Tag: haiku
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#Tanka Tuesday (1/2/18): Ordinary Grace–a #tankaprose #haibun…#poetry #haiku
Photo by Olesia Misty on Unsplash An alchemic drive to transform this fallen world into paradise how many moments of Grace missed in the ordinary? We almost don’t recognize each other. Her near-pixie cut hair and blue lipstick, and my ever-growing beard, conspire to conceal us. A moment later, we exchange our…
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#Monoku Monday: A #Quadrille for #dVersepoets
Close of New Year’s Day New Year still the soft glow of Christmas lights Neil Diamond’s voice fills the living room. Mira and Frankie lie sprawled on a couch and chair-ottoman, facing their screens. Our Last vacation day, before we leap into action! uncried tears this January …
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Fresh snow… a #NewYears moment in #haiku…
fresh snow a single chime at sunset
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#NewYearsEve flashback: an .@ImageCurve #haibun
New Year’s Dinner Gathered at the end of the table: Platters of feijoada (pig’s feet with chick peas), trays of rice, glasses topped with red wine so deep and strong it could pass for whiskey. Mira puts down a plate of Carne Alentejana (Pork Cubes with Clams and fried potatoes). My favorite. The men talk…
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#Haikai Challenge #14 (12/30/17): New Year #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #renga #haiga
unsplash-logoNordWood Themes Oh, you festive Haijin! Behold, your celebratory posts from last week’s challenge: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Zander 2. ToniKanzen correct link 3. Jane Dougherty 4. Ken Gierke/rivrvlogr 5. ToniKanzen 6. Charley (Life in Portofino) 7. Jules 8. Linda Lee Lyberg 9. Merril D. Smith 10. Janice (Ontheland) 11. qbit 12. Revived Writer Powered…
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#Free-style Friday (12/29/17): a #haikuchallenge top tweet…
fallen leaves crunching under our feet my dashed hopes #haikuchallenge (crunch) #haiku #micropoetry #poetry from my (then) latest #haibun for #dversepoets: https://frankjtassone.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/crunch-a-quadrille-haibun-for-dversepoets/
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#Throwdown Thursday (12/28/17): My latest on .@ImageCurve #haibun #haiku #poetry
A Missed Invitation Mira and two of her nieces are outside. I stepped into Mom’s bedroom. She sat at her desk. The TV beside her played a Law and Order rerun. Her hair rested unbrushed and straight. She wore her house outfit: black slacks, with a causal navy-blue button-down blouse. “How would you like to…
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#Wayback Wednesday 12/27/17…New Year’s Eve prep…#haibun #poetry #haiku
Finishing Their Cupcakes Mira and Frankie finish making the cupcakes. She raises her voice over his removal of something. Then she shows him the final touches: applying cream. ground dark-chocolate and peppermint. chocolate chips. She pours more icing, telling him to “hold on” and “wait.” They’ve made more than cupcakes for New Year’s Eve by…
Frank J. Tassone 