Tag: haiku
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Publication Alert (10/9/19): “Up There” appears in Poet’s Salon!
I’m happy to report that today Poet’s Salon has published my Tanka-Prose “Up There” as part of its collection of the same name! Thank you, Kath Abela Wilson, for your consideration! Frank Tassone Up There Breathing hard. Heart racing like never before. I lean against a pine. The trail continues. But will I? Step by…
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“rainfall…” a #tanka (10/9/19)
10/9/19: fairy tale rainfall a “Maleficient” sequel trailer on TV my son asks when we’re going to our Chinese buffet lunch #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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O Francis: a #tankaprose #Ekphrastic #ode
What was it like, Francis? To experience the wounds of Christ? How did you do it? You were another noble-aspiring Merchant’s son, fighting for Assisi in another of the Italian city-states endless wars. Was it the illness you endured during your captivity? Did that brush with death open your eyes to the Truth? How did…
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“Sudden cold…” a #tanka (10/8/19)
10/8/19: unusual harvest sudden cold an unusual harvest of late bloomers oh, that only we could count on Autumn weather at last #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (10/8/19)
10/8/19: airplane take-off airplane ascent echo of rolling thunder #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“…Unto the Breach…” a #Quadrille #haibun
Set the stage. It’s long past time for a competant actor. Set the table. We’re overdue for an adult diner. Set the microphones and cameras; the witnesses must speak. Set the time of our deliverance from vulgar, conniving “Chosen Ones.” sunset broken promises remembered for dVerse Poets Quadrille #89: Are you Set? (pubtended by Merrill)…
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“rush-hour traffic…” a #tanka
10/7/19: an act of kindness rush-hour traffic a driver with the right of way yields to let me in these simple acts of kindness that save the civilized world #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (10/7/19)
10/7/19: chocolate cricket chirping left behind at work my Ghirardelli Dark #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 