Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • #Haiku (9/28/23)

    #Haiku (9/28/23)

    9/27/23: alarm Autumn chill awaiting the next pulled fire alarm #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • This Ebb and Flow

    This Ebb and Flow

    The day began with dizziness. The day ends with aches. Such is the state of affairs after fifty, after a routine vaccine during an annual physical. The night commences with soreness. What will the night end with, other than exhaution. Such is the aftermath post-day after the shot. As day turns to night, what comes,…

  • “Autumn…” a #tanka (9/27/23)

    “Autumn…” a #tanka (9/27/23)

    9/27/23: fall Autumn an inopportune time for a fall what the shingles vaccine giveth and taketh away #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (9/27/23)

    #Haiku (9/27/23)

    9/27/23: crossroads sunset at the crossroads another deal #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Bridging

    Bridging

    She lifts her torch to me. I do not return the favor. I’m too busy, stretching across the Bay. Bearing the Golden Gate from which they named me. Offering a way in, a way out, a way across. A way through. There is always a way. choppy water as the micro climate ends the moon…

  • “Ophelia…” a #tanka (9/25/23)

    “Ophelia…” a #tanka (9/25/23)

    9/25/23: wet Ophelia your torrents leave us wet and you’re just getting started #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (9/25/23)

    #Haiku (9/25/23)

    9/25/23: first step fading light the agony of taking the first step #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • An Equinoxal Experience

    An Equinoxal Experience

    A blanket of clouds eclipsed the sun. The temperature dropped accordingly. & the restaurant we intended to have dinner in had no open tables for two hours. Tired from our day of sightseeing Rochester, we followed our sorry-not-sorry host’s directions to a Sushi/Ramen restaurant located in the same mall. This one had plenty of seats.…