Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • #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…

  • Adventures in Dragon Riding: a #TankaProse #haibun

    12/29/18: Gerry Muse #136: Year end musings I began the year with the intention to “Ride the Dragon.” The Dragon climbs and dives. The Dragon bucks hard. The Dragon rolls and shakes and does whatever it takes to throw me off. And often enough, I forgot my intention and attempted to shove that Dragon back…

  • #Haikai Challenge #67: New Year (shinnen) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Did Santa treat you well, haijin? Many of you celebrated the Christmas spirit this past week! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Helene Vaillant2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr3. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr (2)4. Dwight L. Roth5. Reena Saxena 6. Jane Dougherty7. Tina Stewart Brakebill8. Linda Lee Lyberg9. Merril D. Smith10. Jules @…

  • Another Rain Meditation: a #writephoto #haibun

    A soft rainfall. I settle on the zafu in our bedroom. Pale light from the cloud-covered sky bathes my back from the window. I breathe. Sit. Breathe. Center. As each thought seizes my attention, I return to my awareness of my breath. Return to my original intention, to be present to the Presence. To bear…

  • Contemplating a Cold Future: my latest @ImageCurve #haibun

    The desk lamps reflect on the mirror-still pool. It’s a clear night. Orion’s belt, the big and little dippers, and the other constellations I can’t name shine in the clear sky. The crickets and katydids carry on. Mom sleeps it off inside. I stare at the pool, wondering what my post-college future holds. ripple a…