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Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 1d

2/11
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x She asked me outside x
x I was fifteen and naive x
x "I'm OK in here..." x

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#17thOctober #haiku365

Some days, flashbacks of a life lived previously come and grab you by the hand, taking you back to specific places.

Today, I remembered a disco in a remote Alpen Austrian town, somewhere in the 80s, après ski ...

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Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 1d

Creature - sewn from parts -
Turns, ultimately, toward
Darkness: who'd've known?

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#vss365
#creature
#haiku
#prompt

"It wasn't me, officer, I was stitched up!"

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 1d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

Hedera Helix:
Vigorous roots climb skywards,
Old tree knows its place.

#17thOctober #haiku365

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Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 1d

My lost pill bottle!
Cultured mould to counter moulds ...
Now rests in leaf mould.

Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 1d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

Welcome November! Visiting the Davis family in Connington today gives an opportunity to revisit a special spot in the nearby woods..

How long have laid?
Weathering the seasons—to
change from lost to found..

#17thOctober #haiku365

Previously, Rick & Jackie's daughters would have taken our hands and led us excitedly to the 'secret' magical space in the nearby woods behind the row of Edwardian houses in which they live, where the tenants of bygone days discarded their everyday, domestic rubbish. Now, they prefer to watch Netflix upstairs! 😆

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 1d

Ahh! I missed out a 'you' in the opening sentence! 🙄

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 1d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

Welcome November! Visiting the Davis family in Connington today gives an opportunity to revisit a special spot in the nearby woods..

How long have laid?
Weathering the seasons—to
change from lost to found..

#17thOctober #haiku365

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Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 2d

1/11

The witching hour passed
Without incident: no tricks,
Or treats, came my way.

#17thOctober #haiku365

... but that's the way the cookie crumbles when you're at work.

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 2d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

A late one as not long come in from our Halloween duties; who knew there were so many trick or treaters in our little town!

We entered into
The spirit of Halloween,
'Coz we are Big Kids!

#17thOctober #haiku365

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 2d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

A late one as not long come in from our Halloween duties; who knew there were so many trick or treaters in our little town!

We entered into
The spirit of Halloween,
'Coz we are Big Kids!

#17thOctober #haiku365

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Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 3d

31/10

Got a parking fine -
Overran by half an hour.
Sixty quid. Bastards.

#17thOctober #haiku365

... and I'd never usually use this car park as it has a bad reputation for being hot on transgressers you know eyes in the sky sort of thing but it's the most convenient place to an inconvenient site in a distressingly under-provisioned town when it comes to parking and I was going to an urgent meeting which overran and Ha! getting neurotypical people to stick to the agenda is hard enough so I was totally deluding myself to think that an hour's ticket would cover THIS meeting but you know I'm new to this but I should have bought a second ticket on leaving to cover the half-hour I'd overrun but I had another meeting with more people so I shot off but Pol Park was watching and a couple of days later the nice postie delivered the letter it's not his fault don't shoot the messenger and all that so 14 days to pay up sixty sheets or they'll raise it to a ton I mean seriously for ½ an hour's overstay it's like a licence to print money I'm in the wrong line of work well no I'm not actually but I've appealed it so although I'll end up paying it anyway they can do some work for their Danegeld bastards fuck 'em ...

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 3d

Aw no, the nasty yellow adhesive packet that spells doom. Gutted for you..

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 3d

My grandmother Kathleen was a troubled woman. Today, she would have perhaps received the support she needed with her mental health. Back then, brutal ECT therapy was administered. She suffered, so did her children.

A tender moment?
An awkward hand, smile half-formed.
Dark secrets beneath.

#haiku

My grandmother Kathleen, my late father John Bernard and my Auntie Sheila. We believe this was taken in the garden of the Lodge House at Thorpe Hall, Peterborough where my grandparents were given a first home under the care of the Reverend O'Reilly of St Botolph's church, Longthorpe.

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 4d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

Visiting my favourite Auntie today just outside of Doncaster, winding back the years and talking of our families..

Family silver;
Objects that speak to us of
Our shared ancestry

#17thOctober #haiku365

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 4d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

Visiting my favourite Auntie today just outside of Doncaster, winding back the years and talking of our families..

Family silver;
Objects that speak to us of
Our shared ancestry

#17thOctober #haiku365

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Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 4d

30/10

Moon lies down to sleep
Blurred by distance and season
And shit camera.

#17thOctober #haiku365

ISO 169 SS 1/357': but even with full zoom she looks completely unimpressive in this photo; but, oh, to the eye . . .

I love the subtle changes that occur through the lunar and solar year: the length and light-quality of shadows in autumn; the spun-gold of the earlier-every-day evening light once October really kicks in; and, in this case, the moving heavens.

The constellations change their aspect in the night skies, there are some migratory, winter-only visitors - I know nothing about astronomy so I couldn't name them - and here in Brecon, Wales, I'm in the perfect place to see them: just north of an official dark skies zone.

But last night, with the moon half-full or half-empty, I can never remember which, I was struck by her angle of repose; her languid beauty; her golden tones; her unhurried traverse of the sky, as if she's got less to do at this time of year. She's lower in the sky, probably wanting to spend more time in southern climes, like the snowbird she is, but whilst she's here, she's going to be the focus of your sky this night: a new copper halfpenny blithely upstaging the gaudy bling-brilliance of those diamond-lite stars. . .

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Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 4d

☆
/ \
Trees are denuded
/ \
And Presidents deluded
/ \
No rays of sunshine?
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_________ / \__________

#vss365 #prompt#haiku #ray

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 4d

A haiku in praise of cheese, after Cheese Club at The Thirsty Giraffe and with a nod to a certain song by Gwenno, 'Eus Keus':

Yes, we all brought cheese!
Chuckles, slices and in slabs,
And it WAS easy

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 4d

A haiku in praise of cheese, after Cheese Club at The Thirsty Giraffe and with a nod to a certain song by Gwenno, 'Eus Keus':

Yes, we all brought cheese!
Chuckles, slices and in slabs,
And it WAS easy

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 4d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

Talking of waiting, I've been waiting for this day to arrive for months, even years! I cannot wait to begin reading...

My heart is racing,
Eager to join Lyra on
Her final journey

#17thOctober #haiku365

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Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 4d

... Let them wait, I say ...
... Let them start to salivate ...
... It don't write itself ...

#17thOctober #haiku365

Back to work after a few days of family time: concert; marathon; house-clearance; relatives; motorways ...

Got some paperwork done, appealed a parking fine - with no real hope of victory - just one or two small things left on my to-do-list: I feel like I've got a chance of crossing my own Rubicon, marching forward into an uncertain yet planable future. Nearly whole again ...

Right! Onwards ...

(Photo: Statue situated on the quayside in Amalfi, Italy, dedicated to the Working Man, or somesuch)

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 5d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

Always good to arrive home after a long night, Paddy! Inspiration today provided by a visit to my late father's hometown of Stamford, and a trio of benches, etched with quotations:

Here's a place to sit,
In a bohemian town.
Freddie would approve.

#17thOctober #haiku365

Each bench had the name of 'Libby' after the quote, perhaps they are therefore dedicated to her memory? Thanks Libby.

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 5d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

Always good to arrive home after a long night, Paddy! Inspiration today provided by a visit to my late father's hometown of Stamford, and a trio of benches, etched with quotations:

Here's a place to sit,
In a bohemian town.
Freddie would approve.

#17thOctober #haiku365

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Paddy Roberts @paddy-roberts.bsky.social · 6d

28/10

My average speed
Creeps upward as I approach
The warm hearth of home.

#17thOctober #haiku365

ISO 3200 2'SS handheld camera phone image of Orion. Bit shaky...

The sky was so clear after a changeable weekend: lots of rain, cloud and bright sunshine in equal measure, but cold. Its like turning the clocks back invite the elements to remind us what they have in store for us shortly enough.

Been away for the weekend, concerts and marathons and house-clearing, so getting home is always special: knowing you've beaten the motorway and its roadworks and those drivers who seem to occupy the road in a haze of oneness with themselves - not so much selfish as self-unaware whilst in 'control' of a tonne (or more) of momentous mental.

So, standing outside the house on return, cuppa and a fag, staring up into the dark sky above, reflecting on another dodging of Death: Life's good.

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 6d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

With thanks to Patti Smith for insight and inspiration on a day that felt devoid of it:

Thomas, Plath and Reed;
Brighten the dark evening with
Verse, prose, plays & song

#17thOctober #haiku365

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Luke Day @deluxday.bsky.social · 6d

@paddy-roberts.bsky.social

With thanks to Patti Smith for insight and inspiration on a day that felt devoid of it:

Thomas, Plath and Reed;
Brighten the dark evening with
Verse, prose, plays & song

#17thOctober #haiku365

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