Frank J. Tassone

Tag: Quadrille

  • A Troll’s Lament

    Always, the bad rap! Do you see the neck chain the orcs fastened? Did I shout for joy as they collared me? Could I count on you to free me? No. Skewar, more’s like. But I’m the bad guy! scapegoat blood on our hands for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #76– Troll (pubtended by Frank Hubeny)

  • A Natural Indifference: a #quadrille #haibun

    Parched ground. searing sun. The cacti’s collective yawn. What is a few more degrees to them? Their fibers hoard their water. Their needles guard their excess against the unwary consumer. Why would they care about climate change? temperature spike the unpredictability of coming storms for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #75: Spike up a Poem (pubtended by…

  • First Kiss: a #quadrille #haibun

    Our second date. We walked through the Bear Mountain Zoo and Trailside Museum, stopping outside the Amphibian House. She saw toddlers and smiled. Holding her, I bent my head in. For our first kiss. tulip blossom all of our love after all these years for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #73: A Prelude to a Kiss (Pubtended by…

  • The Heart of Majesty

    Not the tallest. Nor the steepest. But what other mountain so captures the culture of a people? What other embodies a nation? Or inspires so many poets’ tears? cold carp the nevermelting snow atop Mt. Fuji Will I ever see you face to face? for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #72 (pubtended by Mish). She invites us…

  • Cheering Down the Darkness: a #Quadrille #haibun

      So little to celebrate. Raging wildfires. Persecuted refugees. Genocidal shootings.  A hate-frothing darkness threatens to swallow all. For what can we cheer?   That light shines in the darkness. That Love drives out hate. That we can.   Holy Days another lit candle piercing the gloom       for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #70: Poems…

  • Electoral Choices: a #Renga Soliloquy #Quadrille

        Election day … In the blink of an eye we seal our fate   Will it be a wink and nod or a cold, steady gaze?   So many years since Palin’s famous wink … Election day   Is a steady gaze enough?     for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #68 (pubtended by De…

  • A Pre-Appointment Meditation

      early for an appointment Starbucks stop   what an irony if I end up late     overcast Caramel Macchiato for the chill conversations with friends I used to have so often     afternoon aches all the energy I used to have   miles to go Before I sleep     for dVerse…

  • The definition of Yuk: a #renga #quadrille

        horseback perils manure in the making in line of sight   the downside of riding in line and trailside snacking on the way   step by step the definition of yuk on the soiled ground   the wretched stink that stays long after the last ride ends     for dVerse Quadrille #66…