Frank J. Tassone

Tag: tanka

  • Bronx Zoo Visit, 7/16/14

    moving dinosaursthe animatronics thatbring battles to lifehis smile when T-Rexdowns triceratops The tiger lies on his side, eyes closed. Another one—the next enclosure over—at least lifts his head. As indifferently as the gorillas at the Congo Rain Forest: eating, gazing empty-eyed toward us, scratching buttocks before climbing trees. safari riddlefar too many deerfor Wild AsiaShe’s…

  • “cold twilight…” a #tanka (1/16/19)

    1/16/19: beyond measure cold twilightanother day of fatigue beyond measureand still I wait beforethe relief of homecoming #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • “after sunset…” a #tanka (1/11/19)

    1/11/19: January after sunset on a January day the echoes at home are louder than usual since you are not yet here #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • “Epiphany…” a #tanka (1/9/19)

    1/9/19: stain glass Epiphany sunset through stain glass unseen another raised glass at a Christening #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Grecian Grace

    We saw it at a tourist trap in Mykonos during our honeymoon. The vivid sunburst hue in the sky and sea caught our eye. The iconic way the painting captured the quintessential, Greek seaside town won us over. We could almost feel the breeze blowing the arms of the windmill. It has hung in our…

  • 1/7/19: prompt-free red sky morning as cold in the office as outside another throat-clearing cough to start off the work day #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haikai Happenings #68 (1/5/19): first raven/crow (cry)(hatsugarasu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Hope you enjoyed (and recovered from) your celebrations of the New Year! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Jules @ Strands3. Janice 4. Helene Vaillant 5. Jane Dougherty6. Merril D. Smith7. Janice (2)8. Linda Lee Lyberg 9. Revived Writer10. Toni Spencer11. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr12. The Dark Netizen Powered…

  • “first sparrow…” a #tanka (1/4/19)

    1/4/19: prompt-free first sparrow the empty work station where our friend sat the chill on my tear follows me home #tanka #micropoetry #poetry