For Halloween: Opal days wane, carved faces shine thrice in moon’s light smiles sharing soul cake. For Samhain: Stubbled fields’ sun sets Cattle fall by bonfire’s glow Toasts raised to fiddles Fairies flit in warm shadows Nibbling apple nut bread. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: This week,…
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#Haikai Challenge #109: scarecrow
i. Butterfly stuffings Sail in cold October gusts – Murder of crows wait. Wood bones, tattered skin dances Hat rolls between stalks — crows feast. ii. Long past dark stands guard Featureless-faced effigy Crows sleep, hunter moon Sun’s melted frost, eyeless tears Crows build shelter from his guts Frank J. Tassone is the…
Haikai Challenge #108 — Hunter’s Moon (nochi no tsuki)
Hunter’s moon cloaked behind clouds glides soft and stealthy through ice crystal skies Warm breaths and hungry eyes starved For stars. Butter moon pounces. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: FULL HUNTER’S MOON Most of our monthly Moon names come from Native American and early American folklore….
Haikai Challenge #107 — red leaves (momiji)
image courtesy of Wikipedia Cold days hug cold nights Fire drains from earth and sky Inhaled by autumn leaves Rosy-cheeked maples whisper Secrets to tall browning oak Frank is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to…
#Haikai Challenge #105 — Tsuki Shunbun 2019
Autumn’s skywalker can’t choose favorites veils clear for visits. Red-gold molton bauble gleams Drinking tea with ancestors Frank Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the September Equinox (Tsuki Shunbun) Image is Moonlit…
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