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roger waldron
@throwawayreg.bsky.social
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a throwaway poet
lives in Sheffield
has never been a lover of slip-on-shoes
writes poetry for people who don’t read poetry
his pamphlet “My C&A Years” published by Dreich
my best review
“My husband loves this but he doesn’t know anything about poetry”
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throwawayreg.bsky.social
morning Friday
from a very wet Sheffield
here’s my little “throwaway” poem
for #PoemsAbout #Desire and
a big thank you to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems #poetry
#poetsonBlueSky
have a great weekend everyone everywhere & take care 🚶🏽‍➡️🚮🙋‍♂️
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Excellent poem from Mike 👏👏👏
zoomburst.substack.com Mike O’Brien @zoomburst.substack.com · 10d
#poemsabout #lockeddoors
I seem to write a lot about teachers... ahh well.
Miss When she stood at the blackboard in front of 4B She was a locked door An old style, dark green door A decorative stained glass panel above, Giving only a hint of the light that shone within She knew her stuff That much we knew But you had to be keen to pick any of it up She made no allowance for our age We could sink or swim for all she seemed to care I met her at a conference, years later The door ajar, the light escaping Recognising me instantly She asked how I had done since the days of 4B And of my classmates, who she knew by name How we would have marvelled to have seen her like this
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors
and thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poems #BlueSkyPoets
everyone everywhere enjoy your weekend and thank you for reading
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #Blood and thanks to
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poets #poetry
and thank you for stopping here and reading 🙋‍♂️
have a great weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏽‍➡️🚮
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Afternoon look what’s in my
poetry post this morning
the brilliant Selima Hill
everyone should read Selima Hill
I maybe gone awhile
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Thank you Alan
really appreciate your comments and support 🙋‍♂️🚶🏽‍➡️🚮
alanparrywriter.co.uk Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · Oct 18
‘buried deep in your pink geranium’ — such an awkwardly brilliant image. This captures embarrassment, making discomfort its own kind of honesty.
#KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #BreakTheMould
October 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
afternoon Friday hope you’re well
here’s my little “throwaway” poem
for #PoemsAbout #BreaktheMould
and thanks once again Alan 🙋‍♂️
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetsonBlueSky
#WritingCommunity
enjoy your weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏽‍➡️
October 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Thanks Alan 👏👏👏
alanparrywriter.co.uk Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · Oct 11
‘I said I’d make that minor adjustment’ — wry and weary in equal measure. Ageing becomes comedic!
#KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe
October 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe
and a thank you to Alan @alanparrywriter.co.uk
and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#BlueSkyPoets
have a great weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏼‍➡️
October 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Brilliant great work Jim 👏👏👏
oyoguhito.bsky.social Jim Young @oyoguhito.bsky.social · Oct 3
For this week's #PoemsAbout #Mannequin with thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

hop
skip
and jump
October 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Afternoon Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #Mannequin and hope it fits the bill and thank @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@poetsonbluesky.bsky.social
hope everyone everywhere enjoys their weekend 🚶🏼‍♂️‍➡️🚶🏻‍♀️
October 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
the first line pulls me in and takes me on the journey which I love 👏👏👏
Great work Paul 🙋‍♂️
thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social · Oct 3
Morning @rfsmith.bsky.social. For your marvellous #promptcombo #characters another poem from my collection: "Please Take Change":
REGULAR He always comes with his own bags for life, Thin blue plastic double bagged. She always calls me darling when she thanks me for my usual politeness. Next is the man whom when I ask how he is he says Another inch on both legs and I’ll be right, or don’t call me sir because I was once a worker like you, which leads to a story of the vicar who used these quotes And you know he wants to chat As my queue materialises in an empty shop. Then there are the ones who stay glum, or state I love your shop. I’d stay here all day If I could. I tell everyone about your shop
October 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Love it
It shows there’s poetry everywhere 👏👏👏
zoomburst.substack.com Mike O’Brien @zoomburst.substack.com · Oct 3
There is some fine poetry in this week's #PoemsAbout challenge #Mannequin.I have loved the creepy horror tinged ones, and the conformist figures ones, and the cheap life ones - and the rest. I can't write anything to compare. So I have just torn a page out of an old Radio Times.
A page from an old Radio Times featuring synopses of six episodes of the detective series "Mannequin"
October 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Excellent work from Sue 👏👏👏
sueimnw.bsky.social Sue Ibrahim @sueimnw.bsky.social · Oct 3
For this week's #PoemsAbout #Mannequin with thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all those participating. An odd one to think about. Look forward to seeing what others have written.
October 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Six pieces from the master of the throwaway poem - @throwawayreg.bsky.social
37. Roger Waldron
Razzamatazz, throw away poetry, and an aversion to slip on shoes.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
thank you Sue for your support and comment 🙋‍♂️very much appreciated 🚶‍♂️
sueimnw.bsky.social Sue Ibrahim @sueimnw.bsky.social · Sep 30
Every one a winner from @throwawayreg.bsky.social 👍👏
zoomburst.substack.com Mike O’Brien @zoomburst.substack.com · Sep 30
Six pieces from the master of the throwaway poem - @throwawayreg.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Thank you Alan for your feedback
as you’ve seen I write a lot of
unvarnished poetry 🚶🏽‍➡️🚶🏼‍♂️
thanks again much appreciated
alanparrywriter.co.uk Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · Sep 27
‘I thought I was talking to Daniel Day-Lewis but it was just another bloke off the telly’ — the misrecognition sets the tone, wry and unvarnished. This is all casual glamour and grit.
#KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #NeverAgain
September 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Wow this is a poem a raw poem from Sue. keep writing my friend and take care 🙋‍♂️
sueimnw.bsky.social Sue Ibrahim @sueimnw.bsky.social · Sep 26
For #PoemsAbout #NeverAgain with thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all those participating. This week has been difficult, but/so I wrote this.
September 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Love this from Ann 👏👏👏
anntigone.bsky.social Ann Tigone @anntigone.bsky.social · Sep 25
... We got older
and mouthed #NeverAgain
while our minds ticked over,
contemplating
what the next fuck-up
could be...

#PoemsAbout #NeverAgain
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout
#NeverAgain a big thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry
have a great weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏼‍♂️‍➡️🚶🏻‍♀️
September 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Great poem from Andy so strong
andywilliamson.com Andy Williamson @andywilliamson.com · Sep 26
For #poemsabout #neveragain this week,I reworked an older, shorter poem I wrote about my Great Uncle, killed on the Somme in 1916. Thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk & @thebrokenspine.co.uk for a powerful prompt and everyone else sharing amazing work for us to read #poems #poetry
Letter from your commanding officer Autumn’s early light fills the hallway. I open the letter: official letterhead and regulation sympathy. It says that you were brave, that you stayed to fight, that you stood your ground. The letter tells me that you are missed. What good is that to me? Now the future we planned is gone. What use their crocodile tears that hide behind a heavy curtain of formality and protocol? What use are medals and flags when they have stolen my only chance say goodbye.
September 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
This is a WoW of a poem from Sue 👏👏👏👏👏 it’s got five (5) handclaps …excellent Sue
and not bad handclaps from me 🚶🏼‍➡️
sueimnw.bsky.social Sue Ibrahim @sueimnw.bsky.social · Sep 22
For this week's #promptcombo #ancestry with thanks to host @victoriaspires.bsky.social Not feeling inspired at the moment, so here's an old one (surprisingly long!) which I think fits.
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Morning #PoemsAbout #Candelight
here’s a little “throwaway” poem
I threw away earlier
and a big thank you
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
hope everyone everywhere enjoys their weekend
#poems #poetry
September 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Love this 👏👏👏 the pleasing thing is I don’t have to say why only that I think is a great poem 🙋‍♂️
August 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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alanparrywriter.co.uk
Last week #PoemsAbout hit over 80 poems. Our biggest yet. We didn’t expect to top it. This week you’ve already sent more than 70. That consistency is powerful. You show up every week. Writing. Sharing. Supporting. That’s what makes this community. Bluesky is where the poets live. That’s a win.
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August 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM