Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • Memorial Stone: A .@ImageCurve #haibun

    Mom and I see the headstone. Salmon, just as we chose. Smooth on top and along the sides, it emerges from a rough base of the same hue. Scattered grass grows on the flattened earth six feet in front of it. We remove the in-ground matching vases. Struggle to insert the simple bouquets we bought…

  • Verum Honorem

      We say we want the truth. But the ancient Assyrians had a saying: “Tell the truth, but leave soon after.” They knew what we won’t admit–no one wants to bear the truth.   Whether its stoning prophets during Biblical times, or declaring reporters the “Enemy of the people,” We don’t want the truth. We…

  • Armistice Salude (11/11/18)

    I hope you enjoyed this special Sunday presentation of (mostly) Armistice Day-themed Poetry. Thank you for your birthday wishes (you know who you are.) I’ll close out with one last haiku. See you tomorrow! crescent moon … long after Armistice Veterans kept watch

  • A Paternal Encounter? an .@ImageCurve #haibun featuring my latest

    Am I dreaming, or somehow awake? I can almost hear Dad: his absolute, direct, self-confident tone filled. I feel a burst of his frenetic energy. Someone calls out, “Dad!” It’s me. Someone cries, “Help!” Also, me. Corridors shrouded in gray appear. Is he here? Is this purgatory? Or hell? breaking dawn – fresh blood flowing…

  • #Haikai Challenge #60 (11/10/18) Armistice #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      Survive Election Day, haijin? I certainly hope so!   Congratulations to last week’s contributors:     Haikai Challenge Participants  1. The Dark Netizen 2. Jane Dougherty 3. Dwight L. Roth 4. Reena Saxena 5. Jules @ Strands 6. Helene Vaillant 7. Janice 8. Frank J. Tassone 9. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 10. Revived Writer…

  • Way of Journeying: a #writephoto #TankaProse

    How do you journey?

  • Unrealized Paradise

    Photo by Tarun Singh on Unsplash     81 “Let there be a little country without many people…” –Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, rendition by Ursula K. Le Guin     Oh, if only there were a land where people truly loved their neighbor as themselves. Yes, a land where people embodied the golden rule. What need would…

  • A #Performance Announcement

    I intend to perform. How about you? Come for the love, stay for the poetry. Or vice versa! November night Why imagine life without poetry? www.facebook.com/events/349950739108872/