Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • Between

    Between

    Today, a break in the clouds that gathered for days. Today, a respite from the rain that’s fallen for the last two. A robin lands on the walkway of a neighbor’s home, then scampers onto the small front yard. The last blossoms of the Cherry Tree next door have all fallen. Their last remains mingle…

  • #Haiku (5/11/24)

    #Haiku (5/11/24)

    5/11/24: cave emerging from enshadowedment the enlightened #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • Low

    Low

    Was it the two disturbances by the same two students in the same day? The campus evacuation caused by an alleged buring of a light? The relentless underperformance from the usual suspects? The heavy atmosphere of a week’s worth of rainclouds? The existential abrasion of yet another work week? Or just a combination of the…

  • “shadows…” a #tanka (5/10/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

    “shadows…” a #tanka (5/10/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

    5/10/24: shadows shadows those long-lost impressions remembering a once-vital life #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka

  • #Haiku (5/10/24)

    #Haiku (5/10/24)

    5/10/24: cliff this clifftop view #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “listening…” a #tanka (5/9/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

    “listening…” a #tanka (5/9/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

    5/9/24: seagulls listening to their cries seagulls how quickly summer comes #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka

  • #Haiku (5/9/24)

    #Haiku (5/9/24)

    5/9/24: crevice squeezing through the crevice spring hiker #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (5/8/24)

    #Haiku (5/8/24)

    5/8/24: summit pantingbefore the summitsunrise #haiku #micropoetry #poetry