Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • Smuggs ’14 Chronicle, Day 7: July 31, 2014—the Hike (an .@ImageCurve #haibun)

    The shuttle bus pulls into a parking lot for the Long Trail somewhere out of Johnston. We stretch, introduce ourselves and set off. Pat sets a pace we weren’t used to. The forest closes in. Ascent follows ascent, each sapping a little more of our energy. Still, we carry on the usual small talk with…

  • A Walk at Nyack Beach: An .@ImageCurve #haibun

    The Hudson surges against the black boulders of the Nyack Beach shoreline. A woosh of water on stone is a chant in rhythm to the river’s tide. Frankie bikes around a bend in the dirt-and-granular track. We follow on foot, content to be left behind for a time. Hook MountainCasts a wide shadowWind caressing waves…

  • A Commemorative Conflict: a #haibun for #dversepoets

    Their grave rests in Maryrest Cemetary. I haven’t visited in a while–never mind how long. Why do I need to see their stone to remember them? All I have to do is mow the lawn, and Dad offers me his unsolicited advise on where to plant peach trees. All I need to do is sit…

  • A Pubtending Premier Alert! #dversepoets #haibun #feature

    I’m honored to premier my inaugural post, Haibun Monday: Memorial, today over at dVerse Poets Pub! The pub opens in less than two hours, at 3PM EST. Come join us! Hope to see you there! Memorial lain for the fallen a new wreath

  • One Step: a #writephoto #tankaprose

    It’s a space I could call home. A manucured lawn, a tended landscape, slate pavers laid in a welcoming walkway. All I need to do is step through this open door. But the surrounding darkness ensnares me. A paralyzing anxiety consumes me. Would that I let this tantalizing fear go and take… Just one more…

  • Smuggs ’14 Chronicle, Day 6: July 30, 2014, continued: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    As the afternoon closes on four, the earlier clouds break apart. The brightest sunlight since Saturday bathes the west end of the deck. Tamarack leaves rustle in a passing breeze. Soon, Frankie will return. Then we’ll visit the farmers’ market in Jeffersonville before the family bonfire tonight. sedentary leisure tomatoes ripening on the rail We…

  • #Haikai Challenge #86 (5/19/19) Blue Flower Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Hope you managed to dry out, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. The Dark Netizen2. Pat R3. Tessa 4. Janice5. Jules6. Deborah 7. Linda Lee Lyberg8. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! The clouds broke in time. Summer temperatures arose in the New York Metropolitan area this weekend.…

  • Peace: a #TankaProse

    A still pond. Canopies of maple, oak, white birch and pine reflect without blemish across it. Then the first drop falls. Ripples radiate out. More drops; more ripples, overlapping each other. The perfect reflection becomes a wavering array of verdant images twisted on an ever-trembling membrane. Soon, a blurry, raincloud gray is all the pond…