Frank J. Tassone

Tag: tanka

  • “nightfall…” a #tanka (12/4/19)

    2/4/19: prompt-free nightfall fresh snow still covers some Christmas lights oh, but the radiance of reflected starlight #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Spirited: A #TankaProse #Quadrille

    Get up. I can’t. You can. Get up. I’m too exhausted. Too defeated. You breathe. You live. You’re not defeated. How can I? I fall a thousand times. Then get up a thousand and one. Another breath Somehow, my feet underneath I arise again for Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 156, #Poet’sChoice and…

  • “Even after…” a #tanka

    12/3/19: unprompted Even afterthe first snow blowing another jobawaits me uponmy return home #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haikai Challenge #115 (11/30/19): Advent #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Thank you for celebrating your Thanksgiving, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jade Li/Lisa2. Dwight L. Roth3. Tessa4. Reena Saxena5. Indira 6. Peter7. Jane Dougherty8. Jules9. Xenia Tran10. Janice 11. Linda Lee Lyberg12. Kerfe Roig13. Frank J. Tassone14. Pat R15. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya!…

  • Mystery: a Gerry Muse #TankaProse

    11/30/2019: Gerry Muse #183 (mystery) Why do you draw closer? Did the fate of your forebearers mean nothing? I offer you only hardship and ruin. Snow covered trails, rockslides, scrambles and switch-backs: Only the insane attempt such ascents. Yes, I know you want to gaze out at the summit. Savor the Vista so few see.…

  • “Thanksgiving eve…” a #tanka (11/27/19)

    11/27/19: keyboard Thanksgiving eve a bare tree filled with crows above the Thruway How a few strokes on the keyboard encapsulate a moment #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haikai Challenge #114 (11/23/19): Thanksgiving #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    I trust you enjoyed frolicking with your foliage, haijin? I certainly had my fun with fallen leaves! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Peter2. Deborah3. Jade Li/Lisa4. Dwight L. Roth 5. Reena Saxena6. Indira7. Tessa8. Linda Lee Lyberg 9. Jules10. Xenia Tran11. Revived Writer12. Janice Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward!…

  • November Mourning: a #tankaprose

    11/13/19: November Song It’s a seasonal sensation, an ever-repeating que. All Saint’s Day follows Halloween, and that kaleidescope of Autumn foliage falls. Election day follows, and the winds pick up. Veterans day comes, and the leaves pile up. By the Weekend before Thanksgiving, bare maples, Birches and oaks stand over their piles and piles of…