Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • American Southwest ‘19 Travel Notes (7/10/19) #haibun #haiku

    The vista of Red Rock Country from Airport Mesa. A view of Cathedral Rock from a roadside scenic outlook. A backcountry tour with the iconic Pink Jeep Tours. The initial majesties of Sedona, AZ sunlit red rocks a stirring in a vortex A day-long tour of Sunset Crater. A walk on cooled lava. Native American…

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/10/19)

    7/10/19: burning skies southwestern lunch a rest before another walk under a burning sky #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/9/19)

    7/9/19: short nights desert sunrise a long time since short nights #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/8/19)

    7/8/19: grass sprouts hunting for worms among the grass sprouts red-breasted robin #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • PSA: Vacation posting

    We leave for vacation shortly. My posting may be limited. Stay tuned for further details. summer heat “Welcome to the desert of the real.”

  • Inverted Expectations? (A #TankaProse)

    The searing heat of a New York July weekend continues even through scattered showers. Already the skies darken with thunderclouds, yet the temperature and humidity yield not one point. Does Sydney suffer from a prevailing windchill and frost warnings? Has yet more snow consumed the streets? Or is this the sympathetic, yet uninformed, musing of…

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/6/19)

    7/6/19: returning greese sudden rainfallthe sky fills with the soundof returning geese #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • An awaited Crossing: a #writephoto #haibun

    Breathe. Listen to the rush of white-foaming water. See the rippling currents as the river flows. Feel that stirring breeze. Breathe. Gather. Step to the span’s edge. Consider the consequences one more time. Breathe. Then step across. Embrace the other side. Listen to the rush of white-foaming water, now more distant, now behind. Walk on.…