Tag: haiku
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To Experience the Dawn of Taoing
To emerge from the mists of time in ancient China. To stand by the Western gates, as the guard states down Laoxi himself. To watch the old master follow him into the gatehouse. To place my hands over a brazier warming the drafty abode, as the former Imperial Librarian seats himself at a desk. To…
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#Haiku (11/8/23)
11/8/23: hearth empty hearth… Daylight Savings Time at an end #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haiku (11/7/23)
11/7/23: skyscraper occluded sun a view from the ESB observation deck #haiku #micropoetry #poetry 11/7/23: skyscraper occluded sun a view from the ESB observation deck #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“fallen foliage…” a #tanka (11/6/23)
11/6/23: meadow fallen foliage litters the fading green meadow suddenly waxing this darkness #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (11/6/23)
11/6/23: brownstone November twilight all along 89th street the brownstones #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#SilentSunday (11/5/23)
A rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!
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Muted Mourning
We never met, but spoke only a few times on the phone. Three gifts you sent me: a headshot photo of you from your theater days, a volume of Billy Collins poetry, another I’ve forgotten. How I discovered you passed an inadvertant admission via email my throat clenching on what might-have-been Oh, but do I…
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#Haiku (11/4/23)
11/4/23: cottage autumn sea breeze a TikTok sunrise at Breakers Note: The Breakers is the Vanderbilt family’s former beachside mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The family referred to the property as their “summer cottage.” #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 