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This year, rather than grow a moustache (my wife has had enough of my dodgy 'tashes) I'm running a virtual marathon for The Robin Cancer Trust.
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Check your (or someone else's) balls!
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@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
24.11
A welcome return to some sunlight, it does make everything seem a bit better, doesn't it?
Christmas tree shadow,
A portent of the festive
Season approaching.
#17thOctober #haiku365
24.11
A welcome return to some sunlight, it does make everything seem a bit better, doesn't it?
Christmas tree shadow,
A portent of the festive
Season approaching.
#17thOctober #haiku365
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
24.11
A welcome return to some sunlight, it does make everything seem a bit better, doesn't it?
Christmas tree shadow,
A portent of the festive
Season approaching.
#17thOctober #haiku365
24.11
A welcome return to some sunlight, it does make everything seem a bit better, doesn't it?
Christmas tree shadow,
A portent of the festive
Season approaching.
#17thOctober #haiku365
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Seek the joy within
from your own source of power.
It is all you need.
#dailyhaikuprompt [wellspring] #haiku
from your own source of power.
It is all you need.
#dailyhaikuprompt [wellspring] #haiku
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Seek the joy within
from your own source of power.
It is all you need.
#dailyhaikuprompt [wellspring] #haiku
from your own source of power.
It is all you need.
#dailyhaikuprompt [wellspring] #haiku
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@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
23.11
Turn the dial and search
the frequencies to find a
broadcast just for you.
#17thOctober #haiku365
23.11
Turn the dial and search
the frequencies to find a
broadcast just for you.
#17thOctober #haiku365
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
23.11
Turn the dial and search
the frequencies to find a
broadcast just for you.
#17thOctober #haiku365
23.11
Turn the dial and search
the frequencies to find a
broadcast just for you.
#17thOctober #haiku365
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November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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She stared at the 6 inch hurdles, set a foot apart on the floor. A trickle of sweat wound down her back.
“Easy. Step over with your surgical leg and then bring your other leg to meet it.”
She was motionless.
“This is #achievable.”
She raised her leg. #vss365
“Easy. Step over with your surgical leg and then bring your other leg to meet it.”
She was motionless.
“This is #achievable.”
She raised her leg. #vss365
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
She stared at the 6 inch hurdles, set a foot apart on the floor. A trickle of sweat wound down her back.
“Easy. Step over with your surgical leg and then bring your other leg to meet it.”
She was motionless.
“This is #achievable.”
She raised her leg. #vss365
“Easy. Step over with your surgical leg and then bring your other leg to meet it.”
She was motionless.
“This is #achievable.”
She raised her leg. #vss365
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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He really brought the
Lyrics to life, a voice missed
In these darkest days.
#OurPoetryX #LyricsToLife #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
Lyrics to life, a voice missed
In these darkest days.
#OurPoetryX #LyricsToLife #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
He really brought the
Lyrics to life, a voice missed
In these darkest days.
#OurPoetryX #LyricsToLife #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
Lyrics to life, a voice missed
In these darkest days.
#OurPoetryX #LyricsToLife #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Unseen Bruises
Every word a punch
no black eyes
just I hate yous
no broken ribs
just I never loved you
no bruised cheeks
just you’re stupid;
you’re not abused
there’s no hitting
I’m not you’re abuser
you’re not my victim
none of this exists
none of it ever happened
#bornbattleready #poetry
Every word a punch
no black eyes
just I hate yous
no broken ribs
just I never loved you
no bruised cheeks
just you’re stupid;
you’re not abused
there’s no hitting
I’m not you’re abuser
you’re not my victim
none of this exists
none of it ever happened
#bornbattleready #poetry
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Unseen Bruises
Every word a punch
no black eyes
just I hate yous
no broken ribs
just I never loved you
no bruised cheeks
just you’re stupid;
you’re not abused
there’s no hitting
I’m not you’re abuser
you’re not my victim
none of this exists
none of it ever happened
#bornbattleready #poetry
Every word a punch
no black eyes
just I hate yous
no broken ribs
just I never loved you
no bruised cheeks
just you’re stupid;
you’re not abused
there’s no hitting
I’m not you’re abuser
you’re not my victim
none of this exists
none of it ever happened
#bornbattleready #poetry
Measurable ...
My
Enemy
Assesses
Strengths:
Unfortunately,
Reliably
Avaricious
Blackmailable
Legislators
Exist
#vss365 #measurable #acrostic
My
Enemy
Assesses
Strengths:
Unfortunately,
Reliably
Avaricious
Blackmailable
Legislators
Exist
#vss365 #measurable #acrostic
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Measurable ...
My
Enemy
Assesses
Strengths:
Unfortunately,
Reliably
Avaricious
Blackmailable
Legislators
Exist
#vss365 #measurable #acrostic
My
Enemy
Assesses
Strengths:
Unfortunately,
Reliably
Avaricious
Blackmailable
Legislators
Exist
#vss365 #measurable #acrostic
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The exhaustion of the others had started to become very noticeable. #Measureable, almost. Blackened bags under eyes, irritability. Brawls starting over the strangest of tiny things.
They needed a release and rest and, while The Enemy didn’t, these people were only human. They needed more.
#vss365
They needed a release and rest and, while The Enemy didn’t, these people were only human. They needed more.
#vss365
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The exhaustion of the others had started to become very noticeable. #Measureable, almost. Blackened bags under eyes, irritability. Brawls starting over the strangest of tiny things.
They needed a release and rest and, while The Enemy didn’t, these people were only human. They needed more.
#vss365
They needed a release and rest and, while The Enemy didn’t, these people were only human. They needed more.
#vss365
Oh! Test Match cricket!
What's measurable, with these
Swings and roundabouts?
#vss365 #measurable ( #howzat?)
#haiku
What's measurable, with these
Swings and roundabouts?
#vss365 #measurable ( #howzat?)
#haiku
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Oh! Test Match cricket!
What's measurable, with these
Swings and roundabouts?
#vss365 #measurable ( #howzat?)
#haiku
What's measurable, with these
Swings and roundabouts?
#vss365 #measurable ( #howzat?)
#haiku
Murmurating cloud
Is not starlings but raindrops
Measuring the fall.
#vss365 #measurable ( #almost ) #haiku
Is not starlings but raindrops
Measuring the fall.
#vss365 #measurable ( #almost ) #haiku
November 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Murmurating cloud
Is not starlings but raindrops
Measuring the fall.
#vss365 #measurable ( #almost ) #haiku
Is not starlings but raindrops
Measuring the fall.
#vss365 #measurable ( #almost ) #haiku
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#WritingCommunity #WriteMap 388 #BrknShards (grief)
-
A Grief Observed
I've held on to my grief, as if it was a life to cling to. What I didn't realise was this:
It held me captive in the shadows between the past, and the presence.
It hurt like hell to release it. As if what once has been...
1/2
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A Grief Observed
I've held on to my grief, as if it was a life to cling to. What I didn't realise was this:
It held me captive in the shadows between the past, and the presence.
It hurt like hell to release it. As if what once has been...
1/2
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
#WritingCommunity #WriteMap 388 #BrknShards (grief)
-
A Grief Observed
I've held on to my grief, as if it was a life to cling to. What I didn't realise was this:
It held me captive in the shadows between the past, and the presence.
It hurt like hell to release it. As if what once has been...
1/2
-
A Grief Observed
I've held on to my grief, as if it was a life to cling to. What I didn't realise was this:
It held me captive in the shadows between the past, and the presence.
It hurt like hell to release it. As if what once has been...
1/2
Sheesh.
Four wickets since lunch ...
Four wickets since lunch ...
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Sheesh.
Four wickets since lunch ...
Four wickets since lunch ...
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Damn these chains
These constraints be male #specific
Forged over centuries of gender restrictions
Emotions get suppressed
So I don't wanna play a stoic
repressed guy anymore
I wanna wallow in a sobby pool
like a self pitying teary eyed fool
and really embrace my misery
#vss365 #poetry #poem
These constraints be male #specific
Forged over centuries of gender restrictions
Emotions get suppressed
So I don't wanna play a stoic
repressed guy anymore
I wanna wallow in a sobby pool
like a self pitying teary eyed fool
and really embrace my misery
#vss365 #poetry #poem
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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"I should really stop #singing the #blues,"
Said a gal, swigging booze on a cruise.
"You a pro in the show?"
Asked the bartender. "No,
I just do it while reading the #news."
#BlueskyRelay #Blue #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Trump #USPOL #Resist #USPolitics
Said a gal, swigging booze on a cruise.
"You a pro in the show?"
Asked the bartender. "No,
I just do it while reading the #news."
#BlueskyRelay #Blue #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Trump #USPOL #Resist #USPolitics
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"I should really stop #singing the #blues,"
Said a gal, swigging booze on a cruise.
"You a pro in the show?"
Asked the bartender. "No,
I just do it while reading the #news."
#BlueskyRelay #Blue #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Trump #USPOL #Resist #USPolitics
Said a gal, swigging booze on a cruise.
"You a pro in the show?"
Asked the bartender. "No,
I just do it while reading the #news."
#BlueskyRelay #Blue #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Trump #USPOL #Resist #USPolitics
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@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
20.11
Pass me the vegetarian pigs in blankets! 😉
At last, sub-zero temperatures have arrived to provide an invigorating start to each day:
I immerse myself,
An Ice cold water reset,
A dopamine high.
#17thOctober #haiku365
20.11
Pass me the vegetarian pigs in blankets! 😉
At last, sub-zero temperatures have arrived to provide an invigorating start to each day:
I immerse myself,
An Ice cold water reset,
A dopamine high.
#17thOctober #haiku365
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
20.11
Pass me the vegetarian pigs in blankets! 😉
At last, sub-zero temperatures have arrived to provide an invigorating start to each day:
I immerse myself,
An Ice cold water reset,
A dopamine high.
#17thOctober #haiku365
20.11
Pass me the vegetarian pigs in blankets! 😉
At last, sub-zero temperatures have arrived to provide an invigorating start to each day:
I immerse myself,
An Ice cold water reset,
A dopamine high.
#17thOctober #haiku365
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So does the bulb entombed in winter's keep,
Wrapped in its papery shroud of patient brown,
Store up its golden fire whilst frost lies deep,
And all the garden's glory tumbles down;
1/2
#vss365
Wrapped in its papery shroud of patient brown,
Store up its golden fire whilst frost lies deep,
And all the garden's glory tumbles down;
1/2
#vss365
Waiting
www.greachan.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
So does the bulb entombed in winter's keep,
Wrapped in its papery shroud of patient brown,
Store up its golden fire whilst frost lies deep,
And all the garden's glory tumbles down;
1/2
#vss365
Wrapped in its papery shroud of patient brown,
Store up its golden fire whilst frost lies deep,
And all the garden's glory tumbles down;
1/2
#vss365
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
20.11
Who's that in the picture, I can't discern? Mine today is a tribute to Mani, one helluva bass player:
Rest in Peace, Mani,
Although better to raise hell,
Soundtracked by your bass!
#17thOctober #haiku365
20.11
Who's that in the picture, I can't discern? Mine today is a tribute to Mani, one helluva bass player:
Rest in Peace, Mani,
Although better to raise hell,
Soundtracked by your bass!
#17thOctober #haiku365
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
20.11
Who's that in the picture, I can't discern? Mine today is a tribute to Mani, one helluva bass player:
Rest in Peace, Mani,
Although better to raise hell,
Soundtracked by your bass!
#17thOctober #haiku365
20.11
Who's that in the picture, I can't discern? Mine today is a tribute to Mani, one helluva bass player:
Rest in Peace, Mani,
Although better to raise hell,
Soundtracked by your bass!
#17thOctober #haiku365
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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youtu.be/iCMnJ4KicW8?... love this guy's use of words 😅😅
Trump vs The BBC
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
youtu.be/iCMnJ4KicW8?... love this guy's use of words 😅😅
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@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
19.11
Demijohn-duo,
Teardrop shaped & liquid-free,
Become garden art.
#17thOctober #haiku365
19.11
Demijohn-duo,
Teardrop shaped & liquid-free,
Become garden art.
#17thOctober #haiku365
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
19.11
Demijohn-duo,
Teardrop shaped & liquid-free,
Become garden art.
#17thOctober #haiku365
19.11
Demijohn-duo,
Teardrop shaped & liquid-free,
Become garden art.
#17thOctober #haiku365