Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • Hematologist Follow-up

    Another doctor’s office. The same sterile scent and antiseptic odor in the exam room. Light-wood paneling, natural setting, photos on the wall, white Formica countertops. All to find out if my medication has begun to kill me. smiling nurse –the back of her neckshows a tattoo first published in Image Curve, January 10, 2019 Photo…

  • Rebirth: a #writephoto #haibun

    Sunrise. The clouds layered across the sky like scales remind me of the saying “red sky in morning, sailor take warning.” But I fear no rain. It’s a new day. The bare leaves broadcast the season of snow to come. Winter will have its due. But I fear no snow. It’s a new day. I…

  • Grecian Grace

    We saw it at a tourist trap in Mykonos during our honeymoon. The vivid sunburst hue in the sky and sea caught our eye. The iconic way the painting captured the quintessential, Greek seaside town won us over. We could almost feel the breeze blowing the arms of the windmill. It has hung in our…

  • Holiday Epilogue (Redux): an .@ImageCurve #haibun

    Oil cracks on the frying pan in the kitchen. Dice in a boggle bubble rattle. I just can’t stopplays on the black-and-blue mini radio Frankie got for Christmas. Aroma of frying breadcrumbs permeates the living room. Anticipation and dread for tomorrow slowly strangle me. It’s that time. January night— Preparing the last rich meal Of the…

  • #Haikai Happenings #68 (1/5/19): first raven/crow (cry)(hatsugarasu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Hope you enjoyed (and recovered from) your celebrations of the New Year! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Jules @ Strands3. Janice 4. Helene Vaillant 5. Jane Dougherty6. Merril D. Smith7. Janice (2)8. Linda Lee Lyberg 9. Revived Writer10. Toni Spencer11. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr12. The Dark Netizen Powered…

  • Backyard Discophony: My latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    We heard a blue jay scold, and a robin chased it off for its troubles. That robin sings away its remaining rivals. Then Mark’s lawn mower roars to life. After we though he finished. quick notesmother and son readon a chaise first published in Image Curve, January 3, 2019 Photo by Jan Meeus

  • Hypothetical Enigmas

    A single leaf flutters across the neighbor’s yard. I see it through the reflection in the mirror facing me–the one that reveals the view through the bay window of my office. The breeze that set that leaf fluttering ceases. All is calm, but not bright as the dimming light yields to the growing afternoon shadows…

  • New Year Nostalgia (12/31/18)

    Blink. Another year passes. We’ll soon meet family. Eat dinner. Celebrate the ball dropping with champagne and New Year’s greetings. Just like last year. How quickly each new one arrives. The last hours of 2018 race by. My son turned fifteen in February of this year. I finished my last Master’s +30 courses. We traveled…