Tag: photo
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Verum Honorem
We say we want the truth. But the ancient Assyrians had a saying: “Tell the truth, but leave soon after.” They knew what we won’t admit–no one wants to bear the truth. Whether its stoning prophets during Biblical times, or declaring reporters the “Enemy of the people,” We don’t want the truth. We…
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A Paternal Encounter? an .@ImageCurve #haibun featuring my latest
Am I dreaming, or somehow awake? I can almost hear Dad: his absolute, direct, self-confident tone filled. I feel a burst of his frenetic energy. Someone calls out, “Dad!” It’s me. Someone cries, “Help!” Also, me. Corridors shrouded in gray appear. Is he here? Is this purgatory? Or hell? breaking dawn – fresh blood flowing…
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Way of Journeying: a #writephoto #TankaProse
How do you journey?
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Unrealized Paradise
Photo by Tarun Singh on Unsplash 81 “Let there be a little country without many people…” –Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, rendition by Ursula K. Le Guin Oh, if only there were a land where people truly loved their neighbor as themselves. Yes, a land where people embodied the golden rule. What need would…
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#SilentSunday (11/4/18)
A rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!
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On Robert’s 41st Birthday Celebration: a #TBT (on a Friday) #haibun featuring my latest from .@ImageCurve
Tina must have laughed about it at least ten times. “I can’t believe you gave your mother a Christmas list in July!” All my brother does is smile, as he takes another bite. wind-blown candles he whispers his birthday wish in my ear Photo by Jasmine Coro first published in Image…
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Passing
My father died of Pancreatic cancer on December 14, 2011. I first published this haibun in Image Curve, on December 18, 2014. What better haibun on transition could I include for dVerse Haibun Monday– transition? I’m also linking this to Real Toads’ Tuesday Platform (imagined by Willow Switches Pat) The mid-afternoon sun rests along the…
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#SilentSunday (10/28/18)
A rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!
Frank J. Tassone 