Tag: poetry
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Belonging, or Not
A former karate teacher once told me that in every society of any scale (from club to nation) there are zealots, followers, and heretics. “And I’m a heretic,” he added, referring to his role within his dojo. But he looked obedient enough, responding to Sensai’s commands during a school-wide Karate demonstration. searching still for the…
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#Haiku (8/24/24)
8/24/24: dwarf Milky Way … from a distant white dwarf so many X-rays #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haiku (8/23/24)
8/23/24: uprising “Bloody Sunday” streets and sidewalks stained red #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“a little over…” a #tanka (8/22/24)
8/22/2024: school a little over a week away Labor Day soon the penultimate school year begins #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Realization
“Everything I let go of had claw marks on it.” Sitting this morning, realizing You were there all along. All through her drunken tirades, and his violent reactions. All through the High School bullying and the college dissipation. All through that horrible year teaching at that once-dream job in a suburban High School. It was…
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“even with this…” a #tanka (8/21/24)
8/21/24: sun even with this late morning sun cool breezes this time in August announcing Autumn #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (8/21/24)
8/21/24: senior citizen not ready to be a senior citizen singing robin #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Willowing through Wars
bowing grateful to my seat and the world bending under this world’s heartbreak bullets killing 1,000+ one October day bombs killing over 40,000 since bending beneath Russian rockets striking Ukrainian cities Ever bowing ever bending, to be even one light left in the dark Ms. Jade Li, aka Lisa, hosts Quadrille Monday #206 over at…
Frank J. Tassone 