This 1971 book was written by series writer & producer Jon Stone &illustrated by Michael Smollin. It has since become the all-time bestselling Sesame Street book title and has been cited as a modern classic of children's literature.
Veronica Hosking
@hoskingpoet.bsky.social
Trying to match meter and rhyme with life.
brain damage at birth neurons no longer control muscle tone rigid #completethehaiga #CerebralPalsy #initialvscar #haiku #Senryu
@vss365hq.bsky.social I announce that I will never renounce the poet’s palette the shibby shabby shoo the flim flam especially the wazoo yadda yadda one more yadda, did you remember to bring the top hats for the salamanders? #vss365 #micropoetry #poetry #arspoetica
Why is dark magic left handed when I use mine to scribe my practice? One more day to preorder my #debutchapbook #poetry #cerebralpalsy #southpaw #booksky vhosking.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/o...
One More Week to Preorder
Initial V Scar – debut chapbook Undefined I am from calico corn and pussy willowsfrom soft, green grassand cool, squishy mud — I am from Nottingham Terracein the Willow Run subdivision …
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rose petals uncurl third Sunday in September wife bathes in still life #senryusunday #wifeappreciationday #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
dandelion field mama had a baby and its head popped off #completethehaiga #playgroundchant #senryusunday #haikusisters #poetsofbluesky
yellow petals burst sunflower bends with the weight birds feed on its seeds #completethehaiga #haiku #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
rich scent of coffee sun intrudes my beauty sleep puppy licks my face #senryusunday #sundaymorning #rescuepuppy #haikusisters
There’s one more week to preorder my debut chapbook, Initial V Scar from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social due out in November. Thank you to everyone supporting my #poetry collection. #cerebralpalsy #childhood #BuffaloStateAlumni #Booksky vhosking.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/o...
One More Week to Preorder
Initial V Scar – debut chapbook Undefined I am from calico corn and pussy willowsfrom soft, green grassand cool, squishy mud — I am from Nottingham Terracein the Willow Run subdivision …
vhosking.wordpress.com
anniversary orange roses in bouquet desire grows stronger #orangeroses #WeddingAnniversary #weddingbouquet #haiku #thirtyyears
We’re in the final 10 days to preorder my debut chapbook, Initial V Scar. If you enjoy my poem, Scabulous, head over to @finishinglinepress.bsky.social and buy a copy to read all my #poems about #cerebralpalsy #booksky #poetry #shamelessplug vhosking.wordpress.com/2026/09/07/s...
Scabulous!
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows September is suicide prevention month and this week – September 6-12th – is suicide prevention week. I learned about the dictionary of obscure sorrows …
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take out squeaky toy one in a million throw no Randy Johnson #haiku #rescuepuppy #squeakyduck #Micropoetry #luckyshot
warm morning sunlight koi’s graceful cut through water breathe in the moment #completethehaiga #haiku #portland #lansuchinesegarden #haikusisters
season of the witch dance to practical magic soundtrack with first born #Senryu #practicalmagic2 #twentyeightyears #Micropoetry #witchcraft
scabulous turn ugly scar into a precious jewel #HaikuChallenge #haikusisters #debutchapbook #initialvscar #booksky vhosking.wordpress.com/2026/09/07/s...
Scabulous!
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows September is suicide prevention month and this week – September 6-12th – is suicide prevention week. I learned about the dictionary of obscure sorrows …
vhosking.wordpress.com
puppy drags blanket feeling insecure humans left her behind #completethehaiga #rescuepuppy #haiku #poetsofbluesky #Micropoetry
morning game of fetch pitcher’s arm is not adroit the toss ends up short #vss365 #adroit #senryusunday #rescuepuppy #haikusisters
My debut chapbook is available for preorder @finishinglinepress.bsky.social Here I am reading a couple poems included in the book #booksky #cerebralpalsy #poetrycommunity #motherhood #InitialVScar youtu.be/wT2ajxBf5ZM?...
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YouTube video by azhosking
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time and tide abides harmony of ebb and flow empathetic moon #vss365 #HaikuChallenge #haikusisters #poetsofbluesky
old surgery scar small pink line without hair no need for hot wax #vss365 #wax #CerebralPalsy #Senryu #poetsofbluesky
bedsheets crumpled up rambunctious puppy leaps off hungry for breakfast #completethehaiga #rescuepuppy #mondaymorning #haiku #poetsofbluesky
What do you think of Anna's approach, folks?
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favorite flower black-eyed susans in full bloom twelve years without mom #BraveWrite #blackeyedsusan #haikusisters #grief #Senryu
sweet melody drifts down from mesquite tree hummingbird rests #bspp56 #familiarbirdsong #haiku #haikusisters #Micropoetry
I'm from Toronto, a Canadian city on the shores of Lake Ontario. The name of the lake and province comes from the Wendat word Ontarí'io, meaning great or beautiful lake. And it is!
