Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • “thunderstorm…” a #tanka (7/3/20)

    7/3/20: unprompted thunderstorm yet this searing heat remains we still hear the words “I can’t breathe!” #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #BlackLivesMatter

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/3/20)

    7/3/20: weeds thunderclouds …the shriveled dandelionsbeside the curb #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “rising heat…” a #tanka (7/2/20)

    7/2/20: #61 PROMPT– found art rising heat repetitive chanting from the corner house a canopy of backyard leaves forms a living tapestry #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/2/20)

    7/2/20: friendships sirens …haunted by ghostsfrom my past #haiku #micropoetry #poetry UPDATE: for Carpe Diem’s back on track, a new month, a new theme: Exploring The Beauty Of Haiku

  • Course Correction: a #haibun

    Not the way. Whatever is not the way soon ends… Laoxi, from Lao-Tzu: A Book about the Way and the power of the Way, Ursula K. Le Guin Are we sure? We have walked this road for a long time. Footstep after footstep across the soft earth of community, and the hard pavement of individualism.…

  • “swaying line …” a #tanka (7/1/20)

    7/1/20: #62 PROMPT– butterflies for happiness and consolation swaying line of a wind-blown spider’s web yet among the lillies flittering butterflies #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Minnewaska March (an #Encore #Haibun)

    We hit the road for Minnewaska State Park Preserve, in the Shawangunk Mountains outside New Paltz, NY, by 7:30. Arriving just before 9:00, we join the fortunate, 50%-of-park-capacity visitors admitted before the gates close. Of course, since park personnel direct us to the Awosting Falls parking lot, we face a mile ascent up the Sunset…

  • “a buzzing fly…” a #tanka (6/30/20)

    6/30/20: #61 PROMPT– mask a buzzing fly the refreshing cool of this overcast day we all save each other one mask at a time #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #coronavirus