Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haiku

  • “fleeing civilians…” a #tanka (9/12/19)

    9/12/19: inspired by the 2019 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest Winners fleeing civilians and soon-abandoned streets covered in ash the first sunrise over Ground Zero inspired by “muddy foxhole…” First Place winnerDorothy McLaughlin http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/tsa-contest/winners-and-judges-comments/2019-sanford-goldstein-international-tanka-contest-winners?fbclid=IwAR1BbYF3l86tU-mAsbBdrP2FIIB0pDK1ICw5Q5nCRiXnN5ETrphWVozc2I0

  • My Daily #Haiku (9/12/19)

    9/12/19: orchids rainfall waiting for orchids to bloom #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • In Memoriam (9/11/19): an updated #haibun.

    I can almost forget. Almost, but never. The impact of the second plane. The plumes of black smoke. The bodies falling through the sunny sky. The rumble. The towers’ collapse. The enveloping white cloud filled with asbestos and powdery debris. Later, the candle memorials. The photograph collages of loved ones. The newscaster’s voice breaking up.…

  • My Daily #Haiku #2 (9/11/19)

    9/11/19: typhoon Typhoon … perching on wreckage a seagull #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (9/11/19)

    9/11 startled at the sound of every jet #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (9/9/19)

    9/10/19: a scarecrow hat sunseta scarecrow hatfull of crows #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “clearing clouds…” a #tanka (9/9/19)

    9/10/19: off-prompt clearing cloudsa ray of afternoon sunthrough a skylightthe light spots remainingafter an eye exam #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Desperate Times: a #quadrille #haibun

    The commute begins. Cruising 65-70 miles-per-hour, I pass two exits. Then tail-lights appear. Stop-and-go traffic crawls. Pressure mounts. Cruising speed across the bridge. Then a parkway, with more bumper-to-bumper traffic. Pressure reaches critical. parking space making it to the bathroom in the nick of time for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #87 (pubtended by De Jackson). The…