Frank J. Tassone

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  • Softest Whisper: A #TankaTuesday (on a Wednesday) #tankaprose

      The Spirit moves. Sometimes in the fiercest cyclones. Far more often in the softest whispers.   The story of Elijah experiencing the Presence of the Lord in the “small, still voice” comes to mind. The Spirit manifests in the gentle nudge that prompts us to the action–or inaction–best suited for the situation we face.…

  • Strongest Wind: A #TankaTuesday #tankaprose

    Photo by Ravi Pinisetti on Unsplash   “Strongest wind remains unseen” –from The Joy Luck Club     We see, and we believe. Yes, it has served us well, this “seeing is believing,” when we address pratical matters. What happens, however, when we confront the sublime?   There, we must abandon the seen for the unseen.   Who…

  • #Haikai Challenge #45 (8/4/2018): Vacation/Holiday #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      How was the Cicada’s song, haijin? Some of you braved the heat or rain to listen.   Congratulations to last week’s participants:   Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Reena Saxena 3. Jules @ Jewels 4. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 5. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets.    …

  • Everyday Duplicity: a #ThrowdownThursday (8/2/18) #Tanka

        cicada song … the moments we take for granted How many shadows can we hide within?     for dVerse Poets’ MTB: Punctuation and enjambment in poetry (pubtended by Bjorn) and my own #Haikai Challenge #44 (7/28/18): Cicada (Semi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga      

  • A Domestic Disturbance: A #TankaTuesday (7/31/18) #2 #tanka

    Photo by Abigail Lynn on Unsplash     woodchuck burrow the ransacked vegtables in the garden it participates in grooming successors to pillage on   for Kiwinana’s #Weekly Tanka Prompt #Poetry Challenge – Week 107 – Participate & Grooming      

  • Conflicting Silence: A #TankaTuesday (7/31/18) #TankaProse

      The sun tries to break through. The clouds that gathered will not scatter. A temperature more consistent with spring than summer holds steady. It was perfect weather to repair the paver stones on the front stoop, or write outside all morning. I did neither, becoming lost in folly on the internet.   And so…

  • #Haikai Challenge #44 (7/28/18): Cicada (Semi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      Many of you enjoyed the afterglow, Haijin! Thank you for the anniversary well-wishes.   Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Xenia Tran 2. Dwight L. Roth 3. Reena Saxena 4. Jules @ Strands 5. Janice 6. Pat R 7. Shannon Blood 8. Suzanne Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets.   Moving…

  • Natural Epiphanies: A #TankaProse

      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 bark of a five-hundred-year-old oak. Tasted the…