Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 2h@paddy-roberts.bsky.social 03.10 On The Celebrity Traitors; Late to the party, But quickly drawn into this Sharp duplicity. #17thOctober #haiku365 #Celebritytraitors 111
Reposted by Paddy Robertssea horses - equine and nautical @nelsonbrooks.bsky.social · 12h#Vss365 #Poetry 072
Reposted by Paddy RobertsRaymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 13hYou never forget The bars of a cage, bottled Rage, wounded whimpers. #Haikufeels #cage #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity 1131
Reposted by Paddy RobertsPrue Paimon @pruepaimon.bsky.social · 11hHourglass Body. I am a hourglass. Sand falls whether anyone is watching. Years become grains. My body becomes the glass someone believes they have the right to empty. There are questions that are never asked. #poetry #poem 094
Reposted by Paddy RobertsJon Chadwick @jonchadwick.bsky.social · 7hRacist Tapestry Embarassment is the what three words for the conservative party conference 1221
Reposted by Paddy RobertsAlex D @alexdwrites.bsky.social · 11hIn the vast distance, a giant planet looms, its fragile moon green and blue with the textures and shifting clouds of Earth. "Wait, the orbit's locked. They turn together." A technician traces on the screen the translucent arc linking back to the planet's blotched equator. "It's a #lure." #vss365 2134
Reposted by Paddy RobertsArliden the Bard @arliden.bsky.social · 20hwalk with me, sometimes I'll have to get ahead & walk backwards just to look at you talk with me, I want to hear the tones the inflection your laughter I need to hear the music of your voice dance with me, it's your body unafraid & next to mine the song won't end and you've no place to be #poetry 42510
Reposted by Paddy RobertsA.C.Juniper @acjuniper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#SomethingEveryday #Poem One of my favourites, one of my early poems here from a #vss365 prompt. The poem is on the challenges of living with an unpredictable #ChronicIllness and appreciation for #Caregivers 3239
Reposted by Paddy RobertsToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 15hthe story about the ULEZ bomber, a white bloke in his 60s, still isn’t on the front page of the BBC News when it feels like quite a big story about online radicalisation & violence 27695193
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 15hOne tragedy of migration is that people come, assimilate, pay their taxes to the nation, raise families with hopes and dreams, and make a positive net contribution: only to be vilified by those who believe that birthright entitles them to take, take, take, complain, denigrate, and contribute shit. 010
Reposted by Paddy RobertsBadBardBared @badbardbared.bsky.social · 16h'Under The Covers...' #vss365 #Lure ##Cricket #Poetry 195
Reposted by Paddy RobertsAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 16h"To focus on the real problems in the UK and not be guided by right leaning media " via The UK Against Hate 25623
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 16h#vss365 #lure The lure danced; the mark, Eyes on his prize, not himself: An easy target 372
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 16h#vss365 #lure Someone once asked: "what is the lure of this kind of work", and I replied, "The money, clearly." Anyone who's had been paid large chunks of untraceable, untaxed cash will understand this. Equally, another consideration is that if I refuse, someone else gets an extra contract. On me. 3113
Reposted by Paddy RobertsAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One of the greatest documents in British history... 718239
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social 02.10 Gourmet food your end, whereas here... A meal in a box; Italian descent, but Loved everywhere! #17thOctober #haiku365 111
Reposted by Paddy Robertsbobbymurphy.bsky.social @bobbymurphy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Battling cancer once again and writing more these days. Chemo can take its toll on your body but you can still keep your mind active. This old man continues to fight the good fight. “I Believe” I believe in the power of light Over the power of darkness #vss365 1174
Reposted by Paddy RobertsFizzytwizlerAllsortsOfAllsorts @fizzytwizler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#BornBattleReady #poetry Your star was my star My star was your star For every star that falls A #Wild_Dahlia grows Blacker than the now Forever dark sky The misery is all mine For you never did Love me enough 0224
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#vss365 #mountain I had nowhere to go but where they wanted me to be. I had no problem leaving the Flatlands behind - I prefer my horizons high: Valkenburg, the only mountain, is really a hilll. A castle was built; burnt; built up again; it fell over ... a Python sketch; a molehill in a swamp. 3184
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#vss365 #mountain Favourite mountain? It's not Alpine, but it is In my back garden 1131
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social 01.10 Research for a calendar shoot next Sunday.. In secret places, Roof bosses and chancel screens – There hides the Green Man. #17thOctober #haiku365 #Greenman 211
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#vss365 #cloud I left the club a couple of hours later. A half-hearted dub act had gone through the motions; I wasn't in the mood to dance. I had a coded brief in my pocket, and Raincoat's request in my head. I needed to get to Schipol: clouds broiled forebodingly, obscuring the midnight moon. 4143
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#vss365 #cloud River bed too small Morning mist of floating drops Drifts like cloud above Poetry escapes Like steam; forms amorphous clouds Which condense to words 3153
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social 30.09 We don't know her precise birthday as she was rescued, but today's the day on her records: Happy fourth birthday To our beloved moggy, Dame Judi Whitesøx. #17thOctober #haiku365 #catlife 111
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#vss365 #bequest 'This mission is cancelled, then?' I asked, innocently. 'No, it will go ahead.' Raincoat drew me in closer: 'But I must make a bequest.' I changed mental gears - English is not always a first language in our business: 'You want to ask something of me?' 'Yes, this is what I said.' 454
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social Congratulations! 29.09 We've found mice in the loft, nibbling at my collection of historic newspapers The digital age Has put paid to Fleet Street, so These are all relics. #17thOctober #haiku365 122
Reposted by Paddy RobertsAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Evening, #Ofcom. A British politician is advertising, in advance, that his "full verdict" on the Prime Minister's speech today will be given in his own programme, which carries his name, on GB News tonight. Aren't News channels supposed to show due impartiality? 🤮 x.com/Nigel_Farage...x.comNigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) on XI will give my full verdict on Andy Burnham’s speech LIVE on GB News at 7PM tonight. 25391155
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#vss365 #reprieve 'We assigned you a new partner-' 'Partner? I'm a solo artist.' 'Not on this gig,' Raincoat huffed, 'it's too big. However, he's ... indisposed.' 'What happened?' 'He went to the museum to make contact, but got taken out. We don't know how.' I tried not to smile at this reprieve. 2132
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wild geese may look free Yet, subject to nature's laws, Are slaves to seasons #Geese please! #SomethingEveryday #prompt #writingprompt #writing #writesky #blueskypoetry #5amwritersclub #amwriting 3133
Reposted by Paddy RobertsQuill of Mnemosyne @sonnetsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today - September 29th - is international #HappyGoose day (do with that what you will...) So #Poetry #Prose and #art about happy #Geese please! #SomethingEveryday #prompt #writingprompt #writing #writesky #blueskypoetry #5amwritersclub #amwriting 1299
Reposted by Paddy RobertsDee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When you die, please don't take your organs with you. They will be of NO use to you. Please sign the back of your driver's license and be an organ donor. This is the highest form of "charity" because the recipient can do nothing for you except be grateful for your selfless gift. 77849152
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social 28.09 A stopped clock at College today reminds of a famous quote from Withnail & I, as sampled by Orbital on 'Planet of the Shapes' from their 1993 Brown Album; "Even a stopped clock, Gives the right time, twice a day" – Marwood on Withnail. #17thOctober #haiku365 121
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#vss365 #purify If there's ever been a space to purify your soul, the Paradiso must rank 'on high'. Low-key and unassuming outside and in: heaven is not found in a place, but in its people. But, as I entered, I saw Raincoat: face like thunder, he looked as comfortable as a Methodist in a brewery. 3124
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 27/09/202627/9 #vss365 #renounce As I reached Liedseplein, I was wrenched from my reverie by a street preacher calling out for us to renounce evil in the name of - Then a bell chimed laconically as the whispering death of a No.2 tram passed within inches of my face. I needed to focus. I felt for my lighter. 272
Reposted by Paddy RobertsRV 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is such a terrible and unnecessary thing to allow. Mahmood is drunk on power. And dangerous. 2167
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social 27.09 We enjoyed browsing Beck's collection of 'New Age' books last night, including this classic... Teardrop Explodes to Modern Antiquarian; Cope's Magnum Opus. #17thOctober #haiku365 111
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social 26.09 I've always wanted to visit there too! #jealous Hanging out with Beck tonight, who's from farming-stock.. Friend of the Farmer; Illuminate the fields — Light of Harvest Moon. #17thOctober #haiku365 #Harvestmoon 021
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#vss365 #nurture One thing about my line of work is that, well, some people always need other people to sort out ... problems. Job security is always a bonus. It's easy to fuck things up, I mused as I walked back into town, but would I ever get to nurture something? Or, more to the point, someone? 3112
Reposted by Paddy RobertsRV 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Lisa Nandy. Asleep at the wheel. 0194
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#vss365 #reckon I caught him as he fell, and manoeuvred him into a recovery position. I fought my conscience for a moment then reset his nose: I'm a bastard, but I'm not evil. Then I took out a Sharpie and wrote "RECKON IT'S WORTH IT?" on his forehead. Esoteric maybe, but I was tired and stoned. 4143
Reposted by Paddy RobertsAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Blaming migrants achieves nothing Demanding an end to profiteering by millionaire bosses could end poverty, hunger, homelessness with £billions to spare for our NHS, social care ... "Every person working a 40 hour week should earn enough money for a decent life" via The UK Against Hate 993930994
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Telling me that evil rich people will suffer after they die is one of the reasons I no longer believe in fairy tales, Archbishop." 000
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social 25.09 My turn to stir at 04:15 and find myself unable to return to slumber. But, every cloud.. I rise with the larks, And in the crisp, morning air Behold the sunrise. #17thOctober #haiku365 112
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social Ha! Uno, or one of its variants, like Uno Flip? Tonight's haiku is dedicated to Becky - who's photo I've borrowed, and her late brother Hayden, who loved a sunset.. Brushstrokes in the sky, A palette, vermilion. For our friend, Hayden #17thOctober #haiku365 112
Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#vss365 #hungry As I waited, my stomach gave out a loud rumble: I wasn't hungry but the munchies were kicking in. Breakfast had only been White Widow and coffee, after all. The Tourist poked his head through the gap in the door: I hit it with a fire extinguisher I'd picked up. His knees buckled. 292
Reposted by Paddy RobertsAsh Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 22/09/20261/23 Sorry, this will be long... There is a lot of shouting about what happened in the Channel yesterday. So I want to go back to basic law. Not immigration policies or political rhetoric. At sea, the starting point is simple: Preservation of life comes first under all maritime conventions. 26894469
Reposted by Paddy RobertsLuke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@paddy-roberts.bsky.social 23.09 I'll go with the Equinox too! Today feels truly like an Indian Summer day.. Autumn Equinox; Hemispheres equally lit, Before nights draw in. #17thOctober #haiku365 #Equinox 121
