 23

    Author’s note: I’m afraid that my November with Basho ends today. Unfortunately, due to illness, work demands, and Thanksgiving, I could not keep up. I hope you’ve enjoyed the journey. Sora, suffering from persistent stomach ailments, was forced to return to his relatives in Nagashima in Ise Province. His parting words: sick to the bone…

  • ’14 Summer Swansong (part 3): my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    August 27th The water covers our ankles, and it’s still cold after a summer’s worth of sun. A few steps in, and waves crash against our knees. The undertow pulls and pulls. Frankie soon lets the riptides carry him back to the beach. surf and turf sunlight at our back We all walk east on…

  • Thanksgiving Prep ’19

    Mira and I rise from bed before seven. Twenty-one of our family will arrive for Thanksgiving by one in the afternoon. Brief–and individual–breakfasts precede the first labors. While Mira prepares and begins to cook the turkey, Frank and I bring up tables and chairs. He soon has tablecloths and plate settings in place. I review…