Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • Queen City of the Sound

    Queen City of the Sound

    “We didn’t choose New Rochelle; New Rochelle chose us.” Mira Tassone Frank and Mira loved it immediately. I held out hope for a townhouse. But the one we found in nearby Port Chester was too dark, and it’s architecture would not serve Mira’s practice. I mourned, but the three-bedroom, walkup apartment within the multi-family private…

  • “sirens…” a #tanka (1/16/24)

    “sirens…” a #tanka (1/16/24)

    1/16/24: thick sirens another time to be thick-skinned when so much happens in this city #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (1/16/24)

    #Haiku (1/16/24)

    #1/16/24: breakfast breaking dawn… enjoying breakfast by Christmas tree light #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “while these clouds…” a #tanka (1/15/24)

    “while these clouds…” a #tanka (1/15/24)

    1/15/24: icy while these clouds foreshadow more icy conditions I relish the feeling of your warm hands #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (1/15/24)

    #Haiku (1/15/24)

    1/15/24: cars MLK Day even on this holiday the drone of cars #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Into the Gray

    Into the Gray

    Saturday, early morning. Windows glisten with raindrops. A fog of pea-soup proportion fills the street. The sky is a blanket of gray. Neighbors walk along the sidewalks through this rain and fog. Some walk dogs. Others exercise, or just stretch the legs. They take their steps into the gray without hesitation. Saturday, mid-morning. Sunlight pierces…

  • #Haiku (1/13/24)

    #Haiku (1/13/24)

    1/13/24: door sun and clouds across the street that red door #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (1/12/24)

    #Haiku (1/12/24)

    1/12/24: rattle the way we rattle each others’ cages waning moon #haiku #micropoetry #poetry