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JL Abbott
@jeshila.bsky.social
590 followers 350 following 470 posts
(he/they)
poet, writer, and musician
haiku every day, WIP books and short stories

might talk about games and rpgs, too

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Sisyphean Sonnet

not sure why I have suddenly wanted to write sonnets lately but here’s one about the endless cycle

#poem #poetry #sonnet #sisyphus #cycle
feel rough hewn hands against the stone I push how long have I kicked this rock down the road never once have I seen two in the bush and thus I hold in my palm the one stowed this hard place between crushing victory and massive defeat sits on the hill-crest shining brightly bittersweet misery stepping soles of the feet that know no rest the walk back down nearly pleasant compared to the upward slog I shortly resume will the next time be any better fared or once again to gravity subsumed? feign both ignorance and surprise in turn set the stage as the tidal curtain churns
December 8, 2025 at 6:45 AM
jeshila.bsky.social
poinsettias placed
right inside the store, begging
to come home with me

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #poinsettia #christmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
jeshila.bsky.social
children throw snowballs.
the air feels just right to sit
waiting on my porch

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #snow #air #porch
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
chittering sparrows
out in this weather? no, it’s
the car engine’s squeals

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #sparrow #engine #squeal
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
gathering robins
chatter in the frost nipped oaks
so cheerful despite

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #frost #oak #robin #cheer
December 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
picnic table set
with a white cloth, but no plates
and no utensils

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #white #picnic #photo
a snow covered patio furnished by a picnic table with attached benches. In the foreground, some trees partially obscure the table.
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
dry winter air
there’s no dew or fog today
except for my own

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #dew #fog #dry
December 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
underneath the snow,
do ants believe the world ends
apocalyptic?

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #snow #ants #photo
an even blanket of snow covers a park, the trees bear no leaves and hold snow on their branches
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
on the radio
they forecast overnight snow
no school tomorrow

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #snow #radio #school
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
frost outside windows
ephemeral as flowers
demands attention

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #frost #window
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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silby.bsky.social
(candle-seduced moth,
dare you draw closer, feel her
heat upon your skin?)
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
passing through mountains,
partings across snowy peaks
seen before, til next

#haiku #poem #poetry #mountain #winter #snow
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
jeshila.bsky.social
stiff fingers cracking
weigh available options
ice, wind, or coasters

#haiku #poem #poetry #ice #wind #winter #fingers
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 AM
jeshila.bsky.social
bobcat
manatee
condor
deer
fox
krystlematar.bsky.social K Matar @krystlematar.bsky.social · 9d
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:

Pilot whale*
Puffin
Barred owl
Spawning salmon in fresh water
Luna moth

*I think it was a pilot whale but this was when I was 13 so I don’t remember exactly. It was an incredible moment, whatever kind of whale it was!
ddwardiswriting.bsky.social Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 9d
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild

Rattlesnake
Yellow headed black bird
Mountain goat
Killer whale
Cooper's hawk
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
still pool of water
I can see the stones sitting
and snow on the way

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #pool #snow #still
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
new eyes meet the day
unusual clarity
watch the last leaves fall

#haiku #poem #poetry #fall #autumn #eyes #leaves #clarity
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
cyclical dancing
tears wiped away and replaced
rain falls on our face

#haiku #poem #poetry #autumn #fall #rain #dance #tear
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
every blade of grass
frosted jewelry displayed
begs to be stolen

#haiku #poem #poetry #winter #frost #grass #jewel
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
kitchen commotion
fragrance permeates our home
apple butter pie

#haiku #apple #poem #poetry #fall #autumn #pie
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
a sunday sonnet, it is not iambic pentameter because I am lazy

#poem #poetry #sonnet #laughter #warmth #cold
tables outside sit idly by until the warm months return to thaw out the laughter of children under bright skies to play in the grass and dance all about how long frozen over must we suffer was it years ago or merely weeks yet that our own laughs were able to confer this warmth which makes cheeks turn rosy and wet shall we set the table for its return lay each utensil in its proper place arrange candles bright as beacons to burn and leave the door open poised to embrace triumphant joy and gaiety despite the frigid air and table set in white
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
without opening
my eyes I feel your warmth there
through the autumn chill

#haiku #poem #poetry #fall #autumn #chill #eyes #warmth
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
radio tower
rises up through morning fog
the end, out of sight

#haiku #poem #poetry #fall #autumn #fog #tower #sight
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
before parting ways
the deer and I both look back.
what was it thinking?

#haiku #poem #poetry #fall #autumn #deer
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
after shedding leaves
I’m no longer able to
obscure my secrets

#haiku #poem #poetry #leaves #fall #autumn #secrets
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
jeshila.bsky.social
under barren trees
empty beer pong tables sit
devoid of purpose

#haiku #poem #poetry #fall #autumn #barren #tree
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM