Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • Thunderstruck: an #AmericanSentence #haibun

    She straightens her hair. Her hands guide the flattening iron as its jaws clench on locks of wavy hair. Snippets of steam rise before she draws the iron down and then grasps another strand. There must be some occasion. But it’s too early for our newphew’s wedding. Lightening dances across thunderheads that encroach the sky.…

  • #Haiku (9/11/23)

    9/11/23: disagreements thunderstorms… the triviality of our disagreements #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (9/9/23)

    9/9/23: oysters daybreak slurping oysters in a dream #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (9/8/23)

    9/8/23: tension tension between us… Autumn #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (9/7/23)

    9/7/23: bond an unraveled parental bond— sea breeze #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Knife’s Edge

    A sliver between water, where families make their home. Leave for work. Return home. Celebrate birthdays, holidays. Live their lives. Until an inevitable day of packing and moving. By them, or others. “And so it goes…” the space between twilight and night turning tide for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #183 – A Sliver of a Poem…

  • #Haiku (9/6/23)

    9/6/23: slice aroma  of a pizza slice twilight #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Of Super Moons and Moves

    A steady stream of Spanish chatter woffs up from outside of the first floor apartment. The family residing there hosts a birthday party for one of their children. It’s a hot September afternoon, and only the hint of a breeze rustles the still-green leaves of the neighborhood trees. It’s our fifth day in our new…