Tag: haiku
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Confessions of a Hue: a #haibun
I embody it. Yes, ever-yielding, always giving way: Nonetheless, I conquer. Ask the Appalachia. They towered over Everest once. Until I fell, storm after storm, for aeons. Now, their rounded peaks, bent like geriatric backs, no longer stab the blue above. Ever the softest, yet even the diamond-hard surrenders to me. I break your heart.…
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“how they still cling…” a #tanka (2/17/21)
2/17/21: inspiration–small mysteries how they still clingto their slumbering treebrown leavesare all of these words of minesilhouettes on fresh snow? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (2/17/21) #nahaiwrimo
2/17/21: beautiful day sunlit snowthis beautiful day beforethe next blizzard #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2021 #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #177 (2/6/21): Still Cold (yokan)/New Year (Shinnen) / #178: Mardi Gras/Ash Wednesday (2/13/21) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Hope you enjoyed your moon gazing / hawk-sighting, haijin! Congratulations to last challenges’ contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Tessa Dean2. s.s.3. Jules4. Eugenia 5. Jane Dougherty6. Sue Vincent7. anotherKate8. Petru 9. Goutam Dutta10. Li/Lisa Fox of W MI, USA Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: (Author’s note: Bear with me, as I work…
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“still everywhere…” a #tanka (2/16/21)
2/16/21: inspiration– snow still everwhereeven with Spring warmthsnowthe drops of waterpreceding the next ice #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (2/15/21 – 2/16/21) #nahaiwrimo
2/15/21: one “now the worldis gone and I’m just one…”clear sky 2/16/21: vertigo spinningfrom the heightshawk dive #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2021 #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (2/14/21) #nahaiwrimo
2/14/21: stairway to heaven Is she buyinga stairway to heaven?–Valentin’s day #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2021 #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #ValentinesDay2021 #valentinesday
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This meandering February ’21: a #TankaProse
Almost three feet of snow on the ground from the last four snowstorms. This February attempts to make up for three years of mild winters. Almost half of the month has passed. Nearly half of the haiku prompts for #NaiHaiWriMo. Almost half of another Black History month. Valentin’s Day is tomorrow. Another President’s week vacation…
Frank J. Tassone 