Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • “sunlit ripples…” a #tanka (5/21/20)

    sunlit ripples as the current continues through the bend all the times I fought when I could have flowed #tanka #micropoetry #poetry I’m hosting MTB today at dVerse Poets, where we explore 5-line Japanese Poetic Forms. The pub is open! Come join us!

  • “a sea of stars…” a #tanka (5/21/20)

    5/21/20: unprompted a sea of stars obscured by clouds and yet I still hope #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (5/20/20)

    5/20/20: moot moot pointdrying in the suna wet tent #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Predation: a #Quadrille #TankaProse

    When did you imagine that the world revolved around you? Did it take a stray strand of rogue gene to prove otherwise? How utterly predictable of you! a glimpse of pitiable reptillian indifference … we can only blame ourselves for the fix that we’re in for Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 178…

  • My Daily #Haiku (5/19/20)

    5/19/20: brunt open petals …what will take the brunt ofthe coming storm? #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (5/18/20)

    5/18/20: rose hips spring rain againrose hipsleft untasted #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Completing the Chore: a .@ImageCurve #haibun

    The dishwasher hums, and the whooshing of its water drowns out the crickets. I eat my oatmeal out of Frankie’s Frosted Flakes bowl: not another clean one remains. warm aftertasteempty pill containersbeside bottles first published in Image Curve, May 14, 2020 UPDATE: for dVerse Poets’ OpenLinkNight #267 (pubtended by Grace) The Pub is open! Come…

  • Malfunction on the Morning Commute: an .@ImageCurve #haibun

    A new light illuminates the dashboard. I divert to Midas, in vain, as the shop opens at 7:30. I don’t have time to wait. The manual says that the light indicates my tire pressure is low. Since Midas has no air pumps outside the garage, I travel east on Rt. 59, through the heart of…