Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haiku

  • Gravatar Verification Test

    Gravatar Verification Test

    This is a test of the Gravatar verification system. This is only a test. This has been a test of the Gravatar verification system. If this test works, then hopefully I will be able to comment on dVerse Poets Pub without having to log in every damn time! waxing gibbous technology keeps making our lives…

  • #Haiku (4/22/24)

    #Haiku (4/22/24)

    4/22/24: yardstick sunlit asphalt measuring our progress with a broken yardstick #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • Pink

    Pink

    An explosion of blossoms! From light lavender to luscious pink. Nature’s bouquete arrangement appears on every Cherry tree within sight: The one next door, The groves in the New York Botanical Garden, The arcing rows of Harbor Island Park. Pink blossoms, bursting along the sidewalks of New Rochelle, Larchmont and Mamarroneck. That sultry shade of…

  • #Haiku (4/21/24)

    #Haiku (4/21/24)

    4/21/24: pulse elevated pulse on the B.P. monitor… peak cherry blossoms #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiga (4/21/24)

    Neighborhood blossoms Through teary eyes

  • Our own NYBG Blossom fest

  • Spring Break Premier

    Spring Break Premier

    Saturday, April 20, 2024: the first full day of my spring vacation. We’ve already shook our heads over StateFarm’s overpriced auto insurance bill. Our son dressed early for work, and he left with plenty of time. I helped Mira post to her website’s blog. Oh, yeah: I wrote some poetry of my own on mine.…

  • Midway

    Midway

    The United States was aware that the Japanese were planning an attack in the Pacific (on a location the Japanese code-named “AF”) because Navy cryptanalysts had begun breaking Japanese communication codes in early 1942. The attack location and time were confirmed when the American base at Midway sent out a false message that it was…