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K. S. Shepherd
@kshepherdwrites.bsky.social
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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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yellowing
and curling
leaves and book pages

#dailyhaikuprompt yellowing
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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holding a sparkle
on a morning walk
bridge handrail

#dailyhaikuprompt frost
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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a loud pulsing
I remember to mind
the sky’s color

#dailyhaikuprompt fright
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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after
poker and tongs
comes shovel and brush

#dailyhaikuprompt fireplace
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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each night
imbibing starlight
his desert garden

#dailyhaikuprompt imbibe
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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sinking light
spreads a blanket
over withered grass

#dailyhaikuprompt withered grass
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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floating above
a favorite chipped mug
jasmine blossoms

#dailyhaikuprompt hot tea
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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bonfire shadows
in conversations
with banned books

#dailyhaikuprompt bonfire
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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reflecting
on the frozen pond
winter moon

#dailyhaikuprompt (from 11/14… oops, out of order again!) winter moon
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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sunny day park bench
abandoned newspaper
withering words

#dailyhaikuprompt withering
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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geese
in V formation
raking the sky

#dailyhaikuprompt rake
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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reading beneath
the ponderosa
sitting on needles

#dailyhaikuprompt pine
November 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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his tools and season
left to rust
in the potting shed

#dailyhaikuprompt rust
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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written in rain
pine needles and dusk
a future classic

#dailyhaikuprompt classic (this prompt stumped me
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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puppy
paw prints
first snow

#dailyhaikuprompt first snow
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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masked
by a puff of cloud
middle sister

#dailyhaikuprompt mask
Three Sisters, Oregon
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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calling for dinner
in the fading light
barred owl

#dailyhaikuprompt fading
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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on the mantle
above the fireplace
dad’s ashes

#dailyhaikuprompt fireplace
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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last resort
for great expectations
turnips

a little Dickens inspired today #dailyhaikuprompt turnips
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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ripped up
calendar page
clear day

#dailyhaikuprompt clear day
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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north wind at sunset
tangling gray hair
in a coral sky

#dailyhaikuprompt north wind
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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supermoon
pauses to rest
on a needle

#supermoon #beavermoon
#haiku #frostmoon #haiga
*photo taken by a neighbor friend near our homes.
Pink skies with eastern pine and the full moon low in the sky.
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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earlier each day
from the kitchen window
moon rise

#dailyhaikuprompt moon rise
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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blue with red trim
on a park bench
found or lost mittens

oops, out of order #dailyhaikuprompt mittens
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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garden party
hosted by
pine sap

#dailyhaikuprompt pine sap

*in our backyard, it’s Douglas Fir sap😂; love those trees but not their sticky mess
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM