Tag: poetry
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A November with Basho, Day 13
The Mogami flows from the Michinoku at the far norther edge of Yamagata country. It is dangerous through Go Stone Rapids and Falcon Rapids, circumscribing northern Moutn Itajiki to meet the sea at Sakata. Mountains rose from either side of the boat as we sped between the trees. The boat was only a tiny rice-boat…
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“her phone call…” a #tanka (11/13/19)
11/13/19: unprompted her phone call news of her first accident in thirty years another from which she emerges unscathed #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (11/13/19)
11/13/19: owl squeaking field micethe moonlit flightof a great horned owl #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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A November with Basho, Day 12
In Yamagata Province, the ancient temple founded by Jikaku Daishi in 860, Ryushaku Temple is stone quiet, perfectly tidy… Monks at the foot of the mountain offered rooms, then we climbed the ridge to the temple, scrambling through ancient gnarled pine and oak, gray smooth stones and moss. The temple doors, built on rock, were…
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“so many years…” a #tanka
11/12/19: in concert so many years since seeing the Kinks in concert fresh snow falling on my memories #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (11/12/19)
11/12/19: clouds Autumn chill a buildup of clouds bearing snow #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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A November with Basho, Day 11
Here (Hiraizumi) three generations of the Fujiwara clan passed as though in a dream. The great outer gates lay in runis. Where Hidehira’s manor stood, rice fields grew. Only Mount Kinkei remained. I climbed the hill where Yoshitsune died; I saw the Kitakami, a broad stream flowing down through the Nambu plain, the Koromo River…
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“browning leaves…” a #tanka (11/11/19)
11/11/19: mirror image dream browning leaves so the mirror image dream of departed spring bow your heads in gratitude to our Veterans today #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #VeteransDay2019
Frank J. Tassone 