Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku #2 (6/20/18)

    “not a game addict” the hours spent to unlock another level #haikuchallenge (unlock) #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (6/20/18)

    6/20/18: question estate sale my tattered copy of “The Question” #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Vernal Agony and Ecstasy: A #TankaTuesday #TankaProse

        Summer sun  air conditioner straining against the humid air Cheer the gift of fresh cool air be amazed that it still flows   Only the last scheduled New York State Regents exams to proctor. Only the last compliance work to complete. Only prom and graduation, faculty meeting and final party. Only the self-paced…

  • My Daily #Haiku (6/19/18)

    6/19/18: reach summer rain the children taken beyond their parents’ reach #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #separatingfamilies

  • Everturning: A #haibun #Quadrille

      The water cycle. The life cycle.   The cycles of my mistakes.   The wheel turns and turns, a child’s merry-go-round spinning too fast.   The rock cycle. The universal cycle.   What goes around, comes around.   Solstice another turn of the seasons why can’t time stand still?     For dVerse Poets’ Quadrille…

  • “Essential” Featured in Poets United: Poems of the Week!

    Thrilled to have my haibun Essential featured in Poems of the Week from Poets United! Thank you, Sherry, for the invitation and conversation!  A special shout-out to Robin Kimber and Julian Clarke, whose poems are also featured!     ESSENTIAL “In the beginning was the word…” Logos. The essence of consciousness, the embodied will of…

  • My Daily #Haiku #2 (6/18/18)

    Regents standby … U2’s “Desire” loops in my head #haikuchallenge (desire) #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #U2

  • My Daily #Haiku (6/18/18)

    6/18/18: crane heat wave “White crane spreads its wings” in the backyard #haiku #micropoetry #poetry