Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/11/20)

    7/11/2020: storms passing planethe calm beforethe next storms #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Cape Cod Travel Notes (7/7/20)

    A simple breakfast: croissant, with homemade Columbian coffee–courtesy of the in-studio Mr. Coffee and our own supply from home. An early departure for beach-hopping. simple pleasures moring views of the bay Head of the Meadows beach, where we sit, then explore a sandbar–before incoming tides submerge it. driving winds the curiosity of a chill at…

  • Dizzying Orientations: a current @ImageCurve #haibun

    His humanities classroom with Ms. Narscisco looks like any room at Montebello. His other rooms look more like those of typical High Schools. The science room is the exception, with its wood paneling and table-chair seating. Power-points. The same talks again, again. I leave with my head swimming. All the stars in place after Meet-the-teacher Photo…

  • “summer night … ” a #tanka (7/10/20)

    7/10/20: #64 PROMPT – magical meeting (foxes) summer night … awakened by a fox’s scream still hidden these kitsune #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Cape Cod 2020 Travel Notes, 6/6/20

    We rose at seven. Frank’s iPhone still doesn’t work. Mine needed a full reset. But we manage to Las the car and leave by 8:45. On the road across three states our journey The near five-hour trip to North Truro in Cape Cod happens without complications. After a call to our property manager, we gain…

  • A Domestic Experience: A #Tanka-Prose

    The neighborhood Fourth of July fireworks ceased sometime during the night. Now, the only sounds are the intermittent birdsongs, the rustle of breeze-tussled leaves, and the hum of a dryer exhaust. The sun approaches zenith. The last clouds dispersed. Sunlight-bathed blades of grass look a radiant green. The temperature and humidity continue to rise. Yesterday,…

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/5/20)

    7/5/20: patience out of patience …non-stop neighborhoodfireworks #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #IndependenceDay2020

  • Captain’s Last Stand: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    I bring Frankie out of his bedroom. It is 10:00PM, but he was not asleep. The Yankees play the Orioles in the Bronx. It is the top of the ninth inning; the home team has a three-run lead. A fitting way for Derek Jeter, the Yankee Captain, to end his last home game. closer’s warm…