Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • #Haikai Challenge #95 (7/20/19): smoldering [hot] (moyuru) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Have you opened your third eye like the lotus, haijin? Congratulations to contributors from two weeks ago: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jules2. Reena Saxena3. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr4. Jane Dougherty5. Dwight L. Roth 6. Linda Lee Lyberg7. Jules #28. Tessa9. Xenia Tran10. Janice 11. Deborah12. Revived Writer13. Petru J Viljoen Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical…

  • Meanwhile: a #haibun

    We climbed red rocks in Sedona. Traveled to the Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon. Saw sunset from Airport Mesa. Meanwhile, The President of the United States tweeted this: Southwest twilight another sign of the dark We toured the Hoover Dam. Strolled through the malls and gambling halls of the Las Vegas Strip’s showcase…

  • PSA (7/20/19): your haijin returns

    I’m back! We returned from our Southwest sojourn early this morning. While we already miss the prestine beauty of Sonoma country and the Mohave, we’re happy to be home! And now, for some housekeeping: You can expect my ordinary blogging schedule to resume The next #Haikai challenge should go up today. It will include recaps…

  • American Southwest ‘19 Travel Notes (7/17/19): a #haibun

    A four-hour drive from Las Vegas pays off. Vistas of hoodoos and red rock formations galore! A Sense of malleable stillness exudes from this diamond-in-the-rough National Park. Bryce Canyon a panoramic view of Amphitheater Slightly over an hour’s drive later, we reach our next destination! Sentinel stands watch. The Court of the Patriarchs patiently wait.…

  • Sunrise: a #quadrille #haibun for #dversepoets

    They stand, kneel, twirl suspended in the air on ascending trapezes. All while a golden sphere glittering in golden spotlights rises. The music plays on. The dance continues–on an above the ground. “Here comes the sun…” Cirque de Solei’s Beatles Love “shines on” for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille 83 and 8th Anniversary The pub celebrates 8…

  • #Haikai Challenge #94 (7/13/19): Desert Rose #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Enlightened yet, haijin? I’m sure, if you are or aren’t, that it wasn’t for lack of trying! Congratulations to last week’s contributors. (Remember, since I’m away, I can’t post last week’s contributors, so keep a lookout for the big round-up post, coming soon!) Onward! As you may have guessed, We have traveled to the Southwestern…

  • American Southwest Travel Notes (7/12/19): a #haibun

    a day of walks and views of horseshoe bend and Antelope Canyon ends with sunset views over the red rocks from Airport Mesa. horizon glow a stirring wind and silence Cathedral Rock. An early morning hike yields abundant peace. strenuous steps a vast panorama of red rocks Chapel of the Holy Cross. A fifty-foot Crucifix.…

  • American Southwest ‘19 Travel Notes (7/10/19) #haibun #haiku

    The vista of Red Rock Country from Airport Mesa. A view of Cathedral Rock from a roadside scenic outlook. A backcountry tour with the iconic Pink Jeep Tours. The initial majesties of Sedona, AZ sunlit red rocks a stirring in a vortex A day-long tour of Sunset Crater. A walk on cooled lava. Native American…