Frank J. Tassone

Tag: kyoka

  • “‘another…’…” a #tanka (4/19/23)

    4/19/23: another “another…” the heartbreak after a shooting how long until the next “another?” #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry#napowrimo2023#glopowrimo2023

  • Another Arnold

    Were you ever who you claimed to be? betrayed stares your empty smile moving past just another burnt bridge left behind Day 15 of

  • A Jaded View

    With all due respect, Doctor Williams, is it as simple as you say? Honestly, in my humble opinion, it’s more like: depending on  a beat-up  oldsmobile it’s flawed  gas-gauge reading full, while empty Of course, you do you… white chickens pecking the last of the feed neglected beside them a red wheelbarrow A satire of…

  • Punchline Kyoka

    I parked my life in the middle of the Web, then told everyone, “Get the hell out of my privacy!” Why do we say “No way!” when there is and “Way” when there’s none? Let them rush If they like, then watch them burn walk your own way: That’s what I’d do for Day 13…

  • Foolish Notions: a #tankaprose (4/1/23)

    4/1/23: April musings A submission due, and yet an unmet requirement remains. A text asking for an ETA is left unanswered. An overcast sky, promising a persistent drizzle, transforms into a cloudless one. Why must these contradictions of common sense fester on this first of April? what elsecan one expect fromApril Fool’s daya clawless cat…

  • “October 3rd…” a #tanka/#kyoka (10/3/22)

    10/3/22: hangs October 3rdupon someone’s front doora skeleton hangsyet already store shelves fillwith Christmas decorations #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry

  • “a tumble…” a #tanka/#kyoka (4/26/22)

    4/26/22: tumble a tumble on these poetic slopes National Poetry Month should we not enjoy it? #tanka#Kyoka#micropoetry#poetry#napowrimo2022#glopowrimo2022#npm2022

  • Today—Not a Good Day to Die!

    “Today is a good day to die.” What if it isn’t? what if it’s a mishappen day of regrets? the foolishness of cliches passing for proverbs