Tag: poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (11/2/19)
11/2/19: flag last foliage a flag-raising at sunrise haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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A November with Basho, Day 1
Poet Jane Dougherty led us on a November journey in 2017, when she hosted a W.B Yeats challenge in lieu of #NaNoWriMo. Inpired by her example, I have decided to embark on a comparable journey. This november I will post excerpts from “The Narrow Road to the Interior” (Translation by Sam Hamill) by master poet…
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“All Saints Day…” a #tanka (11/1/19)
11/1/19: fresh start All Saints Dayeven the worst sinnerdeserves a fresh startyet all the fall foliagelies browning on the ground #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (11/1/19)
11/1/19: wood stove Autumn wind fuel for a wood stove covered in leaves haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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A Halloween Horror
Halloween … Why would anyone need to fear the dead? Wait… did you hear that? What was that thump in the dark? Who whispers that name? Why is it suddenly so cold? gathered clouds what secrets emerge from the tomb? that I should shudder seeing my own headstone Paralyzed with fear. Heartbeat like the toning…
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My Daily #Haiku (10/31/19)
10/31/19: candy “I want candy” plays from a speaker … Halloween haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (10/30/19)
10/30/19: warm October night still warm enough for crickets haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“Is there still time…” a #tanka (10/29/19)
10/29/19: starting over is there still time to wipe the slate clean and start over? a trail of dust settling as taillights pass out of sight tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 