It's been a while, but I write a post on my Substack. And it's about my #kidlit graphic novel. sarahtobias.substack.com/p/self-trust...

Hidden insects singing Dappled sunlight expanding cool breeze, leaves falling Quiet Tortoise sits Still and silent day-by-day It's a rock, silly. Cabbage moths flutter tiny white leaves whisked by wind Hungry for nectar. #haikusaturday #micropoetry #haiku #senyru 3for1 deal

Waves rumble to shore tumbling rock smooth for skipping Cumulonimbus clouds #haikusaturday #micropoetry #haiku

Hungry hummingbird preparing for long journey Gratitude shimmers #haikusaturday We have a a couple female hummingbirds coming to our feeders. This morning one arrived just as I was changing out her food. She didn't back off and paused inches from the feeder in my hand.

Happy #haikusaturday. #micropoetry #haiku

Good morning #haikusaturday Saturday friends. My long line felt so didactic and unnecessary so I left it out. #micropoetry #senyru

Rumbling thunder Gathering it's voice with nearing clouds Cicadas sing on. #haikusaturday #micropoetry #haiku

Dinner on the deck with treats from the garden, a nice breeze, cicadas and goldfinch for background music, and a Bald Eagle flyover. #grateful #gardening #nature

Good morning! Happy #haikusaturday. Clouds and blue above or optical illusion A restless ocean (C) S.Tobias, 2025

Happy July 31st. Only 3 months until #Halloween.

A distant chorus Singing in the predawn woods Rising with the sun. #haikusaturday #haiku #micropoetry

#Haiku is alive in 2025! #CallForSubmissions This year's Best Haiku search is now underway. $330USD in honorariums with top award of $150. Fifty winners to be selected by three judges for the #book. Submit up to four of *your* best haiku (traditional and/or modern) at HaikuCrush.com #haikusaturday

I was sitting outside working on a substack post. I heard a sneeze, and when I looked up, I realized it was a young deer grazing in our little prairie that had made the sound. Deer sneeze. What tickled your nose? Posies? Bees? #haikusaturday on the fly

Cicadas whirring Hot, hazy, slow-motion days A bullfrog ba-rumms #haikusaturday #micropoetry #haiku

Volunteer sunflowers Soak up early morning sun A goldfinch delight #haikusaturday #haiku #micropoetry #flowers

Firefly secret code Frenzied flashing yellow lights Deer graze silently #haikusaturday #haiku #micropoetry #lightningbugs

Happy #haikusaturday! I must admit I have been a bit unsettled and not living in the moment more than I am living in the moment recently. I find the summer Solstice to be a bit sad. Yes, in the Northern Hemisphere it's the longest day, but that also means that starting now,our days grow shorter.

Good morning, #haikusaturday friends! #micropoetry #drawing #flower

Petrichor perfume I stopped to smell the roses. Crab spider did, too. #haikusaturday #micropoetry #senryu

Cool air, scented breeze Morning sunlight filters down through green canopy #haikusaturday #micropoetry #haiku #nature

Rounded and smoothed by grit and stormy weather Resting on the beach #haikusaturday #micropoetry More from Illinois Beach State Park.

Water laps to shore leaving temporary designs Glaciers long ago #haikusaturday #micropoetry #memories Illinois Beach State Park, Lake Michigan, unsalted and shark free.

From Grey skies Green drips onto the trees Bursting with new life. #haikusaturday #micropoetry

Tomorrow is World Laughter Day. We are laughing for Peace. Join us for a Zoom Laughter session at 7:30 am (Sunday, May 4). Wear white for Peace and laugh to boost your mood and immune system. www.laughteryoga.org/zoom-laughte...

Two Robins gathering dried grass Preparations #haikusaturday #micropoetry #haiku #birds #sketchbook One with Inktense watercolor pencils yellow, fuchsia, sky blue, and bark. The other with pastel pencils.

Hello #haiku friends! I've missed you. Yellow Daffodills Weathering the weather Bouncing into spring #haikusaturday #micropoetry

A wild sighting of @debbieohi.com book! Yay! #kidlit #kidlitartist

Purple flowers bloom Despite springs fickle weather Nature moves forward. (C) Sarah Tobias, 2025 #haikusaturday #micropoetry #naturejournaling I'm working on a certification to teach nature journaling. I love how it's increasing my curiosity and desire to focus on one subject for long periods.

Sticks and leaves take flight Pause to survey for danger Nest building time #haikusaturday #haiku #micropoetry

Raccoon Waddles Daylight creeps through closed skies Late for bed. Still not convinced about the last line. But I do love my #collage. #haikusaturday #haiku #micropoetry

I didn't write a #haikusaturday haiku. But this poem found me in a box of words and self-portrait practice.

Are you starfish thrower? open.substack.com/pub/sarahtob... #kindness #censorship #activism

Snails slip through the night guided by constellations. Glistening ghost trails. #haikusaturday #hawaii #micropoetry #memories I was making a gift for a friend, and this snail wasn't right for the project. It sat on my art table waiting for its place and purpose.

Golden tondo moon Geese fly in frenzied dawn flight. Snowflake glitter falls. #haikusaturday #tondo #sketchbook #micropoetry

Happy Valentine's Day! I'm leading a session of laughter yoga at my local Health and Wellness Center today. I've learned the many people don't know what it is, so I made a little video. IT only took about 30 takes. Hahahaha! #valentine #laughter #boostyourmood

Peace. I wrote a Substack post about Peace in a chaotic world through the lens of a date with my husband. I'm always figuring things out as I go. #peace #art sarahtobias.substack.com/publish/post...

Undulating fields Distant tress reach silhouetted by a painted sky. #micropoetry #haikusaturday #collageartist #aphantasiaartist

Snow on branches wound up in a frenzied dance with the wind. #haikusaturday #micropoetry #collage

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! Illinois has 4 species: the fox squirrel, grey squirrel, red squirrel, and the southern flying squirrel. Their tails are about 2/3's as long as they are tall. They use them for balance, weather protections, and warning. #comic #squirrel #kidlitart

Have you tried laughter yoga? It improves your health, boosts your mood, and well,you can laugh even when you don't feel like laughing. Spread the laughter. No jokes, no equipment, just you, your friends, laughter and breathing. #laughter #laughteryoga #kidlitartist youtu.be/lAc3oXH_-zY?...

Learning about the constellations one early morning at a time. Pollux and Cantor Gemini twins dance the night away with Mars. #haikusaturday #nightsky #constellations #gemini #mars

Fluffy, fuzzy soft Just sitting here with my snack Don't look at my butt. I was looking at some old notes in on my phone and came across this Haiku. I don't remember when I wrote it. Possibly March of 2022. I don't know why I never shared it until now. #haikusaturday

Playing with my graphic novel characters. I'm ready to share them in short form and longer form with the world. It would be great to do this with an agent and/or editor. #kidlitpostcards #kidlitartist #kidlit #rockpuns

I wrote a new Substack post on my phrase of 2024. Liminal Space. It just may be my phrase of 2025 as well. open.substack.com/pub/sarahtob... #kidlit

Bald eagle soars in search or to spread its wings Squirrel tucks in drey. #haikusaturday #natureisfascinating #sunshine I missed the photo op, but this was the view.

Happy World Kindness Day! Pull that smile out of your pocket and wear it on your face, share it. If you put a pen or pencil between your lips the wide way, it will make you smile, If you turn it downward like a long skinny mustache, it will make you frown. Either way your brain will feel it.

Leaves skitter like mice across streets and sidewalks. My heart skips a beat. #haikusaturday #fall

Golden woods. Robins sing. Footsteps crunch fallen leaves Reclaiming my breath #haikusaturday #haiku #autumn #fall

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,201,342! My one year anniversary is September 24th.

Fresh picked tomatoes Crushed, spiced, and slowly simmered. Jar tops pop, pop, pop. #haikusaturday on Sunday #canning #garden Pizzas and pasta with hints of summer all winter long.