Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • PSA: Vacation posting

    We leave for vacation shortly. My posting may be limited. Stay tuned for further details. summer heat “Welcome to the desert of the real.”

  • Inverted Expectations? (A #TankaProse)

    The searing heat of a New York July weekend continues even through scattered showers. Already the skies darken with thunderclouds, yet the temperature and humidity yield not one point. Does Sydney suffer from a prevailing windchill and frost warnings? Has yet more snow consumed the streets? Or is this the sympathetic, yet uninformed, musing of…

  • #Haikai challenge #93 (7/6/19) lotus (hasu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Thank you for acknowledging your independence, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. Reena Saxena3. Tessa4. The Dark Netizen 5. Janice6. Petru J Viljoen7. Jules8. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 9. Merril D. Smith10. Linda Lee Lyberg11. Dwight L. Roth12. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead We…

  • An awaited Crossing: a #writephoto #haibun

    Breathe. Listen to the rush of white-foaming water. See the rippling currents as the river flows. Feel that stirring breeze. Breathe. Gather. Step to the span’s edge. Consider the consequences one more time. Breathe. Then step across. Embrace the other side. Listen to the rush of white-foaming water, now more distant, now behind. Walk on.…

  • Smuggs Chronicle ’14, Day 9: August 2, 2014, Part II (my latest #ImageCurve #haibun)

    We pass quickly through the Artisan Shop. The woman late middle aged that sold us our tickets (and still wears her hair long) shows us the hand-crafted plates, cups, etc. Frankie declares himself out of the market. She offers him chocolate for $.05. snake-printed plates holding an owl-print pillow The Pleissing gallery features a re-creation…

  • Balance: a #TankaProse

    Stark images. Virulent quotes. Intensities of expression across social media platforms and lunch tables alike. A jaded comment sits on a Facebook post. A sharp retort forms, a reaction in the making. All of the agitation, and yet the problems remain. A clear sky. Heavy humidity from the Maples’ transpiration. The song and countersong of…

  • #Haikai Challenge #92 (6/29/19) Independence #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Enough Midsummer rain for you? I know I’ve had my fill! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Tessa2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr3. the real cie4. Jane Dougherty 5. Jules6. Reena Saxena7. The Dark Netizen8. Xenia Tran 9. Linda Lee Lyberg10. Janice11. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! The United…

  • A Corridor Evermore: a #writephoto #haibun (for #dVersePoets and #PoetsUnited, too)

    Door upon door upon door. An unceasing progression to everywhere, and nowhere. And yet each glimpse off the everlasting corridor reveals a moment… Flash! I am eight or nine. The maple and elm tower over the dirt trail that leads from the playground in Douglas Park. Dappled light though the canopy illuminates patches of the…