Frank J. Tassone

Tag: napowrimo.net

  • “overcast sky…” a #tanka (4/2/20)

    4/2/20: sudden shower overcast sky wind-trembled maples await a sudden shower one-million infections as we brace for more bad news #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #CoronaVirus

  • My Daily #Haiku (4/2/20)

    4/2/20: wheelbarrow storm comingupside-down wheelbarrowleft under the stairs #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020

  • Such Foolish Fun: a Day 1 #NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo2020 #haibun

    We don’t play often. Sure, Mira asks anytime the weather is comfortable, without too much balm or chill. I’m usually the one that refuses. But not today. She rolls her hips, steps into her toss. With a snap of her elbow and a perfect release, she looses the blue frisbee toward me. I keep my…

  • My Daily #Haiku (4/1/20)

    4/1/20: vase morning sunin a vase on the tableforsythias #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020

  • To Write a #Haibun / #TankaProse: an #Ekphrastic #MetaPoem

    See what you see: A river of starlight across the black, the sparkles of starlight across dark water. Experience the sight. Feel the awe that comes from perceiving the sheer immensity of the expanse. Marvel at the serene joy of light amidst darkness. Then imbed sight and intrepretation in language that evokes the musicality of…

  • Little Things Noticed While Grieving

    You are so still. No rising and falling in your chest. You mouth lies wide open. Someone closed your eyes. The same tepid sunlight partially fills the room and casts shadows throughout. A glass of unfinished pepsi remains by your bedside. You are so still. But morticians styled your hair and applied your makeup. You…

  • Sorrowful Release: a solo #renga

    Crescent moon-blown ripples on evening tide how these tear-culled thoughts arise each brightening night First Quarter a scythe-eyed glimps across an empty road how this dust-tongued mouth forms the right word at the wrong time Gibbous a bell-voiced cry no one hears how one dark-vowelled word ends a measure of joy Full Moon a tide-looped…

  • 30 in 30 for #NaPoWriMo2019 / #GloPoWriMo2019

    I participate in #NaPoWriMo2019 / #GloPoWriMo2019. Find my poetry at my blog: Haijin-in-Action