Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haiku

  • The Heart of Majesty

    Not the tallest. Nor the steepest. But what other mountain so captures the culture of a people? What other embodies a nation? Or inspires so many poets’ tears? cold carp the nevermelting snow atop Mt. Fuji Will I ever see you face to face? for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #72 (pubtended by Mish). She invites us…

  • “Hudson breeze…” a #tanka (1/28/19)

    1/28/19: cats Hudson breeze goosebumps at the high note of “Memories” just another star-struck child seeing “Cats.” #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (1/28/19)

    1/28/18: fireplace oh, to relax by the fireplace — Monday morning #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • #SilentSunday (1/27/19)

    A rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!

  • Going

    Twilight deepens to dusk, after such a radiant, brisk day. The lower wind chime has become hopelessly tangled. Breezes continue to pass anyway. So it goes. A restlessness writing usually salves persists. The sandpaper sensation in both elbows, like ants walking on skin, continues. A growing tightness in the throat intensifies. So it goes. It’s…

  • #Haikai Challenge #70 (1/26/19): Rachel Sutcliffe tribute #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Thank you, haijin, for raising your voices for equality. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. The Dark Netizen3. Dwight L. Roth4. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 5. Revived Writer6. Merril D. Smith7. Janice 8. Jules @ Strands 9. Helene Vaillant10. Reena Saxena Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Moving forward. We…

  • My Daily #Haiku (1/26/19)

    1/26/19: nesting wind-blown clouds how long before a new nesting season? #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Rollar-coastering Climate: a #writephoto #haibun

    The latest “Storm of the century” dropped a mere inch of snow. Frozen rain fell after, adding an icy crust to snow that it didn’t dissolve. The next day, frigid temperatures that rose no higher than ten degrees Farenheit transformed that snow into icy plains. cold sparrows the biting wind around the funeral home Two…