Tag: haiku
-
The Perils of Letting Go: a #tankaprose
1/25/19: Gerry Muse #140–Letting go The perils of “letting go” “Everything I ever let go had claw marks on it.” I had heard it said in the rooms many times by many people. When I was in therapy for a time, it described well my own conflicts with detachment. I told my therapist. Never imagining…
-
My Daily #Haiku (1/25/19)
1/25/19: gray morning disbelief at the news of her death (for Rachel Sutcliffe. Rest In Peace, Haijin!) #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
-
A Forgotten Sentry
Deep emerald maple leaves blossom on my neighbor’s tree. The trunk—in shadow—looks almost black. It casts little shade over the aging, clubhouse-swing set that my neighbor worked so hard to erect. The one no one has played on in so long. empty backyardleaves flutter in a passingsummer breeze Photo by Yonan Farah first published in Image…
-
My Daily #Haiku (1/24/19)
1/24/19: absence the absence of bird songs winter rain #haiku #monoku #oneline #micropoetry #poetry
-
My Daily #Haiku (1/23/19)
1/23/19: blood moon Where all my decisions brought me Blood Moon #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
-
A Lycanthrope’s Confession: A #TankaTuesday #TankaProse (1/22/19)
Ask your question. Go on. Ask how I could do it. How I could shed my own skin, forsake my species and run with the wolves. Ask how I could rage under a blood moon, an animal’s growl erupting from me like a long-restrained geyser. Are you certain you want the answer? Perhaps you can…
-
“After the cold spell…” a #tanka (1/22/19)
1/22/19: prompt-free After the cold spell the jackknifed tractor-trailer during my commute the piles of grading upon my arrival #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
-
My Daily #Haiku (1/22/19)
1/22/19: spouse cold morning my wife gets ready for work #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 