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Jocelyn

@jsteggert.bsky.social

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Reader, writer. 50 Precious Words HM24, HM25. Make America KIND Again. Buddhist leanings. Former substance use disorder RN. Ace. #KidLit #BLM #LGBTQIA #PB #haiku

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 1d

black Amish buggy
horse clomping and dropping--
skid marks on Main Street
#HaikuSaturday #haiku

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 5h

directionally disabled
geographically impaired
I'm where?
#SenryuSunday #haiku

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 1d

black Amish buggy
horse clomping and dropping--
skid marks on Main Street
#HaikuSaturday #haiku

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 1d

chill in the air
crunch of the apple
autumn crisp
#DailyHaikuPrompt (crisp) #haiku

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 6d

Love this! Very clever Jane. Makes me want to try writing limericks!

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 7d

crunch of the almond
whiff of white cherry blossoms
hint of the cherry
#DailyHaikuPrompt (crunch) #haiku

a black and white drawing of a cherry blossom tree with lots of flowers

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 8d

airing out the house--
wasps, a toad, a hummingbird!
most know the way out
#HaikuSaturday #haiku

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 15d

an aspen tree sways
to the rhythm of the wind--
shimmers in sunshine
#HaikuSaturday #haiku

autumn leaves are falling from a tree in the woods

ALT: autumn leaves are falling from a tree in the woods

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 15d

oh dear the garden!
warm sunshine to freezing night--
first autumn frost
#dailyhaikuprompt frost #haiku

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 17d

october the first
I first became a mother--
oh blessed children!
#haiku

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks Susan! 😀

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 22d

squirrels chatter--
leaping from limb to limb
I gather acorns
#HaikuSaturday #haiku

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 28d

autumn encroaching--
wrestling for cooler nights
summer holds its own
#haiku #autumn

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · 29d

blazes of brilliance--
red fire poppy rising
from ashes to bloom
#HailuSaturday #haiku

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Sep 14

Thanks Susan!

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thank you 😀

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Sep 13

sky becomes ocean--
soft surf of drifting white clouds
a whale slowly dives
#HaikuSaturday #haiku

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Sep 6

cicadas buzzing--
hammock sways in dappled shade
rockabye summer
#HaikuSaturday #haiku

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Sep 1

One of life's mysteries!

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Sep 1

Years ago, at Jones Beach in Long Island I had a strange sensation that I was there in the 1940's listening to big band music. So real! Only time I experienced that phenomenon.

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Aug 30

bandstand at the beach
big band jazz before my time
I sense I was there
#HaikuSaturday #haiku

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Aug 24

dishes washed kitchen cleaned
can I help with anything?
you could have helped
#SenryuSunday #haiku

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Aug 24

I so appreciate your experienced input. Thanks so much Susan! 🩷

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Aug 23

basking turtle slides
into the silvery lake--
pink lily blossom
#HaikuSaturday #haiku

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Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Aug 21

five potato and
then seven potato more--
you're it potato!
#DailyHaikuPrompt (potato) #haiku #CountingGames

Jocelyn @jsteggert.bsky.social · Aug 18

when alive I'm woke--
woke slurs convert to high praise
still woke when I die
#DailyHaikuPrompt (chill) #woke #haiku