Frank J. Tassone

Tag: tanka

  • “hot shell casings…” a #tanka (9/18/19)

    9/18/19: inspired by the 2019 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest Winners hot shell casings the bloodshed and screams following the shots how many more processions before enough is enough Inspired by “an accident” David Terelinck Third Place winner http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/tsa-contest/winners-and-judges-comments/2019-sanford-goldstein-international-tanka-contest-winners

  • Gaean Karma: a #tankaprose

    Can you see their sad gaze yet? Can you hear them weep for you, even now? Smell the aroma of their unseasonal sap. See the darkened hue of their submerged trunks. Listen to the lapping of the water that consumes them. Watch the last flock of birds that will ever call them home migrate for…

  • #Haikai Challenge #104 (9/14/19): harvest moon (meigetsu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Hope last week was enough wind for you, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. Dwight L. Roth3. Zael Sealing4. Tessa 5. Jules6. Linda Lee Lyberg7. Deborah8. Revived Writer 9. Janice10. Kerfe Roig Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: Today is the 2nd anniversary of the #Haikai Challenge!…

  • “cicada songs…” a #tanka (9/14/19)

    9/14/19: inspired by the 2019 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest Winners cicada songs and our neigbor’s mower waxing and waning until a sudden silence broken again #tanka#micropoetry#poetry inspired by Honorable Mentions:“a cry…” Louis Osofsky http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/tsa-contest/winners-and-judges-comments/2019-sanford-goldstein-international-tanka-contest-winners?fbclid=IwAR3ugZZ59_XCwGyaYC7_sSWd4hOHsInW1XT8mXnHqTOIaFgoYkiorRuHICk

  • “Friday the thirteenth…” a #tanka (9/13/19)

    9/13/19: prompt-free Friday the thirteenth just below the horizon Harvest Moon I let go of a childish superstition…for now #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • “fleeing civilians…” a #tanka (9/12/19)

    9/12/19: inspired by the 2019 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest Winners fleeing civilians and soon-abandoned streets covered in ash the first sunrise over Ground Zero inspired by “muddy foxhole…” First Place winnerDorothy McLaughlin http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/tsa-contest/winners-and-judges-comments/2019-sanford-goldstein-international-tanka-contest-winners?fbclid=IwAR1BbYF3l86tU-mAsbBdrP2FIIB0pDK1ICw5Q5nCRiXnN5ETrphWVozc2I0

  • “clearing clouds…” a #tanka (9/9/19)

    9/10/19: off-prompt clearing cloudsa ray of afternoon sunthrough a skylightthe light spots remainingafter an eye exam #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • “Autumn wind…” a #tanka (9/9/19)

    9/9/19: dragonfly Autumn wind a hovering dragonfly above our flowers a moment of radiance before the closure of clouds Inspired by: 2019 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest Winners: Honorable mention “sudden chill…” —Marion Clarke http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/tsa-contest/winners-and-judges-comments/2019-sanford-goldstein-international-tanka-contest-winners #haiku #micropoetry #poetry