Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • In Memoriam (9/11/19): an updated #haibun.

    I can almost forget. Almost, but never. The impact of the second plane. The plumes of black smoke. The bodies falling through the sunny sky. The rumble. The towers’ collapse. The enveloping white cloud filled with asbestos and powdery debris. Later, the candle memorials. The photograph collages of loved ones. The newscaster’s voice breaking up.…

  • Desperate Times: a #quadrille #haibun

    The commute begins. Cruising 65-70 miles-per-hour, I pass two exits. Then tail-lights appear. Stop-and-go traffic crawls. Pressure mounts. Cruising speed across the bridge. Then a parkway, with more bumper-to-bumper traffic. Pressure reaches critical. parking space making it to the bathroom in the nick of time for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #87 (pubtended by De Jackson). The…

  • #Haikai Challenge #103 (9/7/19): windstorm (nowaki) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Hope you savored your times of contemplation, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Tessa3. Reena Saxena4. Jane Dougherty 5. Zael Sealing6. Linda Lee Lyberg7. Kerfe Roig8. Revived Writer 9. Janice10. Deborah Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas as a Category five hurricane.…

  • Contrasting Positions: My latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    My steps up the blacktop walkway from the lower parking lot sound louder and louder. The off-white, windowed, one-story hallway ahead grows. My heart beats faster with each step. A knot in my throat, like an invisible hand choking me, tightens. By the time I reach the door, I have breathed so many short breaths…

  • This Deep Breath

    Another summer, gone in the blink of an eye. Another September, whose arrival signals the beginning of the next school year. The red rocks of Sedona have become the fleeting images of memory and the still photos in the cloud. The hoodoos of Bryce, the overarching granite of Zion and Yosemite, the ever-present San Franscisco…

  • #Haikai Challenge 102 (8/31/19): Autumn contemplation (shuushi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Enough rain for you, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Jane Dougherty3. Reena Saxena4. Jane Dougherty 5. Zael Sealing6. Janice7. Xenia Tran8. Deborah 9. Jules10. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. And a special congratulations to our stargazing contributors from the week before: Haikai Challenge Participants…

  • #Haikai Challenge #101 (8/24/19): autumn rain (aki no ame) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    I hope you enjoyed the River of Heaven, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: (I will post two weeks worth of contributors next week.) Ultreya! The first storm came Thursday afternoon. Frank and I barely cleared the deck, our laptops in hand, before the deluge. The next one came later that evening, as we attended…

  • PSA (8/23/19): Another Vacation

    We travel to San Franscisco, shortly. Expect light blogging–and (hopefully) travel notes (with photos) for our trip. The #Haikai Challenge will post at 12 Noon tomorrow. Otherwise, expect me when you see me! Golden Gate Hoping for epiphanies at Yosemite