Frank J. Tassone

Tag: tanka

  • #Haikai Challenge #105 (9/21/2019): September Equinox (Tsuki Shunbun) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    How did you enjoy your harvest moon, haijin? Thank you for celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the #Haikai Challenge; congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Reena Saxena3. Jane Dougherty4. Tessa5. Revived Writer 6. Janice7. Xenia Tran8. Jules9. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr10. Linda Lee Lyberg 11. Kerfe Roig12. Pat R13.…

  • Last Stand: a #tankaprose

    A clear sky, with all the radiant sunlight the lawn and leaves can imbibe, and more. A soft breeze that just sets the chimes’ melody with a whisper of song. The cicadas and grasshoppers, along with the non-migratory birds, carry on their own harmony. Not a hint of humidity. Forecasters talk of temperatures reaching the…

  • “grasshopper songs…” a #tanka (9/20/10)

    9/20/19: unprompted grasshopper songs while the setting sun shines through maple branches I catch my breath before the next onslaught of to-do #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • “Autumn chill…” a #tanka (9/19/19)

    9/19/19: prompt-free Autumn chill but a forecast of summer temperatures this weekend I long for colored leaves and the next Oktoberfests #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry

  • “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