Frank J. Tassone

Tag: tanka

  • #Haikai Challenge #147 (7/11/20): smoldering [hot] (moyuru) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Enjoy your moon-gazing, haijin? Many of you did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Kerfe Roig2. joem18b3. Li/Lisa4. Jules5. Janice 6. Jane Dougherty7. Revived Writer8. Dave Madden9. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr10. Eugenia 11. Pat R12. Christine Bolton13. Tessa Dean14. Xenia Tran15. s.s. Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! The forecast in…

  • Vernal Moments: A Gerry-Muse #Tanka-Prose

    Summer Vacation began with the sudden end of the Google Meet Faculty Conference. The bird songs in the backyard carried on. Leaves fluttered in a passing summer breeze, while sun from a clear sky bathed the lawn in gold. The first week passed. Writing continued. Witnessing continued. Then we broke our routine with a short…

  • “summer night … ” a #tanka (7/10/20)

    7/10/20: #64 PROMPT – magical meeting (foxes) summer night … awakened by a fox’s scream still hidden these kitsune #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haikai Challenge #146 (7/5/20): Buck Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Have you savored the transience of the Wild Iris enough, haijin? Many of you did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Pat R3. Tessa Dean4. Dave Madden5. joem18b6. s.s. 7. Linda Lee Lyberg8. Jane Dougherty9. Eugenia10. Jules11. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr12. Kerfe Roig 13. Christine Bolton14. Janice15. Revived Writer16. Xenia Tran17.…

  • A Domestic Experience: A #Tanka-Prose

    The neighborhood Fourth of July fireworks ceased sometime during the night. Now, the only sounds are the intermittent birdsongs, the rustle of breeze-tussled leaves, and the hum of a dryer exhaust. The sun approaches zenith. The last clouds dispersed. Sunlight-bathed blades of grass look a radiant green. The temperature and humidity continue to rise. Yesterday,…

  • “thunderstorm…” a #tanka (7/3/20)

    7/3/20: unprompted thunderstorm yet this searing heat remains we still hear the words “I can’t breathe!” #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #BlackLivesMatter

  • “rising heat…” a #tanka (7/2/20)

    7/2/20: #61 PROMPT– found art rising heat repetitive chanting from the corner house a canopy of backyard leaves forms a living tapestry #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • “swaying line …” a #tanka (7/1/20)

    7/1/20: #62 PROMPT– butterflies for happiness and consolation swaying line of a wind-blown spider’s web yet among the lillies flittering butterflies #tanka #micropoetry #poetry