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K. S. Shepherd

@kshepherdwrites

I write stuff that nobody reads; returned peace corps volunteer (kenya), special educator, pluviophile and logophile; invisible and trillium seeking; she/her

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poetry section
I plow the shelves
a furrow for seeds

#dailyhaikuprompt plow

11.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

still pond
and frog
taking in flies

#dailyhaikuprompt frog

10.03.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

tea party
chipped plates for
slivers of moon

#dailyhaikuprompt moon

09.03.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

fiddleheads
I sit for a spell
unfurling

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday #poetry

08.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

wrapping strands of hair
around her index finger
fiddlehead

#dailyhaikuprompt fiddlehead

08.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

three flames
extinguished
nirvana

#dailyhaikuprompt nirvana

07.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

cheering
on the baseball field
a gaggle of geese

#dailyhaikuprompt geese

06.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

purring in the wind
pussy willow
catkin

#dailyhaikuprompt catkin

05.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

stars
take the stage
new moon

#dailyhaikuprompt new moon

04.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

not quite budding
shadow of a tree
evening sidewalk

#dailyhaikuprompt evening

03.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

small rip
on his coat sleeve
wild rose thorn

#dailyhaikuprompt wild rose

02.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

fresh perspective
moving from the podium
to the back row

#dailyhaikuprompt fresh

01.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

through the woodland
a tranquil falling sun
splashing the ferns

#dailyhaikuprompt tranquil

28.02.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

angels in waiting
on the forest floor
trillium buds

#dailyhaikuprompt buds

27.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

frog resisting
that dark pond
of conclusions

#dailyhaikuprompt frog

26.02.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

morning
released
a pulled yellow thread

#dailyhaikuprompt yellow

25.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

disguised
by a starless sky
blackbird

#dailyhaikuprompt blackbird

24.02.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

in a blue egg
not yet ready
a robin

#dailyhaikuprompt robin

23.02.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

collected
in conversation
a valuable seed

#dailyhaikuprompt seed

22.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted to have a poem featured by My Haiku Pond today.

21.02.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

late winter
chaos of dark and light
early blooming

#dailyhaikuprompt late

21.02.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

squirrel on a branch
my eyes and day
rising

#dailyhaikuprompt day

20.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

flow softly
sweet river
I can hear you

#dailyhaikuprompt fresh water

19.02.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

my good friend
always full of stories
a book shelf

#failyhaikuprompt friend

18.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

soft boiled egg
meadow patterned corelle bowl
my grandma’s breakfast

#dailyhaikuprompt egg

17.02.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

stillness
on a high branch
blue heron

#dailyhaikuprompt high

16.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

author’s note
except for you
it’s all fictional

#dailyhaikuprompt note

15.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

after
the pilgrimage
unpacked bags

#dailyhaikuprompt pilgrimage

14.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

window down
dog’s head out
the taste of wind

#dailyhaikuprompt wind

13.02.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

bald patch
in the forest
clear cut

#dailyhaikuprompt evergreen (ever-lumbered?πŸ˜‚)

12.02.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0