Tag: poetry
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“Milton…” a #tanka (10/10/24)
10/10/24: pummels Milton how your wind pummels us & in your aftermath more shattered lives #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (10/10/24)
10/10/24: transportation Hunter’s moon emerging from the fog the Black Pearl #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haiku (10/7/24)
10/7/24: bat so much trouble from a rabid bat … Cujo #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Sublime Serenade
leaves turning atop the tallest trees bathed in setting sunlight that canopy yet still calling from within, from beyond “Deeper. Deeper…” past the cross’ shadow to an empty tomb while my skin sandpaper sensationed— this cool air sunlight passing so quickly away
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Lovely as Trees: a #TankaProse
The towering, ancient redwood she hugs. The great Sequoia, in whose tunnel we stand. The Cypress before which he poses. The one whose species I forget, but against whose trunk I leaned as I sit upright in zazen posture, legs together in the Burmese tradition. how intertwined are all of our roots these trees and…
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#Haiku (10/6/24)
10/4/24: reaper the reaper counts his wages harvest moon #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Equinoxal Equilibrium
Alex taught us of the undesirability of being “double-weighted” when practicing tai chi. “Flow from one form to the next, shifting your weight from one leg to another,” she would profess. How extraordinary that our sister, Mother Earth, denies her advice twice each year. this balance of light and darkness… coyfish turn my own late…
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“Although…” a #tanka / #kyoka (10/3/24)
10/3/24: crisp although crisp Autumn air runs through I need no sweater for I am (shiver) strong! #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
Frank J. Tassone 