Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Daily #haiku Autumn curtains drape Untidy tessellations 'Cross winter's threshold #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #autumn #sweden #seasons 030
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"We learn who we are in practice, not in theory." (David Epstein, 'Range') I believe this. I didn't know what I wanted to be until I was 20. Before this, I *thought* I knew, but I didn't. The act of doing new things has led me down different and exciting paths. Do you know who you want to be yet? 000
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I am launching a #podcast! It's a out revealing the #history and #engineering behind common everyday things. From pens and paper to paracetamol. The first episode is up on Spotify already! Keen for feedback! #tincans open.spotify.com/show/033El9G...open.spotify.comThe Common Knowledge ClubPodcast · TheCommonKnowledgeClub · The world around you is secretly brilliant. At The Common Knowledge Club, we uncover the wild origin stories and hidden engineering behind the most ordinary items in... 050
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026www.wallpaper.com/tech/commodo... OMG... Commodore is back! I'll buy one, but only if the ringtone is the sound of games loading off tape if you forgot to turn the sound down 😂 #retro #phone #tech #commodorewallpaper.comCommodore’s new flip phone is social media-free – but just smart enoughThe Commodore Callback 8020 has the right amount of functionality baked in, yet lets you opt out of the worst bits of the modern world 000
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Daily #haiku I quietly behold Dawn embers burn in the East While my house still sleeps #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #sunrise #winter #sydney 091
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Hello BlueSky people... I'm experimenting with launching a #podcast and I'm on the bottom of the learning curve. Any #tipsandtricks or general advice out there? 020
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Daily #haiku Sunrise over hills Burns hot onto molten clouds As I wait my turn #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #sunrise #winter #australia 020
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Daily #haiku Who else noticed These cerise-splashed cotton clouds For one show only #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #dawn #sunrise 060
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Daily #haiku Islander barber Scissor-wielding man-mountain Only one was trimmed #poetry #mentalhealth #haircut #senryu 010
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Daily #haiku Laughter tumbles as Fingers fumble with puzzles. Many become one! #poetry #mentalhealth #puzzles #jigsaw #teamwork 040
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Daily #haiku Nonchalant water Swirls and sings by once-dry banks Now resurrected #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #water #autumn 030
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Daily #haiku A feather tumbles Steered by invisible hands A ghostly ballet #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #wind #birds 050
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Daily #haiku Eggs, sweet and salty Coffee, warm and comforting Break the fast in style #poetry #mentalhealth #morning #breakfast #food (fun fact, in #vietnam they put eggs in goffee and it's delicious) 140
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Daily #haiku Toes dip timidly In the angry foam-topped surge. I'm off to the pool. #poetry #mentalhealth #swimming #oceanswimming #nature #manly 040
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Daily #haiku Mist comforts the morn Shines spotlights on spider webs Hides shy horizons #poetry #mentalhealth #morning #fog #autumn #australia 081
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Another Daily #haiku Delicate drizzle Falls like glitter though sunbeams On duelling pigeons #poetry #mentalhealth #weather #autumn #nature #birds 030
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Daily #haiku Snaking through suburbs Seventy souls ingested Sharing solitude #poetry #mentalhealth #commuting #transport 040
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Daily #haiku Autumn-honey sun Turns Bower buildings golden Reflective treasures #poetry #mentalhealth #australia #autumn #sydney 010
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Daily #haiku Through my travel haze I think of walking over Honey-thick clover #poetry #mentalhealth #travel #tired #BSPP53 181
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Daily #haiku What fortune! To see Mountain, lake, village and vine An azure-wrapped gift #poetry #mentalhealth #travel #scenery #switzerland #lausanne #europe 010
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Daily #haiku Colossal pistons Push and pull, shudder and throb Rippling our champagne #poetry #mentalhealth #travel #holiday #boats #engineering 030
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Daily #haiku Village passes town Field passes pasture and crop From my train window #poetry #mentalhealth #travel #france #scenery #train 170
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Daily #haiku Century-proven Cobbles carry cart and tyre Beneath watchful spire #poetry #mentalhealth #travel #france #history 050
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Daily #haiku Shuttered Chateau light Paints Dali-esque shapes once more On familiar floors #poetry #mentalhealth #light #travel #morning 130
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Daily #haiku Melancholy lambs Stand under speckled spruce shade Fattened nor fleacy #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #spring #animals #BSPP52 130
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 23/04/2026There is something to be said for #reading old #books, simply because the prose was laid down in a different literary era. From Zweig's biography of Marie Antoinette, in describing a tragic destiny: "His relentless fate drives him swiftly, and uplifts him as the storm a seagull." #writing 020
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Daily #haiku What slipper, shoe or Buckled boot has trod and traipsed Upon these Chateau steps? #poetry #mentalhealth #travel #france #history #chateau 020
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Daily #haiku Bold buildings emerge From Paris roofs, pleasing God And Napoleon #poetry #mentalhealth #travel #paris #history #architecture #ego 030
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Daily #haiku Dusk's shadow ascends Up Eiffel's tower, faster Than its descendents #poetry #mentalhealth #travel #paris #dusk 030
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Daily #haiku Five people dancing To invisible dawn beats On barren Paris streets #poetry #mentalhealth #travel #paris #dawn #jetlag 021
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Daily #haiku That curious state Of elated exhaustion From a job well done. #poetry #mentalhealth #achievement #emotions #philosophy 020
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Daily #haiku There is no better Aphrodisiac than Sunrise through curtains. #poetry #mentalhealth #sunrise #dawn #happiness 050
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Daily #haiku Sydney is nestled Under an orange blanket As the sun retires #poetry #mentalhealth #sydney #sunset #australia #nature 060
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Daily #haiku Foam dances off skin Fish fill eyes, salt stings the tongue A sensory buffet #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #swimming #ocean #manly 010
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Daily #haiku Shivering tulips Raise their painted trumpet-heads To herald the spring #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #flowers #spring #BSPP51 251
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Daily #haiku I spy a spider Smug amongst its webbed buffet A literal windfall. #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #australia #spiders 050
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Daily #haiku Prismatic petals Tumble to earth, creating Incandescent mud #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #flowers #BSPP52 071
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Daily #haiku My clock softly marks The extended ellipses Of morning's long silence #poetry #mentalhealth #morning #silence 010
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Daily #haiku Passion, zeal and zest, Our inexhaustible drive, All flow from purpose #poetry #mentalhealth #passion #drive #purpose #philosophy 040
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Daily #haiku When life's heavy load Stretches thin its hanging thread Reach for love's firm grip #poetry #mentalhealth #resiliance #friendship #love #depression 040
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Daily #haiku Those unblinking eyes Regard me and my sandwich Breakfast forgotten #poetry #mentalhealth #dogs #pets #food #senryu 092
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I've been spending more time with coding #agents and spec driven dev. My burning question... If you have unit & behaviour tests to show your code is functional... Does it matter how the code is written? Do we still need clean code principles? What are the new limits? #cto #softwaredevelopment #ai 110
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Daily #haiku Tell me, what chance peace When tyrannous fingers rest Upon the trigger? #poetry #mentalhealth #world #peace #tyranny #war 010
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Daily #haiku Wet nose and whiskers Canine curiosity Dampens my warm toes #poetry #mentalhealth #pets #dogs #curiosity 070
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Daily #haiku I routinely wake Abound with wuthering thoughts Devoid of order #poetry #mentalhealth #sleep #anxiety #adhd 050
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Daily #haiku Soft breeze rustles leaves Dancing in confetti-rain Dyed by autumn sun #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #trees #autumn Image by @afewfromtheforest.bsky.social 050
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Daily #haiku Rain pitter-patters Gently on the pane. But wait... Washing on the line! #poetry #mentalhealth #weather #rain #climate 020
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Daily #haiku, #senryu Is it possible? That over-education Can negate wisdom? #poetry #mentalhealth #society #education #wisdom 040
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Daily #haiku Rainfall on clover And croaks from under rainwood Signal season's change #poetry #mentalhealth #nature #seasons #BSPP51 151
Richard Forshaw @the-forsh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Daily #haiku To the mall we go! With nothing to fill ourselves But more emptiness #poetry #mentalhealth #consumerism #capitalism #happiness 020
