Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (4/4/22)

    4/4/22: cardinal forsythia bloom…perching on the decka cardinal #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • An Olfactory Ode to Lasagna

    The salivating aroma of melting cheese. The tang in the air from bubbling marinara sauce. Oh, savor the scented steam as a glass platter lies upon the table, offering that perfect feast for a rainy day! droplets on an unused barbeque— the first bite

  • Alogopoeia

    After the last word of the last book of the series: desolation. Even with a greening yard and a young weekend, a despondance at the dirth of story. A whirlwind of “shoulds” impact with the force of a cacophonous greek choir that won’t stop! Sometimes, an aesthetic for logopoeia just isn’t enough. forsythias the next…

  • Foolish Bodily Inquiries

    She asks me how my knees are. It’s a loaded question, and we both know it. She saw me struggle to my feet multiple times last fall. There is the inevitable grunt that follows the creaking of 51-year-old knees that have touched the floor over a 26- year career. “Seriously, Mister. How are those old…

  • My Daily #Haiku (3/31/22)

    3/31/22: peace smoking debris…the fitful flightof a dove #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (3/30/22)

    3/30/22: affection floating blossomshow affectionpasses #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Necessary Misbehaving

    ‘I am going to get into a lot of trouble.’ – Raymond Radiguet, Possessed by the Devil, Grasset 1923 As though it could be any other way. As though I have not tried measure after measure. All to encounter a brush-off as tender as a backhand across the face. As though a quarter-century-plus experience matters less than a…

  • My Daily #Haiku (3/29/22)

    3/29/22: plastic pollution changing tidea seagull entangledin plastic #haiku #micropoetry #poetry