Litsy

False Calm: A Journey Through the Ghost Towns of Patagonia | Maria Sonia Cristoff

"Haikus of horror":
An evocative phrase, but -
children are dying.

#HaikuHive

With apologies that my first entry is rather grim.

Deblovestoread 😭 3d

AnnCrystal Your joining HaikuHive 👏🏼🥳👌🏼🐝💫.

@dabbe 🐝 hosts #HaikuADay #HaikuHive, she'll give you the official welcome 😉👍🏼🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖. 3d

AnnCrystal bellabella 🐝
BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
TheBookHippie 🐝
The_Book_Ninja!
Bookwomble 🐝
CBee 🐝
DebinHawaii 🐝
ImperfectCJ 🐝
Itchyfeetreader 🐝
Jari-chan 🐝
jdiehr 🐝
JenlovesJT47 🐝
julieclair 🐝
kelli7990 🐝
Kristy_K 🐝
lil1inblue 🐝
Mimi28 🐝
Reggie 🐝
Susanita 🐝
vivastory 🐝
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AnnCrystal Above, I tagged current members...Litsy wouldn't allow me to tag in one comment for some reason...

Update: I made it easier for you to copy, just add the @ before each member.

And I am a member too ☺️👍🏼🐝💫. (edited) 3d

dabbe W🥺W. Beyond powerful. #gulp
As @AnnCrystal lovingly pointed out and shared, you're welcome to join our group; you only post when you want to, whenever you want to, and you tag the rest of us so we can be sure to enjoy your creativity. Can I add you to our list? 🫂 3d

DebinHawaii Wonderful! 🖤🐝🖤😱 3d

JenlovesJT47 Welcome!! 💛🖤💛 3d

Bookwomble @dabbe Hi, Denise. By all means add me to the list. I will likely be an infrequent contributor 😊 1d

Bookwomble @DebinHawaii @JenlovesJT47 Thank you 😊 1d

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AnnCrystal

Superman: The High-flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero | Larry Tye

Kid me loved this actor, watched his version of TV Superman as a little girl and remained a lifelong fan ever since. This was one of the first shows I became a fan of without my brother to snuggle up to while we watched.

With the current hate infused climate of this Administration. This feels like a betrayal.

And the fact that Dean Cain's biological father is Japanese! How could he do to my people what was done to his?

👇🏼

AnnCrystal It may seem silly, Dean Cain is just an actor who was cast to play a part. Yet, it's so much more.

As a American BORN Indigenous and Chicana, there came a time while growing up when I had to learn about how the heroes that I was supposed to admire as an American were not so heroic to my ancestors. Many were my ancestors villains.

Random Examples:
Abraham Lincoln
Davy Crockett
Bat Masterson
Columbus
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AnnCrystal
This list is practically endless...

Discovering the truth from my cultural prospective, it felt like betrayal.

It wasn't easy to learn about my own cultural Heroes while growing up, therefore, the Superheroes from pop culture were adopted.

Actors and actresses bring characters into reality. Especially for children, superheroes and superheroines come alive when they see these characters on the screen.

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AnnCrystal I just keep wondering, how many kids are going to see this news about Dean Cain and (whether they've seen his version of Superman or not) become frightened about why Superman has joined those who are terrorizing our communities. How many children are going to wonder if their brown skin automatically makes them bad?

#moviesnseriesreviewedbyanncrystal

#superman

✊🏼✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿.
😢🤬😢🤬😢🤬🤬.
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AnnCrystal

Thank You @dabbe 🐝 for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@bellabella 🐝
@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@The_Book_Ninja!
@CBee 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@ImperfectCJ 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝
@Jari-chan 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@julieclair 🐝
@kelli7990 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@Mimi28 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Susanita 🐝
@vivastory 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝
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dabbe #gulp 😪 I can't even imagine your and your ancestors' pain. Your words brought me to my knees. 💙✊🏻💙 3mo

TheBookHippie I AM SO TIRED. 3mo

RamsFan1963 I mainly watched Lois & Clark for Terry Hatcher, but I did like Dean Cain's Superman. His move to being a Trumpster is very disappointing and disheartening. 3mo

AnnCrystal 🫂 Thank You @dabbe I'm annoyed at myself for allowing this to infuriate me so intensely. Yet I can't stop fearing for the children. They need the magic of superheroes during these dark times 😢. ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 3mo

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie the rage over this has totally exhausted me 🥺✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 3mo

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal I actually don‘t believe in hell… but for these folks… there‘s a special hell for people who hurt children. Just unreal the cruelty. 3mo

AnnCrystal @RamsFan1963 📺 Terry Hatcher would have been my brother's reason for watching too 👏🏼😉👌🏼...and Dean Cain is truly disappointing indeed ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💫. 3mo

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie 👏🏼😎 Truth ✊🏼😉💝....👹. (edited) 3mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal You have no reason to be annoyed. You are fighting the good fight with everything you have. Keep doing so because this country needs it. 💙🩵💙 3mo

JenlovesJT47 How disappointing 😌. I always thought he was so cute (not that that has anything to do with why I‘m disappointed, just saying). 3mo

AnnCrystal 😘 @dabbe Thank You 🫂💝 We are all going to be needed to Vote for change ✊🏼🦅🌟💖💖💖. 3mo

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 😂👌🏼 I totally understand. The funny thing, is that for a long time, I mistakingly believed that he was Mexican... (edited) 3mo

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal he is Japanese yes? 3mo

mcctrish When I read this news I was dumbfounded! I loved the Superman show he and Terry Hatcher put on the small screen. How stupid does a person have to be to think Ice is the solution? To use what little star power he has left to make this his message? He‘s pathetic and evil 3mo

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie correct, Dean Cain's biological father was Japanese, Roger Tanaka. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 It seems to me he‘s desperately trying to be relevant. Otherwise I really can‘t figure it out. 🤯 3mo

AnnCrystal @mcctrish Truth! This is truly Evil to not consider the children. I hope Marvel counters a move to somehow show brown-skin kids that Superman doesn't hate them ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 3mo

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 it's perplexing and cruel 😢✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 3mo

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal How foolish. Spits in the face of his ancestry. 3mo

ncsufoxes He‘s the opposite of what the current Superman movie is about (I haven‘t seen it but from what people have said it made maga angry so I‘m assuming it‘s about humanity & the opposite of the current resident in office). These people are all so exhausting. 3mo

mariaku21 This was sooooo disappointing to know it's true and then to know he literally made a video bout it with him sounding like a recruiter for ICE..😔😮‍💨 3mo

Bookwomble 😮‍💨 3mo

Bookwomble Superman? The alien who illegally entered the USA as a child refugee from a war-torn, ecological catastrophe? The immigrant child who grew up to make incredible contributions to his adoptive country? That Superman? 🤔💭🦸 3mo

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie Exactly! He is insulting his Ancestors even more than his fans. I wonder if he knows about his father's cultural history. Perhaps he was only raised to know his mother's ancestry or doesn't even know what happened here during WW2??

🤔💖. (edited) 3mo

AnnCrystal @ncsufoxes 👏🏼🦸‍♂️ I really truly hope to have the opportunity to watch the new Superman one day. The previews are fantastic and I can glimpse why it would anger some 👏🏼😉👌🏼. People should show up to protest Little (t) wearing Superman T-shirts ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. (edited) 3mo

AnnCrystal @mariaku21 🥺 what?? I haven't seen that...I probably don't want to view that! I'm already way too upset with this villain. I'm really hoping Marvel somehow spotlights their newest Superman for the kids to focus on ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 3mo

AnnCrystal @Bookwomble 👏🏼😉👍🏼 that's the one 😂. Terrible that Dean Cain seemingly learned nothing from the values this Character represents ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💫. 3mo

Bookwomble @AnnCrystal Cain never met his biological father, and has spoken disparagingly about him, so at the risk of being an armchair analyst, perhaps there's some psychological projection and transference happening for him. He might be well advised to seek counselling. 3mo

AnnCrystal @Bookwomble I didn't know about that...thank you for sharing this.

🤔 I absolutely 🤬 my father's family, but I love the Chicana heritage. Perhaps if Dean Cain allowed himself to experience his Japanese half, he would discover a love for the culture. The Japanese culture is just as beautiful as his English, French-Canadian, Irish, and Welsh heritages. 3mo

Amiable I agree with @JenlovesJT47 — I think this is him trying to claw his way back into the national conversation. Because when was the last time Dean Cain was relevant? He‘s a desperate, despicable, small-minded little man. Some may even call him… deplorable. 🤨 3mo

AnnCrystal @Amiable 👏🏼🥺 and at a time when we need more Superheroes, not more wannabe villains. ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 3mo

Bookwomble @AnnCrystal Cain Heritages: Japanese (immigrant) ??, English (immigrant) ???????, French (immigrant) ??, Canadian (immigrant) ??, Irish (immigrant) ??, Welsh (immigrant) ??????? = "Keep immigrants out of USA ??" ?? 3mo

Butterfinger I get how you feel. I remember being depressed when I found out Lincoln was not as heroic as we were lead to believe. Dean Cain has lost so many fans over this, and those of us who care will make sure to teach ALL children the value and voice they deserve. 3mo

AnnCrystal @Bookwomble 👏🏼😂 it's truly sad and perplexing when those who hate do not realize this fact. Even Little t's mother was born in Scotland in 1912. His mother, Mary Anne MacLeod immigrated to America.

Most of my ancestry originated right here (excluding the Spanish bits). Yet I and my American Indigenous mom are in danger everytime we venture out and about because we were born brown upon our own land ✊🏼🤬 ✊🏼🐻💫. (edited) 3mo

AnnCrystal @Butterfinger it's truly sad, how difficult it is to learn the truth about our history.

👏🏼🥲 And truth! We all must continue to teach our Children “true“ American values. Together we can erase hatred ✊🏼🦅✌🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 3mo

IriDas I loved Lois and Clark, too. It was a quirky little show that aged well. But Dean Cain lost me several years ago with his religious bigotry and conservatism. This does not surprise me. 3mo

AnnCrystal @IriDas 👏🏼😉👍🏼 I make the worst fan, I really don't stay informed about those who I become a fan of...I mean, I rarely do research, I often just encounter info bits by accident. After this, I plan on trying to become more informed. If someone seemingly holds values of prejudice, hatred, or etc. they don't deserve my time or money as their fan. ✊🏼🦅✌🏼💝. (edited) 3mo

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lil1inblue

Lima : Lim�n | Natalie Scenters-Zapico

#julyjazz #flag

dabbe #gulp 🥺😢😪 3mo

lil1inblue @dabbe 💔💔💔 3mo

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JenlovesJT47

I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir | Val Kilmer

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

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader @Susanna @kelly7990 @ImperfectCJ @The_Book_Ninja 3mo

CBee I was so very sad when he died. And Michael Madsen? I didn‘t know 😢 3mo

Itchyfeetreader Aha I did not know that. How sad 3mo

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TheBookHippie So sad. 3mo

Eggbeater This haiku is a wonderfully fitting tribute. I love it. 3mo

rubyslippersreads You might like

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JenlovesJT47 @CBee I know 😭 I‘ve been seeing Michael Madsen in things since I was a kid (Free Willy). Always thought he had the sexiest voice. So sad. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @Itchyfeetreader @TheBookHippie so sad 😞 between him and David Lynch this year 💔 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @Eggbeater thank you so much! ♥️♥️♥️ 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @rubyslippersreads thanks for reminding me about this book. It‘s been on my TBR for awhile. ♥️♥️♥️ 3mo

lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 3mo

dabbe These are my guys! All born in the 60s like me. #gulp Wonderful haiku ode to The Ice Man. 🩵💙🩵 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue ♥️♥️♥️ @dabbe ♥️♥️♥️ thanks for reminding me about Ice Man, Top Gun is one of my other favorite movies (I have so many lol but Tombstone really is my number one!), must write haiku lol 🤓 3mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 It is a FABULOUS movie, isn't it? ♥️🩵♥️ 3mo

AnnCrystal This is perfection in your Haiku construction... and Michael Madsen! It was unbelievable 😢💝...👏🏼🐝👌🏼🎬🐝💝. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal thank you so much!! 🤗♥️♥️♥️ and yes, poor MM. He was a great actor. 😔 3mo

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CBee

Haiku: Asian Arts and Crafts for Creative Kids | Patricia Donegan

A dark day for our country. Again. #haikuhive #haikuaday

CBee @dabbe @Kristy_K @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @bellabella @JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue @julieclair @Reggie @AnnCrystal @BooksandCoffee4Me @vivastory @jdiehr @mimi28 @itchyfeetreader @Jari-chan @Susanita @kelli7990 @imperfectCJ (edited) 4mo

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dabbe #gulp 🥺😢😭 4mo

JenReadsAlot It's just horrifying 4mo

TheBookHippie 💔 4mo

Areader2 “All the devils are here” 4mo

CBee @Areader2 that they are 😢 4mo

bookishbitch I am so disgusted with our government right now. 4mo

CBee @bookishbitch same 😢 4mo

AkashaVampie 🤬😭😭 4mo

JenlovesJT47 😔 4mo

AnnCrystal 😢🤨🥺🫂... 4mo

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lil1inblue

The Collected Works of Langston Hughes | Langston Hughes

Inspired by Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes. Thank you to @karisa and @cbee for reminding me of this. My heart hurts this week.
#haikuhive #haikuaday

lil1inblue @jari-chan @dabbe @itchyfeetreader @kristy_k @debinhawaii @mimi28
@thebookhippie @jenlovesjt47 @reggie @vivastory @jdiehr
@cbee @julieclair @anncrystal @bellabella @booksandcoffee4me @susanita @kelli7990 @vivastory 4mo

JenlovesJT47 ❤️🤍💙 4mo

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Susanita 💯 4mo

JenReadsAlot It's just terrible 4mo

Jari-chan 🫶💖 4mo

lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 💓 💓 💓 4mo

lil1inblue @dabbe 😥 😭 4mo

lil1inblue @Susanita 💓 💓 💓 4mo

lil1inblue @JenReadsAlot So horrific! 4mo

lil1inblue @Jari-chan 💓 💓 💓 4mo

Deblovestoread 💙💙💙 4mo

Leftcoastzen 👏💓 4mo

CBee Sending you love ❤️ 4mo

Karisa 💗 4mo

AnnCrystal 🫂 This Haiku Is Powerful 👏🏼🐝🙏🏼🦅💝💖💝...there is still Hope ✊🏼🥲🙏🏼🦅💝. 4mo

lil1inblue @Deblovestoread 💓💓💓 4mo

lil1inblue @Leftcoastzen 💓💓💓 4mo

lil1inblue @CBee Rhank you. 💓 4mo

lil1inblue @AnnCrystal Thanks! 💓 4mo

julieclair Keep dreaming. Keep fighting. ❤️🤍💙 4mo

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lil1inblue

Worldly Things | Michael Kleber-Diggs

#julyjazz #loyalty
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

CBee Wow. This is powerful. Thanks for posting it. 4mo

lil1inblue @CBee 💓 💓 💓 4mo

Karisa Had to look up what an “acrostic golden shovel” meant. 🤯 Gorgeous and brilliant! Reminds me of one of my favorites (that always makes me cry): https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again 4mo

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Eggs Compelling - wherever there are flawed humans, disillusionment can erupt😔 4mo

TheBookHippie Thank you for posting this. Just so appropriate for this moment. 💙 4mo

CBee @Karisa thank you for the link to the Hughes poem! I‘d never read it. Would you mind if I make a post about it? Something I think everyone should read ♥️💔 (edited) 4mo

Karisa @CBee Go for it! Re-reading it this morning and it feels more spot on than ever unfortunately 4mo

CBee @Karisa agreed. I teared up too 💔💔 4mo

lil1inblue @Karisa I should have included the definition. Oops! Funny that you shared Let America be America Again - My grandfather and my mom used to read this together every 4th of July! Now my mom and I read it together. It always makes me cry, too. 💓 4mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 💓 💓 💓 4mo

lil1inblue @CBee Please do! I think everyone should read it on the 4th! 4mo

lil1inblue @Eggs 💓 💓 💓 4mo

Karisa @lil1inblue 💓 4mo

Eggbeater This says everything I think. Thank you for posting. I feel so ick right now. 4mo

lil1inblue @Eggbeater Right there with ya'. 🤗 💓 4mo

Deblovestoread Wow! Just Wow! Thank you. 💙 4mo

Amiable This is so powerful and also heartbreaking. 💔 Thank you for posting. 4mo

dabbe #gulp 🥹🥺🥲 4mo

lil1inblue @Deblovestoread 💓 💓 💓 4mo

lil1inblue @Amiable 💓 💓 💓 4mo

lil1inblue @dabbe 💓 💓 💓 4mo