I don‘t know how I‘ve managed to go this long without writing a haiku about my absolute favorite movie, Tombstone, so here goes nothing! 🙃

Have gun will carry,
he‘ll be your huckleberry —
say when, he‘s ready.

Not gonna lie, I cried when he died. Felt like losing an old friend. Seems like we‘ve been losing a lot of the 60-something men in Hollywood the last few years (RIP Michael Madsen who died recently) 😔

#haikuhive #poetry #moviehaiku

Every move you
make comes from the same tired
old playbook — get bent. 🍴

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

Make no misteak — I‘m
not a piece of meat and I
deserve some respect. 🥩🚫

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

When you‘re feeling down
in the dumps, laughter is the best
medicine — apply liberally.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bobsburgers #tvhaiku

Say what you will — I
know it gives you a thrill to
be so loud and shrill.

I have a not so S.O. who sneezes SO LOUD that he about gives me a heart attack every time he does it. 🤯 He swears up and down he “can‘t help it”, but I don‘t buy it. 😒😐😵‍💫 Send wine and tissues. 🍷🤧

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #chipmunks

It‘s a damn fine day
for some damn fine coffee — please,
treat yourself daily.

Sage advice from Agent Dale Cooper!

#haikihive #haikuaday #poetry #twinpeaks

intoxicating
scent of damp rain fills the air —
and the thunder rolls. 🌧️💦

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #rain

I‘m giving this a soft pick because usually I love this series, but I confess I was rather bored with this one and felt it was very slow and took forever to get interesting. I had a hard time concentrating on the audiobook. Might have been better with my eyeballs. 3⭐️

#audiobook #KelleyArmstrong #timetravel

“You know we can‘t keep
doing this, don‘t you, Ben? Please —
think of the children!”

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #barbie #theadventuresofbarbieandben

Summertime sadness
floating lazily across
the water, blissful.

Spent a lazy afternoon floating around in the pool listening to Lana Del Rey with the kids. Summer bliss. ⛅️☀️🌤️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #summer

Too much garlic? Pish
posh — vampires wouldn‘t dare
try taking a nosh.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

True masters of zen,
let‘s take a cue from them — don‘t
worry be capy. 🩵

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #capybara

I‘ve never ventured into stream of consciousness poetry before but I took a crack at it tonight. Just want to say how invaluable this hive has been to me and I‘m ever grateful to our fearless leader @dabbe ! 🤗

letitgo

writing haiku first
blue now new anything is
possible let go

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

You‘re on my last nerve —
let me serve you the knuckle
sandwich that you deserve. 👊🏻

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

Inconsiderate
to your core — pigs would sooner
fly, your manners poor.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

Is it your one goal
to see just how far they‘ll go?
Oh, how my eyes roll. 🙄

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

“Ben, whatever you
do, don‘t tell Ken and Skipper —
but I‘m not sorry…”

To be continued…

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #barbie #theadventuresofbarbieandben

When I think of you,
involuntarily I
bite my lip, dreaming…

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

Make the best of things —
it‘s time to turn chicken sh*t
into chicken salad. 🐓🥗

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔

Back to the 90s?
Don‘t mind if I do. Tell me,
will Zack be there too?

Love the 90s nostalgia, and this pic just makes me think of Saved by the Bell and my man Zack Morris. 😍🤓

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nostalgia

I was expecting 2 packages from Amazon today but lo and behold, I found 3. My puzzlement turned to joy when I opened this package & found a beautiful bumblebee journal from none other than @TheBookHippie — thank you so much, Christine!! You have totally made my week. 🤗♥️🥰

Three packages, you
say? What‘s this? — TheBookHippie — thanks!
you‘ve brightened my day. 🤗

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #litsypeoplearethebestpeople

“Oh my God, Becky —
look at her butt — it is SO
big!” — they cannot lie. 😉🍑

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #retroart

To go along with my creepy neighbor post — it‘s the reality of fear women live with every day. In the words of Mad Eye Moody, constant vigilance!! 🫥

A constant shadow
hovers over every
woman — must be alert.

We never know what
monster is lurking around the
corner — constant vigilance.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #iwatchwaytoomuchtruecrime

As far as villains go, Ms. O‘Brien from Downton Abbey is the best. She weaves her web of deception like a master. 🕷️

O‘Brien, you dope —
not her ladyship‘s soap! Is
there a new heir? Nope! 🙂‍↔️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #DowntonAbbey #tvhaiku

Dampness fills the air
as storm clouds gather — hunker
down for the deluge.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nature

You like it? Aww, thanks.
I‘m seeing a new stylist —
name: Humidity.🌤️💇🏻‍♀️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny

I have a creepy neighbor across the street who likes to stand on the sidewalk & stare at people. More explanation in comments ⤵️

Dear Mr. Creeper:
keep your eyeballs to yourself —
they might get stuck that way.

Your mama never told you
it‘s not polite to stare at
strangers — or neighbors?

Signed: the girl across
the way. P.S. You‘re too old to
be playing Ding Dong Ditch.

Nyctophile - A person who feels most alive and peaceful at night, when the world is quieter.

Cozy in quiet stillness,
nestled snug in bed,
curled up with a book.

Wearing my shoulders
as earrings, tension eases
as calm steals over me.

Body relaxed at
last, I bask in the quiet
with my trusty book.

While the world slumbers,
I reset my mind and brace
myself for tomorrow.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nyctophile

PSA: if you like period pieces and you haven‘t seen it yet, you MUST watch The Gilded Age on HBO. The costumes are fabulous & the cast is excellent. Mr. George Russell here (Morgan Spector) has been dubbed Railroad Daddy by the fans & it is very fitting!! 🥵😏😆 Lort, that man. 🥵🥵🥵😋

The union may call him
Robber Barron — but we call
him Railroad Daddy. 😉

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #thegildedage #tvhaiku

Elvis on the jukebox,
red vinyl gleaming, sharing a
milkshake with 2 straws.

Another of my fave time periods to read about is the 1950s (and 60s!). Love the old timey diners. It‘s a whole vibe. 🕶️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #retroart

Born in the wrong decade —
awkward, out of place — ready
to travel through time.

Been feeling this way since high school. Where‘s my time machine? 🤔

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #retroart

Penne for your thoughts?
Give me oodles of noodles —
comfort for your soul.

I LOVE pasta, could eat it every day. It‘s the best kind of comfort food. Carbonara is my fave but I also make a mean Alfredo. Nothing like curling up with a warm bowl of pasta and a good book! 🧈🧀🍜😋

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

Freida is the queen of twisty endings. This novella is part of the Alibis Collection on Amazon. Talia finds herself on death row, 2 weeks from execution. I sped through this as I had to know what would happen!! A perfect little morsel of a thriller. And one that makes you think. 5⭐️

#novella #thriller #FreidaMcFadden

It was then Tammy
realized she had a wedgie —
deeper than the Grand Canyon.🍦

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #retroart

Will you ever take
the necessary steps to
fill that hole you made?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #morelike4haikusadayihopenobodyminds 😳

Nails dig into the
soil, helping bring forth new life,
flavoring the earth. 🧄

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

Time to stop letting
it get to you; like water
off a duck‘s back — free. 🦆

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

Flappers, bootleggers,
gangsters — oh my! Take me back
for a roaring good time.

If I could travel back in time, I‘d choose the Roaring Twenties. It‘s my favorite decade to read about. I love the clothes and the decade of excess following WWI. What would be your pick?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #roaringtwenties #flapper

Electricity
crackles in the night — sparks fly
as I fall for you. 🩷

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

I‘m a big Lucy fan. Had this pic on my phone and it made me think of all of the times a random man has told me I should smile more.😒 Dunno about you all but it used to make me so mad! Had it happen all the time in college especially. I‘m so sorry that I have resting bitch face ™️ — I really can‘t help it! 😆

To the next man who
tells you to “smile more” — take
a cue from Lucy.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #ILoveLucy

So many things I want to say
to you but I wouldn't know where to begin —
lets share the stillness.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bojackhorseman

Never beheld its beauty
in person, but visited a thousand
times between the pages of books.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #NYC #bibliophile

One more for today (I have so many but I don‘t want to annoy everyone! 😳😬).

My best friend, partner
in crime — I‘d fly off a cliff
with you anytime.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #moviehaiku #thelmaandlouise

That ungrateful girl!
If I still had my youth, I‘d
climb him like a tree.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #retroart

Don‘t mansplain to me —
I‘m a woman, can‘t you see?
I‘m smarter than thee. 😉

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #retroart

This is a red-headed sandhill crane. They‘re found all over North America but the ones in Florida are considered endangered now. Jace is fascinated by them as they are everywhere at his granddad‘s farm. I told him what they‘re called a couple of years ago & he referred to them as red haired sour creams, didn‘t quite have the pronunciation down. 😆

We owe it to nature
to protect those in danger —
like the red-haired sour creams.

#haukuhive

I just imagine
that each pin is his head — it
helps me with my rage. 🎳😇

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #retroart

I‘m twitterpated,
it‘s true — turns out that the one
made for me is you.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #moviehaiku #disney #bambi #thumper #love

Rumbling grumbles
buzzing loud enough to wake
the dead — send earplugs. 🙅🏻‍♀️

Oh, the joys of sleeping next to someone who snores like a freight train. 🤯😣😭

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

If I make myself
small enough, maybe they won‘t
notice that I‘m here. 🥀

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry