Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haiku

  • “wondering…” a #tanka (6/20/23)

    6/20/23: been wondering where you’ve been poetry the dry spell left by the muse #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (6/20/23)

    6/20/23: sundial a shadow across the sundial before solstice #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Junteenth: a Journey

    An impeccably-dressed General Lee presented his sword to a slovenly-uniformed General Grant on April 9th of 1865. The army of Virginia, the great hope of the Confederacy, surrendered. The United States Civil War officially ended on May 13th of the same year. What could that mean for Black slaves in and around Galveston, Texas? Their…

  • “for freedom…” a #tanka (6/19/23)

    6-19-23: for for freedom a birdsong breeze this Juneteenth all the memories we’d rather forget #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (6/19/23)

    6/19/23: terrarium late spring breeze a shattered terrarium this Junteenth #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (5/23/23)

    5/23/23: scale Morning glories a disappointing result from the scale #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Domestic Memory

    An apple tree with a shorn trunk, making for a convenient step. The climbs up to it’s largest branch, and the hours spent imagining adventures. childhood dreams… all those eternal summer days The boxes filled with books, toys, and sentimentals. A new bedroom to call my own. childhood nightmares… the calm before storm The mudroom,…

  • My Daily #Haiku (5/22/23)

    5/22/23: osmosis damp soil suddenly dry osmosis #haiku #micropoetry #poetry