Lisa Billa
@lisasbilla.bsky.social
writer of picture books and poetry, teacher, traveler, mom of boys and dogs
#12x12PB #scbwi #InkedVoices #50PreciousWords winner '23 HM '24
#amquerying
#12x12PB #scbwi #InkedVoices #50PreciousWords winner '23 HM '24
#amquerying
the blazing heat
over miles of interstate
roadside sunflowers
#haikuSaturday #haiku #heatwave
(Photo by Delphine Beausoleil on Unsplash)
over miles of interstate
roadside sunflowers
#haikuSaturday #haiku #heatwave
(Photo by Delphine Beausoleil on Unsplash)
August 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
the blazing heat
over miles of interstate
roadside sunflowers
#haikuSaturday #haiku #heatwave
(Photo by Delphine Beausoleil on Unsplash)
over miles of interstate
roadside sunflowers
#haikuSaturday #haiku #heatwave
(Photo by Delphine Beausoleil on Unsplash)
at the library
golden harvest
ripe for picking
or
outside
the library
sweet harvest
Feel free to add a version!
Next to our library is a community orchard where local residents may pick. Just decades ago, orchards covered much of the area, but now only a few are left.
#haiku #haikuSaturday
golden harvest
ripe for picking
or
outside
the library
sweet harvest
Feel free to add a version!
Next to our library is a community orchard where local residents may pick. Just decades ago, orchards covered much of the area, but now only a few are left.
#haiku #haikuSaturday
June 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
at the library
golden harvest
ripe for picking
or
outside
the library
sweet harvest
Feel free to add a version!
Next to our library is a community orchard where local residents may pick. Just decades ago, orchards covered much of the area, but now only a few are left.
#haiku #haikuSaturday
golden harvest
ripe for picking
or
outside
the library
sweet harvest
Feel free to add a version!
Next to our library is a community orchard where local residents may pick. Just decades ago, orchards covered much of the area, but now only a few are left.
#haiku #haikuSaturday
What a whirlwind of PB ideas! Huge thanks to @taralazar.bsky.social and all the #Storystorm guest bloggers!
#PB #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
#PB #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
February 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What a whirlwind of PB ideas! Huge thanks to @taralazar.bsky.social and all the #Storystorm guest bloggers!
#PB #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
#PB #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
Excited to be back! #12x12PB is called the friendliest writing community on Earth, and it is! (Also, the most fun and overflowing with resources and support.)
See for yourself at www.12x12challenge.com! @12x12challenge.bsky.social
#kidlit #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity
See for yourself at www.12x12challenge.com! @12x12challenge.bsky.social
#kidlit #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity
January 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Excited to be back! #12x12PB is called the friendliest writing community on Earth, and it is! (Also, the most fun and overflowing with resources and support.)
See for yourself at www.12x12challenge.com! @12x12challenge.bsky.social
#kidlit #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity
See for yourself at www.12x12challenge.com! @12x12challenge.bsky.social
#kidlit #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity
January 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
December 29, 2024 at 3:28 AM
winter green
softens the landscape
dandelions cheer
#haiku #haikuSaturday
photo: lawn with dandelions, after dog ate the dandelions
softens the landscape
dandelions cheer
#haiku #haikuSaturday
photo: lawn with dandelions, after dog ate the dandelions
December 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
winter green
softens the landscape
dandelions cheer
#haiku #haikuSaturday
photo: lawn with dandelions, after dog ate the dandelions
softens the landscape
dandelions cheer
#haiku #haikuSaturday
photo: lawn with dandelions, after dog ate the dandelions
December 21, 2024 at 9:43 PM
December 14, 2024 at 10:34 PM
underfoot
autumn leaves turn
to confetti
#haiku #haikuSaturday
(@andrewssusanm.bsky.social After I found this, I saw your lovely confetti poem, which really captures the mood!)
autumn leaves turn
to confetti
#haiku #haikuSaturday
(@andrewssusanm.bsky.social After I found this, I saw your lovely confetti poem, which really captures the mood!)
December 7, 2024 at 8:14 PM
underfoot
autumn leaves turn
to confetti
#haiku #haikuSaturday
(@andrewssusanm.bsky.social After I found this, I saw your lovely confetti poem, which really captures the mood!)
autumn leaves turn
to confetti
#haiku #haikuSaturday
(@andrewssusanm.bsky.social After I found this, I saw your lovely confetti poem, which really captures the mood!)
November 30, 2024 at 7:13 PM
grey morning
the reassuring rhythm
of steady rain
#haiku #haikuSaturday
(Photo by Valentin Müller on Unsplash)
(gray vs grey? today, thinking of the tea)
the reassuring rhythm
of steady rain
#haiku #haikuSaturday
(Photo by Valentin Müller on Unsplash)
(gray vs grey? today, thinking of the tea)
November 23, 2024 at 4:27 PM
grey morning
the reassuring rhythm
of steady rain
#haiku #haikuSaturday
(Photo by Valentin Müller on Unsplash)
(gray vs grey? today, thinking of the tea)
the reassuring rhythm
of steady rain
#haiku #haikuSaturday
(Photo by Valentin Müller on Unsplash)
(gray vs grey? today, thinking of the tea)
Can't wait to meet Elmore- heading to the library now!
Wonderful: our first dog had a Christmas b-day, double celebration. She loved her semi-indestructible, six-squeaker holiday dog toy and got a new one every year. Here at tree farm with family- eventually our teenager had to carry her uphill. ❤️
Wonderful: our first dog had a Christmas b-day, double celebration. She loved her semi-indestructible, six-squeaker holiday dog toy and got a new one every year. Here at tree farm with family- eventually our teenager had to carry her uphill. ❤️
November 19, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Can't wait to meet Elmore- heading to the library now!
Wonderful: our first dog had a Christmas b-day, double celebration. She loved her semi-indestructible, six-squeaker holiday dog toy and got a new one every year. Here at tree farm with family- eventually our teenager had to carry her uphill. ❤️
Wonderful: our first dog had a Christmas b-day, double celebration. She loved her semi-indestructible, six-squeaker holiday dog toy and got a new one every year. Here at tree farm with family- eventually our teenager had to carry her uphill. ❤️
a bright blue feather
the cold November sky
falling bit by bit
#haiku #haikuSaturday #bothplaces
(photo: Oakley413 on Wikimedia Commons)
the cold November sky
falling bit by bit
#haiku #haikuSaturday #bothplaces
(photo: Oakley413 on Wikimedia Commons)
November 16, 2024 at 4:17 PM
a bright blue feather
the cold November sky
falling bit by bit
#haiku #haikuSaturday #bothplaces
(photo: Oakley413 on Wikimedia Commons)
the cold November sky
falling bit by bit
#haiku #haikuSaturday #bothplaces
(photo: Oakley413 on Wikimedia Commons)
Yes! I have to smile when I go through the alpaca pics in my photos- need to find the pose with Santa hats.
November 12, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Yes! I have to smile when I go through the alpaca pics in my photos- need to find the pose with Santa hats.
November 9, 2024 at 3:56 PM
November 2, 2024 at 8:32 PM
December 2, 2023 at 10:52 PM
October 28, 2023 at 6:34 PM
Happy Saturday, everyone! Sharing here since I'm worried how long the writing community in that other place can last.
now glowing gold,
autumn leaves dazzle
and then fade
(oops, a week late for this!)
#haikuSaturday #haiku #AutumnEquinox
now glowing gold,
autumn leaves dazzle
and then fade
(oops, a week late for this!)
#haikuSaturday #haiku #AutumnEquinox
September 30, 2023 at 9:28 PM
Happy Saturday, everyone! Sharing here since I'm worried how long the writing community in that other place can last.
now glowing gold,
autumn leaves dazzle
and then fade
(oops, a week late for this!)
#haikuSaturday #haiku #AutumnEquinox
now glowing gold,
autumn leaves dazzle
and then fade
(oops, a week late for this!)
#haikuSaturday #haiku #AutumnEquinox
So excited to see this! In time for the holidays, a beautiful, fun book by so many wonderful poets and artists- a great gift to inspire young mythology and cryptid enthusiasts! #picturebook #poetry #mythology #cryptids #PB #bookgifts
www.pragmaticmom.com/2023/09/cove...
www.pragmaticmom.com/2023/09/cove...
September 28, 2023 at 5:59 PM
So excited to see this! In time for the holidays, a beautiful, fun book by so many wonderful poets and artists- a great gift to inspire young mythology and cryptid enthusiasts! #picturebook #poetry #mythology #cryptids #PB #bookgifts
www.pragmaticmom.com/2023/09/cove...
www.pragmaticmom.com/2023/09/cove...