Tag: poetry
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A Heartbreaking Homecoming
“I shall take rememberings by dismemberings” the Commandante kindly said “and keep them for you” as he dragged my loves through white snow…” Anderson, H. (2010). “Maybe You Can Come Home“. In The plenitude of emptiness (pp. 56). haibun, Darlington Richards. The moon pierces through the clouds, bathing the snow in a pale luminescence. I…
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#Haiku (10/31/23)
10/31/23: crypt creaky opening of the crypt door … Halloween #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Luciferian Conceit
We were princes before the fall. The heights of glory were ours to behold. The splendor of the real, vibrant in a sublime light so radiant it cannot be seen with ordinary eyes. All before the fall… time to tempt humanity toward its own We’re taking the fall over at dVerse for this week’s Quadrille…
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#Haiku (10/30/23)
10/30/23: fangs wolf moon saliva dripping off gleaming fangs #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Dad Difficulties
Dad was too much like Adelia for Mira. It was inevitable that those two lions would eventually clash. He was a man that always thought he was right. Lived in terror at the thought he was wrong, actually. Just like my sister-in-law, with whom Mira once lived as a dependent, once upon a time. Being…
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Simple Intimacies
Even 23+ years later, the joy of waking up in each other’s arms, my love. Whatever heights and depths we experience this side of the veil, may we have that. May we have that for as long as we can. even in this summer-like heat Autumn wind
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#Haiku (10/28/23)
10/28/23: exit peak foliage… I miss my exit #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Dinner Party Aftermath
The quiet of backfiring mufflers, droning Interstate traffic, and resurgent crickets. All after the company leaves. A still night, with light pollution blotting out the stars. All after a long week’s work. Autumn chill after a return of summer heat echoes of pitter-patter from our great niecces
Frank J. Tassone 