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Steven Stokes
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Strategic Comms and Engagement Director for a Welsh Charity. RSA Fellow. Haikuist. Own views. Cymru / Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Steven Stokes @steven-stokes.bsky.social · Nov 17
New to Bluesky? Welsh? Connection to Wales?

This might be a starter pack for you.

If there’s somebody you think should be added, or if you’d like to be added, let me know 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#Wales #Cymru
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The Wales Air Ambulance Charity has been shortlisted as the Welsh entry in the Selco Community Heroes campaign.

If you have the time and would be happy to use you vote on us, we would be immensely grateful 🙏🏻

Thank you.

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Selco Community Heroes 2025
Selco Community Heroes is back for 2025 and it's bigger than ever!
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December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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in the eye
of a bathing robin
herself

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku

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Herself
in the eye of a bathing robin herself  (C) Steven Stokes
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November 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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in the eye
of a bathing robin
herself

#Haiku #Poem #Poetry

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Herself
in the eye of a bathing robin herself  (C) Steven Stokes
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Time to leave this crazy world for a couple of hours courtesy of a delightful stout and Pink Floyd on Sky Arts.
A bottle of organic chocolate stout on a small table and Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound of Thunder concert on the TV,
October 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Manchild post alert…

Come on the #Swans.
A picture of me, a beardy bloke in glasses wearing a Swansea City football shirt.
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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90+2 mins - Swans 1 Notts Forest 2

90+7 mins - Swans 3 Notts Forest 2

THE END
Swansea City and Nottingham Forest players on the pitch under the floodlights, on a very wet night.
September 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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white noise
my eyes rest on the
tideless bay

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

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white noise
white noisemy eyes rest on thetideless bay (C) Steven Stokes
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September 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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It’s been a few weeks since I last posted on #HaikuSaturday. My writing has been practically non-existent this year - but the ebbs and flows of life all add to our prose.

ice cream drips
the fountain spray
cools my neck

#Haiku #Poetry

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Fountain Spray
ice cream drips the fountain spray cools my neck (C) Steven Stokes
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July 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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A proper test match. Every single player, red and gold, gave everything.

#Lions
Full-time score, Australia 26 British and Irish Lions 29.
July 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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early hair grass
a severn sea breeze
brushes past

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

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Severn Sea Breeze
early hair grass a severn sea breeze brushes past (C) Steven Stokes
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June 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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solstice
sunlit beads ready
to drop

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #SummerSolstice #Poetry

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solstice
solstice sunlit beads readyto drop (c) Steven Stokes
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June 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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the heat
of a looming storm
strawberry moon

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

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Strawberry Moon
the heat of a looming storm strawberry moon (c) Steven Stokes
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June 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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semi conscious
the 3am poet writes
in briefs

#HaikuSaturday #Senryu #Poetry

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3am Poet
semi conscious the 3am poet writes in briefs (c) Steven Stokes
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June 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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the heat
of a looming storm
strawberry moon

#Haiku #Poetry #MicroPoetry #StrawberryMoon

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Strawberry Moon
the heat of a looming storm strawberry moon (c) Steven Stokes
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June 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Oh Wales. The emotions. The emotion of it all.
June 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Missed out on Oasis tickets first time around?

Win 2 tickets to their Cardiff gig on 5 July. Just buy a raffle ticket and you’re in with a chance.

All proceeds go to the Wales Air Ambulance Charity (@air-ambulance.bsky.social).

Good luck 🤞🏻

To enter, visit www.walesairambulance.com/oasis
A graphic that says ‘Win Oasis Tickets + VIP Hospitality’.
May 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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golden sun soaring high golden finch

#Monoku #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

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golden
golden sun soaring high golden finch (c) Steven Stokes
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May 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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spring sunset
eyes soften
to birdsong

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

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Spring Sunset
spring sunset eyes soften to birdsong  (C) Steven Stokes
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May 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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pencil stub
the boat that set out
never returned
May 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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To mark International Dylan Thomas Day yesterday (14 May), here’s a Thomas-inspired #Haiku.

#Poetry #DylanDay

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white cross
Llareggubsombre steps to the white cross (c) Steven Stokes
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May 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Yesterday (14 May) was International Dylan Thomas Day, so I’m slightly late with this.

That said, any day is a good day to listen to the perfect combination of Thomas’s words with Richard Burton’s voice.

Enjoy 🙂

#Poetry #DylanDay

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Fernhill
YouTube video by Richard Burton - Topic
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May 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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sky and sea
a pastel palette
as one

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

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Sky and Sea
sky and sea a pastel palette  as one (C) Steven Stokes
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May 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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A wonderful new #Haiku publication.

‘Tranquility: A Haiku Anthology’, edited by @g-marie-milton.bsky.social, is out now.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6D3P9SC
May 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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sky and sea
a pastel palette
as one

#Haiku #Poetry

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Sky and Sea
sky and sea a pastel palette  as one (C) Steven Stokes
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May 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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cool air
on my nose
a dew drop

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

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cool air
cool airon my nosea dew drop (c) Steven Stokes
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May 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM