Silent Movie: Haiku: To Love is to Dedicate Yourself

Monday, June 15, 2026

Haiku: To Love is to Dedicate Yourself - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2026

How lucky are those who feel good...
With the love they dedicate
To love is to dedicate yourself!

18 comments:

Jornalista Douglas MeloJune 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
What a beautiful Haiku, my dear friend Theodosia!
Have a great week.
Kisses!!!
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LA COCINERA DE BÉTULOJune 16, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Una bonita reflexión, porque hay que amarse a uno mismo y luego a los demás. El mundo iría mejor.
Besos.
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EsterJune 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Precioso y preciso haiku, quererse uno mismo acerca el amor de los demás. Un abrazo
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LoveT.June 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM

A haiku with a wonderful message.

Kisses
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AnankaJune 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Well written :-D

Thanks for your kind words. I miss my boy so much :-(
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anisette59June 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM
que c ' est beau !!!! pleins d ' amour
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anisette59June 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
merci pour Milo
très bonne soirée gros bisous 👄
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Luiz GomesJune 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Boa tarde minha querida amiga Teodósia. Não tem nada melhor, do que se sentir bem, consigo mesmo. Uma excelente tarde de terça-feira e um grande abraço do seu amigo carioca.
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J.P. AlexanderJune 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Uno debe amarse para amar a los demás. Te mando un beso.
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Ирина ПолещенкоJune 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Dear Theodosia! I wish you a good week!
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🌺 Hada de las Rosas 🌺June 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Hi Theda! what a beautiful thought. Sometimes we forget that love isn't just a feeling, but also a way of giving and being present.
Sending you a big hug.
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LucinalvaJune 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Bom dia, Theda
Lindo pensamento. O amor é bondoso, procura sempre o bem do próximo. Um forte abraço.
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ellieJune 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Wonderful to see this one! Perhaps I need it as a mantra!
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Tomás BJune 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Unos bonitos versos dedicados a las personas enamoradas.
La pareja con el carrito de bebe sin bebe que comentabas en el blog quizás es lo habrían dejado o iban a recoger a la guardería, no recuerdo la hora.

Saludos.
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Adriana HelenaJune 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Versos tão bonitos, repletos de amor, de ternura....
Obrigada por sempre deixar. internet mais bela querida Theda!!
Muitos beijos e uma semana maravilhosa!! :))))
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Serena MilesJune 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
hola
estupendo haiku, me encanta como te ha quedado
bestoessssssssssssssssssss
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Maria RodriguesJune 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Beautiful and very true haiku.
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Cecy (Enredados entre Libros)June 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Beautiful Haikyu
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· 🎬 ©Theda Bara - Silent Movie - Haiku

㋡ Haiku is a poetic form divided into three sentences of: five, seven and five syllables. This short poem of Japanese origin, was created in the 16th century and ended up becoming popular all over the world. The word HAIKU [俳句] is formed by two terms: [hai] (play, ludic) and [ku] (harmony, achievement). That is, it represents a poem of happiness and absence of conflict, and that's how I write, with joy and without getting attached to metrics. ༺⚜༻ August 19th is Haiku Day in Japan due to goroawase (numerical pun). 8 in Japanese is [hachi]➚HA; 1 is [ichi]➚I; 9 is [kyu]➚KU. And on April 17th, many people celebrate International Haiku Day.

· 🎬 The origin of my name

· 🎥 My dear paternal grandfather, Jonathan Jon Goodman (descendant of the Goodmans, from actress Theda Bara's father), in addition to being very wise, was a visionary man, because from a very young age, as soon as silent films appeared, he acquired some old theater rooms transforming them in (street) movie theater in Los Angeles, California, United States. My family has been involved in cinematic entertainment for decades and today we still have movie theaters in large shopping malls. This love for the seventh art motivated my father, who has the name Goodman in the genealogy of his ancestors, and my mother, a fan of Theda Bara, to baptize me with the name of this great silent film actress Theodosia, a name that comes from Greek culture and means: “gift from God”. I really like my name and I love old films, whether silent or not.

🎬 Flicker Flashbacks: from 1943 to 1948

🎥 Theda Bara acted in episodes (2 and 5) of the television series shown on American TV: “Flicker Flashbacks” from 1947, alongside Lionel Barrymore, directed by Richard Fleischer. Other big Hollywood stars also starred in the series: Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Lon Chaney, Lillian Gish, D. W. Griffith, Harry Carey, Mabel Normand, Mae Marsh, Francis X. Bushman, Harry von Zell, Minta Durfee, Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Henry B. Walthall, Maurice Costello, Agnes Ayres, Owen Moore, Blanche Sweet, Claire McDowell, Nigel De Brulier, Robert Harron, Florence Turner, Christy Cabanne, Linda Arvidson, Marion Leonard, Harold Lockwood, Knox Manning, Arthur V. Johnson, Charles K. French, Harry Solter, George Nichols, Charles Hill Mailes, Ethel Grandin, James Kirkwood, Carol Holloway, Joseph Graybill, David Miles, Charles Inslee, Walter Miller, Charles West, Ed Brady and illusionist magician Harry Houdini.

🎬 Hollywood: The Golden Years: 1961

🎥 “Hollywood: The Golden Years”, is a silent documentary shown on American TV, directed by David L. Wolper, which reports on the lives of: Thomas Edison, Gary Cooper, Gene Kelly, Buster Keaton, Greta Garbo, Lionel Barrymore, Will Rogers, Clara Bow, Carole Lombard, Tom Mix, Mary Pickford, Jackie Coogan, John Barrymore, Al Jolson, Gloria Swanson, Lon Chaney, Dolores del Río, Roscoe Arbuckle, Lillian Gish, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Norma Shearer, D. W. Griffith , Sessue Hayakawa, Marion Davies, John Gilbert, H. B. Warner, Ronald Colman, Wallace Beery, Pearl White, Dolores Costello, Edna Purviance, Mabel Normand, Eugene Pallette, Marie Dressler, Antonio Moreno, Mae Marsh, Ben Turpin, Mack Sennett, Florence Lawrence, William S. Hart, Francis X. Bushman, Renée Adorée, Richard Barthelmess, Vilma Bánky, Mae Murray, Wallace Reid, Henry B. Walthall, Billy Bevan, Montagu Love & Theda Bara.

🎬 The Love Goddesses: 1965

🎥 “The Love Goddesses”, is a silent documentary shown on American TV, directed by Saul Turell, which tells the lives of: Shirley Temple, Ingrid Bergman, Clara Bow, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Jean Harlow, Rita Hayworth, Lillian Gish, Brigitte Bardot, Barbara Stanwyck, Louise Brooks, Marilyn Monroe, Agnes Ayres, Claudette Colbert, Richard Barthelmess, Clive Brook, Betty Grable, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Swanson, Horst Buchholz, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Ava Gardner, Jeanette MacDonald, Bette Davis, Clark Gable, Laurence Harvey, Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Myrna Loy, Gary Cooper, Hedy Lamarr, Jayne Mansfield, Montgomery Clift, Anita Ekberg, Gina Lollobrigida, Mae Marsh, Sessue Hayakawa, Carole Lombard, Maurice Chevalier , John Gilbert, Emil Jannings, Ruby Keeler, Annette Kellerman, Lya de Putti, Louise Glaum, Mae West, Hayley Mills, Mae Murray & Theda Bara.

🎬 The Woman with the Hungry Eyes: 2006

🎥 In October 2005, TimeLine Films awarded the biographical documentary: “The Woman with the Hungry Eyes”, released in early 2006, directed by Hugh Munro Neely. The film chronicles the life of cinema's first femme fatale, the vampire Theda Bara, from her Jewish childhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, to her happy retirement in Hollywood. Theda was a brilliant silent movie actress married to renowned filmmaker Charles Brabin and made more than 40 films for Fox Entertainment Group Inc., only six of which still exist.

Monday, June 15, 2026

Haiku: To Love is to Dedicate Yourself - ©Theda Bara

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