Kris Lindbeck
@krislindbeck.bsky.social
Haiku etc.. Also, Jewish Studies, Christianity, Buddhism, art and cool science stuff. Some politics . . .
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Kris Lindbeck
@krislindbeck.bsky.social
· Oct 24
How to Write Bad Haiku
A humorous guide to writing "bad" haiku -- mediocre and boring ones -- whose goal is to help people write and edit haiku better.
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I few years ago I wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide to writing literary haiku called "How to Write Bad Haiku."
It also has a picture of the late great Jabberwok, who was tortoiseshell with white patches, and whom I miss.
Enjoy!
discover.hubpages.com/literature/H...
It also has a picture of the late great Jabberwok, who was tortoiseshell with white patches, and whom I miss.
Enjoy!
discover.hubpages.com/literature/H...
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Happy U.S. Thanksgiving to all of us who observe!
Please enjoy an ecard from a great British ecard co. that does both North American Thanksgivings.
jlcards.com/lT4Rw1
Please enjoy an ecard from a great British ecard co. that does both North American Thanksgivings.
jlcards.com/lT4Rw1
An ecard from Kris Lindbeck
Please click the image to view your ecard!
jlcards.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Happy U.S. Thanksgiving to all of us who observe!
Please enjoy an ecard from a great British ecard co. that does both North American Thanksgivings.
jlcards.com/lT4Rw1
Please enjoy an ecard from a great British ecard co. that does both North American Thanksgivings.
jlcards.com/lT4Rw1
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do you think the trees
prefer the dusk, when small birds
flutter home to nest?
#haikufeels #prefer #haiku #poem #poetry #birds #tress #photography
prefer the dusk, when small birds
flutter home to nest?
#haikufeels #prefer #haiku #poem #poetry #birds #tress #photography
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
do you think the trees
prefer the dusk, when small birds
flutter home to nest?
#haikufeels #prefer #haiku #poem #poetry #birds #tress #photography
prefer the dusk, when small birds
flutter home to nest?
#haikufeels #prefer #haiku #poem #poetry #birds #tress #photography
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It me!
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and the world is dreadful and grey.
To bring some light, we have an interview with Helen Whistberry ( @whistberry.bsky.social ), author of today's giveaway prize, When Your Heart Is A Broken Thing.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
To bring some light, we have an interview with Helen Whistberry ( @whistberry.bsky.social ), author of today's giveaway prize, When Your Heart Is A Broken Thing.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It me!
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leaves spiral down
I’m so afraid
of falling
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leaves spiral down
I’m so afraid
of falling
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🍁
🍁
🍁
leaves spiral down
I’m so afraid
of falling
🍁
🍁
leaves spiral down
I’m so afraid
of falling
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I am thankful for editor Roberta Beach Jacobson for selecting these verses for today's round of itchy poetry at Five Fleas! Congratulations to everyone else!
fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/11/morn...
fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/11/morn...
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I am thankful for editor Roberta Beach Jacobson for selecting these verses for today's round of itchy poetry at Five Fleas! Congratulations to everyone else!
fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/11/morn...
fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/11/morn...
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“A wedge of the great, serious circle.” A poem by Neal Bowers.
November 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“A wedge of the great, serious circle.” A poem by Neal Bowers.
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Another alliterative Psalm by Kathryn Ann Hill. Psalm 104, traditionally read on Thanksgiving.
alliteration.net/poetry/how-manifold-are-thy-works/ #alliterative #bible #psalm #thanksgiving #poem #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #alliterativeverse
alliteration.net/poetry/how-manifold-are-thy-works/ #alliterative #bible #psalm #thanksgiving #poem #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #alliterativeverse
How Manifold Are Thy Works: Psalm 104 in Alliterative Verse
O Lord, my God, great is Your name; /You are clothed in majesty, O Maker of all. /Enwrapped in light, Your luminous garment, / You stretch out the heavens like a starry curtain;
alliteration.net
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Another alliterative Psalm by Kathryn Ann Hill. Psalm 104, traditionally read on Thanksgiving.
alliteration.net/poetry/how-manifold-are-thy-works/ #alliterative #bible #psalm #thanksgiving #poem #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #alliterativeverse
alliteration.net/poetry/how-manifold-are-thy-works/ #alliterative #bible #psalm #thanksgiving #poem #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #alliterativeverse
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
winter's herald --
our coconut oil freezes
to white slush
Since we live in South Florida and air condition only to take the edge off the heat, we see solid coconut oil at 75F (24C) about 3 months a year in our warm kitchen.
our coconut oil freezes
to white slush
Since we live in South Florida and air condition only to take the edge off the heat, we see solid coconut oil at 75F (24C) about 3 months a year in our warm kitchen.
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
winter's herald --
our coconut oil freezes
to white slush
Since we live in South Florida and air condition only to take the edge off the heat, we see solid coconut oil at 75F (24C) about 3 months a year in our warm kitchen.
our coconut oil freezes
to white slush
Since we live in South Florida and air condition only to take the edge off the heat, we see solid coconut oil at 75F (24C) about 3 months a year in our warm kitchen.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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These guys are great! I donate every year and may I suggest that some of the crafts they sell on behalf of the elders make great Christmas presents?
Time once again to rep my favorite place for giving: anelder.org - they supply food, firewood and supplies for traditional crafting to Navajo Elders. If you have the cash, please give these folks a hand.
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
These guys are great! I donate every year and may I suggest that some of the crafts they sell on behalf of the elders make great Christmas presents?
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a favourite moon
~ from October
I hope you have a peaceful goodnight ✌🏼🍭💭🌙
#moonlight #crescentmoon #sky
#makeawish #bekind
~ from October
I hope you have a peaceful goodnight ✌🏼🍭💭🌙
#moonlight #crescentmoon #sky
#makeawish #bekind
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
a favourite moon
~ from October
I hope you have a peaceful goodnight ✌🏼🍭💭🌙
#moonlight #crescentmoon #sky
#makeawish #bekind
~ from October
I hope you have a peaceful goodnight ✌🏼🍭💭🌙
#moonlight #crescentmoon #sky
#makeawish #bekind
Happy U.S. Thanksgiving to all of us who observe!
Please enjoy an ecard from a great British ecard co. that does both North American Thanksgivings.
jlcards.com/lT4Rw1
Please enjoy an ecard from a great British ecard co. that does both North American Thanksgivings.
jlcards.com/lT4Rw1
An ecard from Kris Lindbeck
Please click the image to view your ecard!
jlcards.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Happy U.S. Thanksgiving to all of us who observe!
Please enjoy an ecard from a great British ecard co. that does both North American Thanksgivings.
jlcards.com/lT4Rw1
Please enjoy an ecard from a great British ecard co. that does both North American Thanksgivings.
jlcards.com/lT4Rw1
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gently extending
tiny snail-horns to the moon
ferns in the gutter
tiny snail-horns to the moon
ferns in the gutter
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
gently extending
tiny snail-horns to the moon
ferns in the gutter
tiny snail-horns to the moon
ferns in the gutter
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waking at first light
cold little reliquary
pebble leaf and bone
cold little reliquary
pebble leaf and bone
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
waking at first light
cold little reliquary
pebble leaf and bone
cold little reliquary
pebble leaf and bone
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November 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
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November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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New shirt design in my threadless store!
The Black Rabbit
threadless is having a huge sale!
Get t-shirts, mugs, hats, stickers, notebooks, even a shower curtain at a discount. Great for gifts!
whistberry.threadless.com
The Black Rabbit
threadless is having a huge sale!
Get t-shirts, mugs, hats, stickers, notebooks, even a shower curtain at a discount. Great for gifts!
whistberry.threadless.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New shirt design in my threadless store!
The Black Rabbit
threadless is having a huge sale!
Get t-shirts, mugs, hats, stickers, notebooks, even a shower curtain at a discount. Great for gifts!
whistberry.threadless.com
The Black Rabbit
threadless is having a huge sale!
Get t-shirts, mugs, hats, stickers, notebooks, even a shower curtain at a discount. Great for gifts!
whistberry.threadless.com
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November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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That is the surprise
That the kindness was not an affect, but a choice
And that kindness in its entirety is very freakish
And weird, the real kind.
Dorothea Lasky
That the kindness was not an affect, but a choice
And that kindness in its entirety is very freakish
And weird, the real kind.
Dorothea Lasky
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
That is the surprise
That the kindness was not an affect, but a choice
And that kindness in its entirety is very freakish
And weird, the real kind.
Dorothea Lasky
That the kindness was not an affect, but a choice
And that kindness in its entirety is very freakish
And weird, the real kind.
Dorothea Lasky
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Devotion
the criminals in old stories fear hell
i fear something nearer
becoming the kind of person
who can no longer be surprised
by their own harm
i fear the smoothness of habit
when it has forgotten its reasons
and that fear
too
is a form of devotion
a devotion to staying awake
#poetry
the criminals in old stories fear hell
i fear something nearer
becoming the kind of person
who can no longer be surprised
by their own harm
i fear the smoothness of habit
when it has forgotten its reasons
and that fear
too
is a form of devotion
a devotion to staying awake
#poetry
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Devotion
the criminals in old stories fear hell
i fear something nearer
becoming the kind of person
who can no longer be surprised
by their own harm
i fear the smoothness of habit
when it has forgotten its reasons
and that fear
too
is a form of devotion
a devotion to staying awake
#poetry
the criminals in old stories fear hell
i fear something nearer
becoming the kind of person
who can no longer be surprised
by their own harm
i fear the smoothness of habit
when it has forgotten its reasons
and that fear
too
is a form of devotion
a devotion to staying awake
#poetry
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In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”