Tag: poetry
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Thwarted Ambition: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun
We arrive at our niece’s house for her daughter’s 3rd birthday party—early. Mira wants to “hug the babies”—our newborn great niece and nephew, both of whom will be there. She had hoped to have them to herself. When we pull up to the house, however, a Nissan Altima with a Portuguese flag is already parked.…
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“Hunter’s Moon…” a #tanka (10/10/19)
10/10/19: mirrors Hunter’s moon lost in a hall of mirrors as fog rolls in How do we escape this carnival of our own making? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (10/10/19)
10/10/19: silk dark morning — the arrow in the mongol warrior’s silk shirt #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Publication Alert (10/9/19): “Up There” appears in Poet’s Salon!
I’m happy to report that today Poet’s Salon has published my Tanka-Prose “Up There” as part of its collection of the same name! Thank you, Kath Abela Wilson, for your consideration! Frank Tassone Up There Breathing hard. Heart racing like never before. I lean against a pine. The trail continues. But will I? Step by…
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“rainfall…” a #tanka (10/9/19)
10/9/19: fairy tale rainfall a “Maleficient” sequel trailer on TV my son asks when we’re going to our Chinese buffet lunch #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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O Francis: a #tankaprose #Ekphrastic #ode
What was it like, Francis? To experience the wounds of Christ? How did you do it? You were another noble-aspiring Merchant’s son, fighting for Assisi in another of the Italian city-states endless wars. Was it the illness you endured during your captivity? Did that brush with death open your eyes to the Truth? How did…
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“Sudden cold…” a #tanka (10/8/19)
10/8/19: unusual harvest sudden cold an unusual harvest of late bloomers oh, that only we could count on Autumn weather at last #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (10/8/19)
10/8/19: airplane take-off airplane ascent echo of rolling thunder #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 