Frank J. Tassone

Tag: tanka

  • “birdsongs…” a #tanka (5/3/20)

    5/3/2020: unprompted birdsongs and leaf-blowers fill the air another blue-sky day holds the promise of summer #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Flattening Curve Fantasy: a #TankaProse

    This is what we strive for, now. The hope that daylight lies ahead of us. The hope that a flattening curve means life will return to normal. The hope that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is at an end. Some societies begin to reopen. Spaniards take to the streets to exercise, while Italians look…

  • “fresh clouds…” a #tanka (5/1/20)

    5/1/20: unprompted fresh clouds filling up the first blue sky in days those “good people” brandishing AR-15s in Lansing #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry #coronavirus

  • “wind-swayed branches…” a #tanka (4/30/20)

    4/30/20: serenity wind-swayed branches after the latest spring shower again and again I pray the Serenity Prayer #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #coronavirus

  • Total Second-to-lasts: a #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #TankaProse

    Graduation day precedes final report card pick-up. The “Last Dance” at Senior Prom precedes some final melody. A roll of thunder follows a lightening strike–before the last flash of the storm. A parry during a fencing match lands before the ultimate riposte. How these penultimates eclipse the end! dogs, fish, lizards, mice … that heartbreaking…

  • “ososakura…” a #tanka (4/29/20)

    4/29/20: cherry blossoms ososakura yet another day of steady rain all these reminders of what we’ve lost #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #coronavirus for my current #Haikai Challenge

  • “unfurling leaves…” a #tanka (4/28/20)

    4/28/20: compassion She patiently talks her client through another crisis after days of cold rain unfurled leaves Author’s note: Thanks to Pamela A. Babusci for her feedback and suggestions on my earlier version. #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020

  • “sudden wind…” a #tanka (4/27/20)

    4/27/20: cosmic dance of life and death sudden wind another rainstorm advances … #covid19: the latest cosmic dance of life and death #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020