bizarre convictions born of the wilderness Yet I place my trust in the ultimate meaning of an empty cross I have seen the rippling leaves in a sudden wind. Heard the rush of a rain-swelled brook. Smelled the fresh smoke of a new fire. Touched the […]
The waves slap the shore again and again. White foam crests burst into sprays of saline moisture. The sporadic cry of passing terns adds a staccato harmony to the rumbling surf’s deep bass. I sat here more than sixteen years ago–at night. The last light of […]
Children wait at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry, in the US-Mexico border in Chihuahua State, Mexico on June 20, 2018. Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Somewhere in south Texas, a child cries. Uniformed men pulled him from his screaming mother’s arms, and brought him far away. He […]
Thrilled to have my haibun Essential featured in Poems of the Week from Poets United! Thank you, Sherry, for the invitation and conversation! A special shout-out to Robin Kimber and Julian Clarke, whose poems are also featured! ESSENTIAL “In the beginning was the word…” Logos. The […]
fluttering leaves in a cool afternoon breeze a neighbor’s drumming such a happy fantasia of how things could have been The truth is a six-mile-plus hike along the Doodletown Bridal Path in Bear Mountain State Park on Memorial Day–the same day as my late father’s […]
Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!
Frank J. Tassone 