Frank J. Tassone

Tag: tanka

  • “the barking…” a #tanka (4/18/22)

    4/18/22: unprompted the barking of a golden retriever I never had how can so many good times all be imagined? #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#napowrimo2022#glopowrimo2022#NPM2022

  • “waxing gibbous…” a #tanka (4/17/22)

    4/17/22: canopy; 4/13/22: together waxing gibbouson our last day togetheryou nurse methose unremembered crieslost in this canopy #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #napowrimo2022 #glopowrimo2022 #NPM2022

  • Sakura Amore

    The garden of the Garden State teems with new flora. Mira and I stride the grounds on an unseasonably warm, sunny good Friday. Forsythias and daffodils almost shine as they bask in the afternoon radiance. The white Cherry blossoms have just peaked, while their pink cousins already fade. We stride among giants I could not…

  • “is there…” a #tanka (4/15/22)

    4/9/22: refuge; 4/15/22: nightmare is there“a balm in Gilead?”a refugefrom the nightmareof this breaking world? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #napowrimo2022 #glopowrimo2022 #NPM2022

  • “the difficulty…” a #tanka (4/8/22)

    4/8/22: open the difficultyof keeping an open mindcherry blossomsafter the cold war encounterthis tension in the chest remains #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #napowrimo2022 #glopowrimo2022 #npm22

  • “This aubade…” a #tanka (4/7/22)

    4/7/22: bend this aubadeI sing through fresh tearsas you leavewho else but lovers knowthe cruelty of day? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #napowrimo2022 #glopowrimo2022 #npm22 for dVerse Poets MTB: Morning has broken (pubtended by Laura Bloomsbury). The Pub is open! Come join us!

  • “ventilator hum…” a #tanka (4/6/22)

    4/6/22: unprompted ventilator humand that mysterioussqueaking noisehow overtimepasses #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry #napowrimo2022 #glopowrimo2022 #npm22

  • “gathering clouds…” a #tanka (3/28/22)

    3/28/22: below gathering clouds“as above, so below”echoes in my mindthis second week of springanother chill breeze #tanka #micropoetry #poetry