Frank J. Tassone

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  • #Haiku (2/19/24)

    #Haiku (2/19/24)

    2/19/24: Sierra missing what I’ve never seen Sierra Nevada #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (2/18/24)

    #Haiku (2/18/24)

    2/18/24: Romeo hazy moon a “Romeo and Juliet” London premier #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • Realization

    Realization

    I rehash that difficult conversation over and over. Ruminate over what I could have said differently. Glower in grudging resentment over what I didn’t say. Thus, I trap myself in the past—an illusion, for it no longer exists. I shudder at what happens when I face that conversant. Ruminate what I will say. Chaff at…

  • #Haiku (2/17/24)

    #Haiku (2/17/24)

    2/16/24: Quebec Quebec City twisting the sheets again #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (2/16/24)

    #Haiku (2/16/24)

    2/16/24: Papa the struggle to call you Papa falling snow #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (2/15/24)

    #Haiku (2/15/24)

    2/15/24: Oscar remembering St. Oscar Romero… crying doves #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (2/14/24)

    #Haiku (2/14/24)

    2/14/24: Valentine’s Day/November Valentine’s Day how long it’s been since “November Rain” #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • Dragon Dance

    Dragon Dance

    I see it all. SSAs, sprawled on the floor, barely breathing. Daniel—a juijitsu master—on one knee, bleeding. Glenda and Cindi, beside the downed SSAs, looking up, terrified. Three intruders, smirking, with bloodstained fists. One clenches Kay’s hair to her skull. His eyes meet mine. His smirk becomes a grin. He steps toward me, dragging her…