Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • More Insomnial Moments: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    Quarter past midnight. The last remnant of relaxing chamomile leaves a tangy, bitter aftertaste. “Zigzagging to the light” plays across my mind as I put down an extended meditation on mentorship in Robert McDowell’s Poetry as a Spiritual Practice. I’ll face the bed again. And hope to get the sleep I desperately need. Perhaps I…

  • Anniversary: 3 years of Haikai Matters!

    Delighted to celebrate my third anniversary today! Thank you for sharing this haikai journey with me! poem by poem letting everyone know haikai matters

  • Lepidopteric* Encounters: An .@ImageCurve #haibun

    We step through the second door, entering the arbortorium, and feel saturated by semi-tropical heat and humidity! Large palms and other representative flora grow out of the center. The palm branches shelter the pathways. All around are the butterflies. A large one with brown, splotchy wings lands on Frankie’s head. He’s seated on one of…

  • #Haikai Challenge #106 (9/30/19) Rosh Hashanah #Haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Hope you enjoyed the Equinox, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Tessa3. Reena Saxena4. Jane Dougherty5. Pat R6. Xenia Tran 7. Xenia Tran (2)8. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr9. Janice10. Jules11. Deborah12. Jade Li/Lisa 13. joem18b14. Revived Writer15. Linda Lee Lyberg16. Jane Dougherty17. Kerfe Roig Powered by… Mister Linky’s…

  • Impromptu Pilgrimage: Marion Shrine (my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun)

    The Stations of the Cross lead us to Lady Park. There, refurbished statues, on new pedestals that depict the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious mysteries of the Rosary, line a path. At the end of the path, a 48-foot-tall, 6.5-ton Black Madonna stands in the center of the park. A bald woman wearing a visor cap…

  • Four Days After Smuggs: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    Monday. The Orthodontist’s examination room exhibits college banners. Including Binghamton University—SUNY Binghamton—my Alma Mater. mirror to his mouth a view of his overbite Tuesday. The images from Guardians of the Galaxy float off a three-story screen. They’re so close that we can touch them. Even the flying ships and fighting aliens. IMAX premier the darkened…

  • #Haikai Challenge #105 (9/21/2019): September Equinox (Tsuki Shunbun) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    How did you enjoy your harvest moon, haijin? Thank you for celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the #Haikai Challenge; congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Reena Saxena3. Jane Dougherty4. Tessa5. Revived Writer 6. Janice7. Xenia Tran8. Jules9. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr10. Linda Lee Lyberg 11. Kerfe Roig12. Pat R13.…

  • Last Stand: a #tankaprose

    A clear sky, with all the radiant sunlight the lawn and leaves can imbibe, and more. A soft breeze that just sets the chimes’ melody with a whisper of song. The cicadas and grasshoppers, along with the non-migratory birds, carry on their own harmony. Not a hint of humidity. Forecasters talk of temperatures reaching the…