Tag: poetry
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A Haiku Cavalcade: A #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 / #InHaiPoDay2020 #Haiku Sequence
first snowfall inserting a cartridge in the Atari wet season within the rain forest cacaphony midafternoon sun staring from the shade an iguana falling leaves flyover country between us
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“another layer…” a #tanka (4/17/20)
4/17/20: unprompted another layer of gray covers the sky another chill even as maples bud and dogwoods bloom #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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My Daily #Haiku (4/17/20)
4/17/20: resevoir leafblower drone —a resevoir filledwith waterfowl #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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The Last Apparition: a #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #TankaProse
What higher praise can I offer you, mother, than a prayer through you to your son? these remains of devotional sculpture how can I witness such things with these dry eyes and still go on living?
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“a leaf on the wind…” a #tanka (4/16/20)
4/16/20: unprompted a leaf on the wind watch it float and wonder where it will land how often we must trust in what we cannot see #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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My Daily #Haiku (4/16/20)
4/16/20: pocket soaring hawk —“Poem in your Pocket” dayin only two weeks #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #pocketpoem
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Coronal Folly: A #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #haibun
It’s midway through the fourth week of Remote Learning. If we were still in our school, we would be off for Spring vacation. But in these pandemic times, a break is not an option. Therefore, we faculty came up with the next best thing: four grade-level projects that each incorporate the four core subjects of…
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Fluidity on “My Favorite Things” –a #reprise #haibun
First bars: da-da da, da da da: piano play. Steamer on an expresso machine superheats a caramel macchiato in the making. Or a cork on a bottle of California Burgundy pops open. Jazz-rhythm drums, catching the downbeat and bridging the intro, until the soul-satisfying melody line of John Coltrane’s saxophone strikes–“My Favorite Things,” Like that…
Frank J. Tassone 