Tag: NaPoWriMo2024
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Pink
An explosion of blossoms! From light lavender to luscious pink. Nature’s bouquete arrangement appears on every Cherry tree within sight: The one next door, The groves in the New York Botanical Garden, The arcing rows of Harbor Island Park. Pink blossoms, bursting along the sidewalks of New Rochelle, Larchmont and Mamarroneck. That sultry shade of…
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#Haiku (4/21/24)
4/21/24: pulse elevated pulse on the B.P. monitor… peak cherry blossoms #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haiga (4/21/24)
Neighborhood blossoms Through teary eyes
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Our own NYBG Blossom fest
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Spring Break Premier
Saturday, April 20, 2024: the first full day of my spring vacation. We’ve already shook our heads over StateFarm’s overpriced auto insurance bill. Our son dressed early for work, and he left with plenty of time. I helped Mira post to her website’s blog. Oh, yeah: I wrote some poetry of my own on mine.…
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Midway
The United States was aware that the Japanese were planning an attack in the Pacific (on a location the Japanese code-named “AF”) because Navy cryptanalysts had begun breaking Japanese communication codes in early 1942. The attack location and time were confirmed when the American base at Midway sent out a false message that it was…
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#Haiku (4/20/24)
4/20/24: flute morning birdsong that Cotrane flute solo on “My Favorite Things” #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Psalm of the Hound of Heaven’s Prey
“Long have you hunted me. Long have I eluded you…” Or is that too strong for this dance we step to? The shivers up my spine. The moments of utter spaciousness, where I shrink almost to nothing before an enormous you That hunting feeling, as though you’re everywhere, and I have nowhere to run, nowhere…
Frank J. Tassone 