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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

That was a tough one. Wordle 1,943 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A Haiku for Thanksgiving Weekend 🍁 Happy Thanksgiving weekend. Give thanks for bounty. God is good, indeed! #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Haven't done it in 40 years, but I'm sure it is.

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Been there, done that. It felt so cutting edge to a Boomer!

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 7:2 (Read it!) Steer clear of parties thrown by cackling fools. Their mirth is all mockery. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The lady in the back is telling her friend, "Look. It's Groucho Marx!"

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I always assumed it was 514 (where I grew up, when that song was new) and, no, I didn't call. 😄

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 7:2 (Read it!) Go to funerals For respect and for wisdom Yours is coming, too. #FridayHaiku 🕯️

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No, no, no! Coke Zero /with/ Raisin Bran, however...

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm so upset from watching that Netflix documentary, then this, and more, and so much more. Lord, have mercy.

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Storm Psalm, one of my favourites.

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 6:9 (Read it!) Look at your blessings; See God's rich bounty! Don't let your "wants" steal your joy. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The 18 year-old would be very surprised. But the 20 year-old me made the decisions that took me where I am today.

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The 18 year-old would be very surprised. But the 20 year-old me made the decisions that took me where I am today.

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Double Haiku 25 years later Panicked teacher told me with tears at school drop-off. "Towers down. Two planes." Glued to the TV all September eleven. Should have prayed instead. #FridayHaiku 🕯️

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 5:1-3 (Read it!) 🕯️ In the Holy place Guard your steps. Be quiet. Keep your word. Honour God. #FridayHaiku

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What is Benediction (in this context)?

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 4:13 (Read it!) A Tanka Better be ruled by a poor and wise child, than by a foolish king who fires all his advisors. (Let the reader understand.) #FridayHaiku #FridayTanka

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (Read it!) On a chilly night or in a street fight, better have a friend with you. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 4:1 (Read it!) Power's on the side of the oppressors. That's the hist'ry of the world. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Haikuing Matthew 17:1-8 (Read it!) A Tanka on the Feast of the Transfiguration (yesterday) Jesus' face shines like the sun. Disciples old and new behold His glory. A Voice! "That's My Son. I love Him. Listen to Him." #FridayHaiku #FridayTanka 🕯️

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 9:7 on Lammas Day (tomorrow, August 1) Almost Lammas day, the first Summer wheat harvest. Eat your bread with joy. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Wait... There are competing brands of incense?

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Bee has a lot of trouble with religious words.

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 3:12 (Read it!) So, be generous. Do good as long as you live. Share what God supplies. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It is so, so lazy. I'm never more tempted to say, "Fake news!", than when the MSM comments on religion.

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 4:1 (Read it!) Power's on the side of the oppressors. That's the hist'ry of the world. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 3:19-21, with Matthew 10:31 (Read it!) A Tanka The Preacher fears that man and beast are worth alike. Dust to dust. Worthless. A nobler Voice responds: "You're worth more than many sparrows." #FridayHaiku #FridayTanka ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 (Read it!) Under the sun you'll find wickedness in place of justice. Be patient. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I tried this for the first time. It's so frustratingly hard!

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 (Read it!) Do good. Be happy. Enjoy your food and your work. Your life is God's gift. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 3:11 (Read it!) Eternity and beauty are built into us. But not sovereignty. #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Part of the liturgy landed very differently this morning, in a way I had not anticipated. My mom passed away this week, and when we recited the Ten Commandments, and came to the fifth, "Honour thy father and thy mother", it dawned on me that I don't have either of them anymore. ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (Read it!) The Byrds said it best. "To everything, turn, turn, turn, there is a season." #FridayHaiku ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

No disrespect to the Walterses, but I wish the Clarkson Cup had migrated to the PWHL (as the Stanley Cup did to the NHL)

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Haikuing Ecclesiastes 2:18-23 (Read it!) A Tanka As despair joins the chat, we find our life's work is naught - like chasing wind! Is there hope for better things? Indeed there is! Just read on. #FridayHaiku #FridayTanka ⚓

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Totally agree, obviously. (What's the context? )

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Richard Kootenayrev @kootenayrev.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I'll take that. Aslan is on the move. ⚓

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