Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haiku

  • “Autumn wind…” a #tanka (9/9/19)

    9/9/19: dragonfly Autumn wind a hovering dragonfly above our flowers a moment of radiance before the closure of clouds Inspired by: 2019 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest Winners: Honorable mention “sudden chill…” —Marion Clarke http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/tsa-contest/winners-and-judges-comments/2019-sanford-goldstein-international-tanka-contest-winners #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (9/9/19)

    9/9/19: raking leaves cricket-chirping … an afternoon set aside for raking leaves #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #SilentSunday (9/8/19)

    A rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!

  • #Haikai Challenge #103 (9/7/19): windstorm (nowaki) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Hope you savored your times of contemplation, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Tessa3. Reena Saxena4. Jane Dougherty 5. Zael Sealing6. Linda Lee Lyberg7. Kerfe Roig8. Revived Writer 9. Janice10. Deborah Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas as a Category five hurricane.…

  • Contrasting Positions: My latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    My steps up the blacktop walkway from the lower parking lot sound louder and louder. The off-white, windowed, one-story hallway ahead grows. My heart beats faster with each step. A knot in my throat, like an invisible hand choking me, tightens. By the time I reach the door, I have breathed so many short breaths…

  • My Daily #Haiku (9/7/19)

    9/7/19: deep in thought morning stillness an Autumn contemplation interrupted #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “withered maple…” a #tanka (9/6/19)

    9/6/19: dying trees withered maple How can it still survive its pestilence? What will provide us shade when it finally falls? Inspired by: Second Place ($50) “broken oaks…” Michael H. Lester Los Angeles, California http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/tsa-contest/winners-and-judges-comments/2019-sanford-goldstein-international-tanka-contest-winners

  • My Daily #Haiku (9/6/19)

    9/6/19: clear air brightening sky a less-than-perfect time to clear the air #haiku #micropoetry #poetry