Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • An Environmental Prophet’s Welcome: a #tankaprose

    Greta Thunberg sat alone outside her school. She had gone on strike to protest climate change. A year later, children throughout the world joined her. NYC students received exemption from school absense for participating in the strike. She even spoke before the UN General Assembly. For her courageous witness, a multitude of (mostly) conservative, climate-change-denying…

  • 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.…