Waking up early gives you lots of time to state at the ceiling ... Had a day in the office on the computer, so I've trawled Septembers Past ...
22/9
Four o'clock comes, dark,
No rosy fingers, yet birds
Sing loud in my head
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialWaking up early gives you lots of time to state at the ceiling ... Had a day in the office on the computer, so I've trawled Septembers Past ...
22/9
Four o'clock comes, dark,
No rosy fingers, yet birds
Sing loud in my head
@deluxday.bsky.social21.09
40 years ago to the day! Damage Inc Tour, Hammersmith Odeon. 6 days later, Cliff was tragically killed in a coach crash, aged just 24..
Denim and leather,
Hirsute and obsessed with Cliff,
Master of Puppets.
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialMy kitchen-based career was home to many horrors: one of them, however, wasn't the creeping advancement of my waistline as I got a reasonable amount of exercise.
21/9
I've noticed something
My desk-bound job makes me fat
I'll take a long walk
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialLazy Sunday Afternoon (I've got no mind to worry)
20/9
Short rest on sofa
Old springs have less cushioning
Pins and needles strike
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialBeen a quiet day here, would have loved to have been there!
Hope it all went well, and many legs were broken, luvvie mwaa mwaa mwaaaaah!
19/9
Autumn spins its web
And draws in night to snare you
Now that summer's gone
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialFollowing that yellow brick road ...
18/9
Still looking round town
Maybe there's a house for us
Just 'round the corner
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialSomewhere ...
17/9
After the summer
Colour begins to return
When the rain comes down
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialThere's nothing like fresh food from the pots!
16/9
Green beans for supper
Directly from the garden
Worth the price of seeds
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialI went to cover a shift near Ebbw Vale today. Last time I travelled this road, you could hardly see the verge for fog/rain/sleet ...
... today it had its glad rags on.
15/9
This country is rich
In heritage and beauty
Here's today's commute
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialWrite this one for the August Bank Holiday, but was in the middle of my A-Z ...
14/9
Holiday traffic
Welsh contraflow in action
Coming and going
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialBreak a leg with your play!
Now, here's a turn up for the books ...
13/9
After the cricket
I started to channel surf:
A face from the past!
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialThat's it for the magical roundabout that is the contents of my shelves ...
12/9
And so this quick trip
From eh to zed finishes
With '
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialThere is, of course, no 'x' in Welsh ... (which ecsplains why I forgot to use this one yesterday ...)
11/9
Ecsamin eh sownd
Their is offun moor than won
Weigh two wright it doun
@paddy-roberts.bsky.socialDad was a jazz fan: I've inherited several of his records, but over time have also fashioned a small collection of my own ...
10/9
The thing about jazz
Is that, no matter how old
It is, it stays young
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social"I'll have the steak, well done ..."
9/9
I love a blues tune
Guitar serves up harmony
With gravelly voice
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social@deluxday.bsky.social
Another 4AM wake-up call from the infernal, internal alarm. Am I just THAT age now: can't sleep at night; knackered in the afternoon; rinse; repeat ...
8/9
I'm sticking with you
As we journey, through haikus,
To a perfect day
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social@deluxday.bsky.social
I'm back on the calendar ...
... some tricky letters coming up, so let's dwell awhile with the Duke of Dub, Reggae Royalty himself.
7/9
Don't get too upset
If there's a Scratch on the disc
He's King of the mix
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social@deluxday.bsky.social
Occasionally, someone is so passionate about a particular recording that it becomes a quest to find it, and find out why.
One again, Rex Records tracked it down for me ...
5/9
This: personally
Recommended by Huey,
The fun-lovin' crim.
@paddy-roberts.bsky.social@deluxday.bsky.social
Many people misuse the word 'iconic'. Freddie was neither formulaic nor conventional. But he has got a statue erected to his memory.
3/9
Whether in the stalls
Or way up, sat with the Gods:
Hear an angel's voice