open the cover,
step into the story — both
lose and find yourself.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bibliophile

jane austen: setting
unrealistic expectations
for men since 1811.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #janeausten #pemberlittens

read til your eyes are
bleary, so weary, but still —
just one more chapter.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bibliophile

will no longer light
myself on fire to keep
other people warm. 🔥

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

you know, they make a
special shampoo for that — it‘s
called Head and Shoulders. ❄️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #retroart

Remembering Patrick Swayze who passed away from pancreatic cancer 16 years ago today. I have such a soft spot for him. Lost him the same way I lost my uncle. He‘ll always be missed. 💜

after all these years,
we‘re still crazy for Swayze, our
dirty dancing ghost. 💜

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #PatrickSwayze

the anxiety
overwhelms, crushes — makes it
hard for me to breathe.

look up, let the light
inside to chase away the
darkness — you are blessed.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #tarot #haikutarotreading

anticipation;
lights dim, whispers silenced —show‘s
about to begin. 🍿🎭🎟️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #cinephile

This has been languishing on my currently reading shelf for 6 months 😬 Finally sat down & finished it yesterday. Would recommend to movie buffs, especially Old Hollywood and/or if you have an interest in French New Wave films. 4⭐️

a must-watch list of
classic French films — grab popcorn,
we‘re off to the movies. 🍿🎥

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchnewwave #oldhollywood #moviebuff #cinephile #bookreviewhaiku

where were you that day
when it all went away — the
world that we once knew.

day of infamy,
thousands lost — landscape of our
world forever changed.

I have that morning burned into my memory. I was a senior in a private high school & we were in chapel. One of my teachers came in to tell us what happened. We had his class next hour & sat there listening to the towers collapse on the radio. #neverforget ♥️🤍💙

#haikuhive #poetry #911 #haikuaday

I‘ve recently discovered the stand-up comedy of Matt Rife. He is absolutely hilarious, & if I‘m having a bad day I just watch his clips on instagram. His interactions with the crowd are the best. Also happens to be his birthday today! If you haven‘t seen him give him a watch (if you don‘t mind dirty stand-up).

https://youtube.com/shorts/edlqei6bdaw?si=yDforHIqRcnzMnuE

handsome hottie Matt
works the crowd with ease —
hilarity ensues.

#haikuhive

we tire, have no
desire for underwire —
curse this booby trap.

big ones, small ones, some
as big as your head —be free,
let them puppies breathe. 😉

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

There was a total eclipse last night with a blood moon. I couldn‘t see it from where I am but found this gorgeous picture on the internet. The Eiffel Tower is a bit more picturesque than where I am anyway 😆.

la terre, la lune et
le soleil en harmonie —
la lune de sang. 🌖

earth, moon and
sun in harmony —
the blood moon.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku #bloodmoon #paris #eiffeltower

faites confiance
à votre voix intérieure —
écoute attentivement.

trust your inner
voice — listen
carefully.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku

why‘d the chicken cross
the road? probably because
he‘s sick of your shit. 💩🐓

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #chicken

I joined Litsy almost 10 years ago. Heard about it in an email from Book Riot. Wasn‘t thinking particularly creatively when I made my username, but it was during the height of my Justin Timberlake obsession. So if anybody was curious about who the JT is in JenlovesJT47, it‘s this guy. 😬🤓😎

Jen loves JT? who‘s
she talking about? I know —
it‘s gotta be may. 😉

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #JustinTimberlake

oh, what‘s in a name?
a tale of woe — Juliet
and her Romeo.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #moviehaiku #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare

guitar strums, I get
lost — each chord like a
religious experience. 🎸🎶

This may or may not be referring to that Lindsey Buckingham guitar solo in Go Insane…😬

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #fleetwoodmac #guitar #music

phase three: forget Ben‘s
number, move on and live your
best, fabulous life.

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

the weight of the words
left unspoken hung in the
air like poison gas.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

looking at the world
through rose-colored glasses comes
with a price — beware. 💘

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

wake up each morning,
anxiety takes hold, pours
into every nook.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #anxiety

That California
sun certainly makes your skin
soft, doesn‘t it?

My very favorite episode of Lucy, L.A. At Last!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #ilovelucy #tvhaiku

Got this French oracle deck. It‘s a reproduction of a Lenormand deck that rich French aristocrats used as a party game. The instructions are a bit confusing so I‘m gonna have to work on that, but the cards are fun.

Je ne sais pas ce
que je fais mais les cartes sont
drôles et très jolies.

I don‘t know what I‘m
doing but the cards are
fun and very pretty! ?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku #lenormand #oracle

Couldn‘t find this in the system but it‘s part of The Alibis short story collection by Sally Hepworth.

one dead chef in the

freezer, suspects galore with

motive for murder.

Very intriguing with a satisfying ending! 4⭐️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #novella #SallyHepworth #bookreviewhaiku

Feel like Cinderella
without the perks — where the hell
is my prince, dammit?!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #cinderella #moviehaiku

So many books, so
little time — mount TBR
is calling my name. 📚

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bibliophile #mounttbr

I‘ve gone down the Fleetwood Mac rabbit hole this year after hearing Gold Dust Woman on Daisy Jones & The Six (listened to it on repeat for a month straight). This song sung by Lindsey Buckingham is my current obsession. It starts at 42:35 https://youtu.be/9suHkG7QfYw?si=bfkBq2zoK1kvYPry

so i‘ll go insane
like i always do — yeah,
he‘s a lot like you.

(I‘m missing a syllable & changed she to he since it really resonates with me)

#haikuhive

Cary Grant is my fave Old Hollywood actor (I own all 72 of his movies 😳). My fave movie of his by far is the hilarious dark comedy Arsenic & Old Lace. It was filmed in 1941 but released in 1944. During this time, Cary became a United States citizen & donated his entire salary from this movie to the war effort. Can‘t recommend it enough!

insanity runs
in his family — no it
practically gallops!

#haikuhive #moviehaiku #CaryGrant #OldHollywood

I truly hope you guys aren‘t sick of me posting my sister‘s vacation pics! She took this somewhere in France & sent it to me straightaway. My name is Jennifer, I became Jen in college basically (only my family calls me Jennifer now). I like the name Jenny but it doesn‘t suit me at all & I‘ve always gotten so annoyed when people call me Jennnnnay like on Forrest Gump 🙄😆

you can call me Jen
or Jennifer, I don‘t mind —
Jenny? don‘t know her.🙂‍↔️

Don‘t want to give away too much about the bad guys so decided to write a haiku review.

Holly Gibney tracks
down weirdos with a crazy
vendetta — don‘t flinch! 4⭐️

Not my favorite SK but still enjoyable.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #StephenKing #audiobook #haikubookreview

Here‘s another pic from my sister‘s vacation in Toulouse. Such a beautiful place. 💜

enchanted cottage
in the French countryside, strewn
with a flower path.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #Toulouse

In my internet travels, I came across a story of the world‘s first spotless giraffe, Kipekee, who was born in Tennessee in 2023. Kipekee means unique in Swahili.

pretty kipekee,
the world‘s first spotless giraffe,
born in Tennessee. 🦒

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #giraffe #Kipekee

Don‘t look back — it drags
at your heart until you can‘t
do anything else.

Gone With the Wind is my favorite book and one of my favorite movies. I always loved this interaction with Scarlett and Ashley in the movie. Vivien Leigh was so gorgeous. ♥️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #gwtw #moviehaiku #gonewiththewind

sun-kissed blonde beauties

breaking hearts and attracting

killers in sunny

sweet valley cali —

it only took them twenty

years to graduate! 👯

Been a huge Sweet Valley fan since I was 9 years old. Still love reading them for nostalgia‘s sake. 🥰

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #sweetvalley #sweetvalleyhigh #twins #SVH #nostalgia

a word of advice:
don‘t believe everything you
hear — discern wisely.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #georgewashington

Found this photo on Fine Art America. Will post link in comments.

She‘s not drunk — she‘s had
only four half bottles of
wine — wine helps her drink! 🍷

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bobsburgers #lindabelcher #tvhaiku #itswineoclocksomewhere

Four milk drunk kitten
nuggets sleepily dreaming —
in mewborn heaven. 🐈‍⬛

From left to right:
🐈‍⬛ Cera (named after Cera in The Land Before Time because she‘s got attitude 😆)
🐈‍⬛ Nougat
🐈‍⬛ Bear
🐈‍⬛ Butterbean (her mama‘s name is Butterball and she looks just like her)

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #kittens #cats #catsoflitsy #mewborns

introspection, self
reflection — turn inward to
find your way to light.

The Hermit is my main card for this week. Here‘s a translation for the French:

VIIII - The Hermit
It is a time of rest and reflection, of introspection and solitude...
With my pilgrim's staff, I advance quietly, letting myself be guided by my inner light.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #tarot #haikutarot #french

With a handful of
kitten, I‘m totally smitten —
Littens, meet Bear! 🐻🐈‍⬛

Staying at my FIL‘s farm and someone brought 6 cats over - 2 adult kitties and 4 2-week-old mewborns. So I‘m in kitten heaven. This little guy is my cuddle buddy, Bear. Never gotten to spend this much time with kittens this young! 😻😻😻

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #catsoflitsy #cats #mewborns #kitten #bear

For my hive, my sister took this pic on her vacation in Toulouse last month.

petites abeilles
occupées à adoucir
le nid d‘abeilles. ?

busy little bees
sweetening the
honeycomb. ?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku

Flirt a little, wink
a little — get ready for the
charm bomb to explode. 😉

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bobsburgers #tvhaiku

If the right person
believes in you, anything
becomes possible. ♥️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

I‘m not feeling zen,
it‘s Monday again — won‘t you
send some lasagna?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #Garfield

So I got an Oracle deck the other day (will post link in comments) & the first card I drew was the pink dolphin. Did some research which I will post in comments. They are referred to as los encantados (the enchanted).

welcome joy into
your life with arms and heart wide
open, enchanted.

pink water gymnasts,
seductive shapeshifters —
los encantados.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #pinkdolphin #oracledeck

My body in full
sensory delight, no one
but us existed…

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #love

My favorite comfort food to make is spaghetti carbonara. It might not be up to an Italian Nonna‘s standards since I make it with bacon instead of pancetta or guanciale, but it‘s freaking delicious just the same. If anyone wants my recipe, let me know!

twine the spaghetti
around your fork, savoring
each tasty morsel.

bacon and garlic
explode on the tongue — indulge
in its decadence. 🍝

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #pasta

Look in the mirror
with confidence — don‘t waste time
caring what people think. 🪞💭

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

le chat noir — il est
mystérieux, joueur, et
plein d‘amour. ?‍⬛

the black cat — he is
mysterious, playful,
and full of love. ?‍⬛

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #cats #catsoflitsy

Mountains set against
the backdrop of a dusky
painted sky, aglow.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nature