Frank J. Tassone

Tag: tanka

  • Not Words

    faithless words betraying whatever they name like cowardice sliding off the brave man and woman across an open field life’s water their closed eyes turned away as words condemn them a reverse poem of Jane Hirschfield’s words Day 3 of

  • Foolish Notions: a #tankaprose (4/1/23)

    4/1/23: April musings A submission due, and yet an unmet requirement remains. A text asking for an ETA is left unanswered. An overcast sky, promising a persistent drizzle, transforms into a cloudless one. Why must these contradictions of common sense fester on this first of April? what elsecan one expect fromApril Fool’s daya clawless cat…

  • “glistening…” a #tanka (3/29/23)

    3/29/23: unprompted glistening off of a neigbhor’s home an afternoon glow the sudden appearance of blue sky #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • “moonlight…” a #tanka (3/28/23)

    3/28/23: glisten moonlight glistens off fresh tears bearing away hope fading footsteps #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • “South Fallsburg…” a #tanka (3/27/23)

    3/27/23: we can’t go back South Fallsburg the remains of the Pines Hotel another reminder of how we can’t go back #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • A Regent Experience

    The path from my flat on Wigmore Place to Regents College passes through Regents Park. Green lawns, well-manucured lawns, gurgling fountains, even a small wooded glen: there is usually so little time to enjoy it all. Until one day, after classes, I make time. A diverging walk from my well-trodden way to and from the…

  • “a simple…” a #tanka (3/17/23)

    3/17/23: sweep a simple sweep of the broom behind the bar the St. Patrick’s Day crowd presses in #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • “after…” a #tanka (3/15/23)

    3/15/23: bloom after the Nor’easter spring wind signs of an early bloom too good to be true #tanka#micropoetry#poetry