Tag: haiku

  • Dragon Riding

    Dragon Riding

    Breathing in. The satisfaction of a fine meal. The fullness of shared meditation in a trolly-car-turnaround-station-turned-zendo. The intimacy of an early turning in. Breathing out. The slow pace of students with learning disabilities, working to complete a final project with all of the supports I designed—and time running out. A misplaced work macbook, with no leads.…

  • “more…” a #tanka (1/18/24)

    “more…” a #tanka (1/18/24)

    1/18/24: more more slow breathing moments as the world goes on #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (1/18/24)

    #Haiku (1/18/24)

    1/18/24: landing cold night left on the landing a shovel #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “water…” a #tanka (1/17/24)

    “water…” a #tanka (1/17/24)

    1/17/24: soft water how the soft overcomes the hard how flexibility is a sign of life #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (1/17/24)

    #Haiku (1/17/24)

    1/17/24: skin sunset caressing her skin #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Queen City of the Sound

    Queen City of the Sound

    “We didn’t choose New Rochelle; New Rochelle chose us.” Mira Tassone Frank and Mira loved it immediately. I held out hope for a townhouse. But the one we found in nearby Port Chester was too dark, and it’s architecture would not serve Mira’s practice. I mourned, but the three-bedroom, walkup apartment within the multi-family private…

  • “sirens…” a #tanka (1/16/24)

    “sirens…” a #tanka (1/16/24)

    1/16/24: thick sirens another time to be thick-skinned when so much happens in this city #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (1/16/24)

    #Haiku (1/16/24)

    #1/16/24: breakfast breaking dawn… enjoying breakfast by Christmas tree light #haiku #micropoetry #poetry