Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • A Troll’s Lament

    Always, the bad rap! Do you see the neck chain the orcs fastened? Did I shout for joy as they collared me? Could I count on you to free me? No. Skewar, more’s like. But I’m the bad guy! scapegoat blood on our hands for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #76– Troll (pubtended by Frank Hubeny)

  • #Haikai Challenge #78 (3/23/19): swallow (tsubame) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    I trust you savored your experience of equinox, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Tessa2. Dwight L. Roth3. Reena Saxena4. Jules @ Strands5. Jane Dougherty 6. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr7. Revived Writer8. Linda Lee Lyberg9. Pat R10. Janice 11. Jim Feeney12. Xenia Tran13. Merril D. Smith14. Frank J. Tassone Powered by……

  • Summons Sublime: a #writephoto #haibun

    “And the forests will echo with laughter…” –Led Zepplin, Stairway to Heaven Listen to the faintest of whispers within. Feel the sense of deja vu. Come closer. Closer. This is it. The road less travelled has lead here. The culmination of the decision that “made all the difference” is at hand. Experience it to the…

  • Joan of Arc’s lost Confession

    A shimmer of sunlight remains. Rippling water, stirred by an evening breeze, carries it away. The gathered clouds filter the setting sun; a pale disk descends behind an enshadowed ridge. You may ask why I recant. Why I subject myself to the stake decreed by your English court, the machination of my enemy–who can’t fathom…

  • Weathering Storms: my latest .@ImageCurve #TBT #haibun

    A cool breeze rustles the topmost leaves in the backyard. It spreads the white and gray cumulus clouds that enshroud the sky in a mass of growing darkness. It feels so much cooler than yesterday. I sit on the chaise as Mira prepares an early dinner and Frankie does whatever he wants. The crease on…

  • Silent Psalm: A #TankaTuesday #TankaProse

    vernal equinox the ultimate sunlight from winter’s last day how long before we embrace the warmth of the new season? My first characters wore the faces of Hanna Barbara and Terrytoons Animation creations. Others bore the likeness of those from Tolkien, Greek mythology, DC and Marvel Comics, and Dungeons and Dragons. Derivative as they were,…

  • Difficult Riding: a #RonovanWrites #haibun

    It is not easy to ride the dragon. The silent wailing begins when I awaken. Weary aches and stiffness abound. Work dreads arise in a barrage of “what ifs.” I can collapse before the obsessive-compulsive onslaught. I can push through while ignoring it. Or I can feel and sink into each sensation as it arises.…

  • #Haikai Challenge #77 (3/16/19) March Equinox (Machi Shunbun) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Enjoyed enough fish, haijin? Some of you marched along. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr2. Tessa3. Reena Saxena 4. Jane Dougherty5. Jules @ Strands6. Revived Writer 7. Janice8. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: What a week coming up! St. Patrick’s Day–the unofficial…