2026-04-29T19:09:17Z https://yabu.me Steve Riddle https://yabu.me/npub15rkg7vuaagtp2r5l4v5wdqc3agzzxqgxxd36t8dny2n909ghaz8sxvxtq0 https://cdn.mastodon.org.uk/accounts/avatars/109/372/335/979/986/494/original/abd7be1491496b0a.jpg https://cdn.mastodon.org.uk/accounts/avatars/109/372/335/979/986/494/original/abd7be1491496b0a.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfr29067rxkz8a9rjlp56dla0dzkw0pegxp83xqt9zvmjm07r5flqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7ha0l68 #dailyhaikuprompt - carp<br/><br/>The elusive carp<br/>On the river bed watching <br/>While you drink your tea 2026-04-06T13:00:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrutpafnrmcssd56yx7catr2qpwwupxkr5sth5l76mfv6kdwxdl2szyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g75drfcu #DailyHaikuPrompt - charcoal <br/><br/>Scritch scratch the black stick<br/>Edges across white sketchbook <br/>Etching winter shades 2026-01-26T07:51:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyvelgppc5ysj504z7j66ecvhjn88502sgh5vtgtu2wyw8vs8s5gqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g730x5zv #DailyHaikuPrompt - turnips<br/><br/>Turnip-carved faces<br/>Scarier than a pumpkin<br/>But much harder work 2025-11-09T15:27:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnl2rjqken2lkzxqcpkdt0vly2tgyheahyw2csmzsx82xy8gptcszyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7qj6mj3 #DailyHaikuPrompt - sleet<br/><br/>Sleet gets a bad press<br/>Rain is fresh, snow has beauty<br/>No-one cares for sleet 2025-11-02T14:43:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2xhlsk9xgf2gghxucgf2nde363evrpz8zcnpkqm9t96md4p8ekqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7ujl4qe #DailyHaikuPrompt - coolness<br/><br/>Sleek black cat slinking <br/>Between bins, stops, looks, moves on<br/>Coolness in action 2025-10-27T18:35:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgh7qwwt8454hmmsjr9alqd3vt4cxdv08tzz5t8j564ftan8h0k9szyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7wxtnpa #DailyHaikuPrompt - straw<br/><br/>There&#39;s a straw man, he&#39;s <br/>Waiting in the field. Told me,<br/>Let the crows boogie. 2025-10-10T07:05:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs88yxlszrhm36uakuwksjgfh54gpylmlfjfkmnct3s8q6ustpsfsszyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7e7z9cq #DailyHaikuPrompt - undulate<br/><br/>We apologise <br/>For the undue lateness<br/>Of the evening train<br/><br/>And I apologise for an unduly poor pun. 2025-08-23T17:45:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9zjdnald7que47unlam0p8ezf7mrye0lpa3sgf4p9hu208azgtygzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g735azxe #DailyHaikuPrompt - chill<br/><br/>Not so fast, autumn<br/>Save your dark morning chill air<br/>Let summer linger<br/><br/>Seriously. I haven&#39;t even had my summer holiday yet... 2025-08-18T06:09:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0kplesrzw5zgsjhmghlsguqj2y454fpyqgml97t29q3gvgk3e44szyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g76fdmst #DailyHaikuPrompt - dance<br/><br/>She danced like no one<br/>Was watching, not the wisest<br/>Audition technique. 2025-08-09T07:45:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0qflkrswyrgz7mvhk3jz2khnw7lwcvvrkdhy2snm2y28ff8s6tgzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g70pll23 #DailyHaikuPrompt - snapshot<br/><br/>There in the album<br/>It&#39;s the nans that time forgot<br/>Living their best lives<br/><br/>#Haiku #senryu<br/><br/>I was overworking a first draft about yellowing photos frozen in amber when this one came in and tickled me 2025-05-25T08:58:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdga4aeq299e86zw96kudapsqkhfunfaukc3e08napstatakcwcgzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g77curyl #DailyHaikuPrompt - verdant <br/><br/>Being verdant brings<br/>Several difficulties <br/>Or so the frog sings<br/><br/>#haiku 2025-05-19T16:29:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zme64v35rvwleus2zdgtga4slp7sh36th5f2sk46dp6crzfm0kszyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7fxjr2k #DailyHaikuPrompt - lost<br/><br/>Let&#39;s get lost today <br/>Leave the madness, shut the door <br/>And head for the woods<br/><br/>#haiku #friday 2025-05-16T05:11:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9erm6qj35504aqku9svgteyywvc8e5rpaqh4er7s4a8lplc9dh2gzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7lsfd7c It&#39;s all relative<br/>Says hill to mound and mountain <br/>Me, I know my place<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - mountain <br/><br/>What we have here is an obscure reference to a 1966 sketch from &#34;That was the week that was&#34;, masquerading as something deep. 2025-04-16T16:13:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzpv9ymvkar7wthl2dwzd60793lfet0u6z8u7wxlvc62jwrw803gzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g79887xm Sleep now little one<br/>You&#39;re at the beginning of<br/>Quite an adventure <br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - birth <br/>#haiku 2025-04-14T06:44:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0atdt4zv9e3rjd9u6cp470dtg35tpk2yedazpdmm9uz6w3339vgzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7mwh4gx Can&#39;t get enough of<br/>That mellow yellow crocus,<br/>Mad about saffron<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - crocus<br/>#Haiku<br/><br/>Donovan, Mellow Yellow, 1967.<br/><br/>Some might suggest I&#39;ve got stuck in a bit of a 1960s music rut with recent haikus. Quite rightly. 2025-03-17T17:11:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25duc7fnm35a5jwsym2f5a5gwu4xqvlzqax2ftsyajfvppngt37qzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g75yjkyr The tillerman steers<br/>A plough or a boat and will<br/>Always welcome tea<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - till<br/>#haiku<br/><br/>Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman, 1970. Best known for singles Father and Son, and Wild World, pop-pickers. 2025-03-11T06:51:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9pe7hvrv60jhlx0f2d7f253290kz5n03h6g9r607wmx34pvl6vcqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7hd8eqz A frosty morning<br/>Take a deep breath, let fresh air<br/>Freeze my wheezing lungs<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - fresh<br/>#haiku<br/><br/>Bit chilly this morning. 2025-03-10T07:15:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr82mly7k3utykpkk5rzpnjjayphull7mhyzzhs9eq0lpmxxkmc3czyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g796h4w4 Chiffchaff, olive green<br/>Flits through woods and willows, sings<br/>Its name from treetops<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - warbler<br/>#haiku<br/><br/>Acknowledging my sources -<br/><a href="https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/birds/warblers">https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/birds/warblers</a>. From which I learn that a garden is the last place you&#39;d find a Garden Warbler. 2025-03-09T08:48:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxtt8gek758xghh6lcz2363denv5ets0zctwe4sahftu9ers7uekqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7jx5jgv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8l4yxnncwryv4avt30tenl6sufnl3f72syj4n9hncz698nfp77uqvs5npu'>nevent1q…5npu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh it really is, isn&#39;t it! Every verse a joy :-) 2025-03-06T10:05:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlcgc48yketfym226l04j5znmd32keerkkms7a7dql0szsnwvsrczyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g72mmqfs On the village green<br/>With draught beer and strawberry jam<br/>Forever preserved<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - green<br/>#Haiku<br/><br/>Spent quite a long time deciding which elements of the Kinks 1968 masterpiece to include, with all the different varieties. 2025-03-06T07:15:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwg0yx93ks6ay3598r2yr6775jk4eayt5a5yn2tt4ns5wdwffdegzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g762yd9n Late summer morning<br/>Northumberland beach covered<br/>With partying frogs<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - frog<br/>#Haiku <br/><br/>Today&#39;s prompt brought back this memory of a holiday in Newton by the Sea about 12 years ago. I assume it&#39;s a regular thing with there being a nature reserve nearby. Unless I dreamt it - it was very early in the morning... 2025-03-03T08:03:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs863zu3xdwfq0pvnucf7ccmyna9sqwge499753577s3r38l0l6eegzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g78kvgxf Through rough fields the plough <br/>Turns the soil though the seagulls<br/>Plunder each furrow<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - plow<br/>#Haiku<br/><br/>Or is it &#34;furrough&#34;? 2025-03-01T07:23:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyagxn8udpwglepnsu480xxzc4fwc7w23n5w467gavsvy8qurxn6szyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g79qyqc5 Six weeks old her smile<br/>Returns yours, lights up her face<br/>Wipes away your years<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - mirth<br/><br/>Lovely day with granddaughter Lily on Saturday, and my, what a smile..<br/><br/>#haiku #poetry #truestory 2025-01-27T07:10:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswamh84vwv3utw2agvg7c3r8yypf3dj9ug4rfp5rsudru4wq93vdqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g743hf6l #DailyHaikuPrompt - drafts<br/>In the drafts folder<br/>Candidate haikus languish<br/>Incomplete<br/><br/>#haiku 2025-01-08T07:26:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsftyvhrgcsf9qyyg9t7anyhlkjvmj3uzh0u8k9cjg8p0e06ks6n2szyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g70vp3lf Welcome to the world <br/>A new daughter, granddaughter<br/>This morning her first<br/><br/>Breath - #dailyHaikuPrompt<br/><br/>A very personal one this morning, but the prompt was just too perfect. So, just call me grandpa. Lily born just after 3am, mother and baby doing very well. 2024-12-16T07:49:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsph2yz4urvwx3awngslhrgd6pcx284eefes03ypwak2pl35ardajgzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7gnr8xy #DailyHaikuPrompt - snow drift<br/><br/>Crossing the Pennines <br/>To the old Hartside café<br/>Snow poles mark the way<br/><br/>#haiku 2024-12-14T15:35:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstn5tg7qddh8hx3scr45z4vnzqdhcrsh2agt6zl3qclkt6da5eeqszyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7re53j7 #DailyHaikuPrompt - Clear Day <br/><br/>No zooms, no email<br/>Out of office is in place<br/>The hills are calling<br/><br/>#haiku #senryu 2024-12-08T14:30:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwgx8g68yt98875mwpvpg39z8wu6tu0zsvavyw9ygfe8axh75p7gzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7umefeu #DailyHaikuPrompt -- ice<br/>Hold on to the edge<br/>Now join the crowds on the ice<br/>Maybe one more lap<br/><br/>#haiku 2024-11-16T22:31:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstju8fhxtw80vejn3k8k84lpvm9gx7whl9slzkwdu7n3vj4hmt2ngzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7w7mhsw #dailyhaikuprompt - mittens<br/><br/>Red knitted mittens<br/>Strung together, abandoned <br/>On a frosty bench<br/><br/>#haiku 2024-11-14T07:51:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp8gv95r6wm0wwg25r2gankg9qj9cnwgwqxtj8m7l8kp769lkvrggzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7ty7m5f #dailyhaikuprompt - onion<br/><br/>Pickled in a jar<br/>Small white balls could be sheep eyes<br/>Probably onions<br/><br/>#haiku<br/><br/>edit - forgot to mention the prompt word. That&#39;s nothing, it took me a while to remember the hashtag. Must be Monday morning. 2024-11-11T07:52:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszupfak5ddl8vu05u9afy4kyt30xgyy050nrhj6dvdc5gnhhh2sdqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g76lmezh #dailyhaikuprompt - stems<br/><br/>See the garden shines<br/>With bright red, fiery orange <br/>Winter dogwood stems<br/><br/>#haiku <br/><br/>Funny word, &#34;fiery&#34;. One of those ones you stare at wondering if you&#39;ve spelt it right. 2024-10-23T19:33:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspxkf7mg4a07qvytpjycheqcsjcprllwyel04mks2d9g2l59paxaszyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7am96kn #DailyHaikuPrompt - foggy<br/>Fog on the north Tyne<br/>Is owned by sheep, red squirrels,<br/>Osprey and heron.<br/><br/>With apologies to all the other residents of #Northumberland with part shares in the fog. And to #Lindisfarne.<br/><br/>#haiku 2024-10-19T10:42:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyr3gu9nuhn2nsekuqq0xv02seln2sge66zn2dqwl6mp3c9zk240gzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g74rvh0u #dailyHaikuPrompt - grain<br/><br/>My granddad&#39;s workshop<br/>He planes the wood and shows me<br/>How to read the grain.<br/><br/>#haiku<br/>#poem<br/>#truestory 2024-10-06T11:31:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg55ajk0eauu7nacg7yz03kgx6l2kf0dgjkhjy8td3jcktq8reasczyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7dn3vz7 #DailyHaikuPrompt - cooling<br/><br/>Citrus scents wafting<br/>Cooling on the kitchen bench <br/>Lemon drizzle cake <br/><br/>#haiku<br/>#poem<br/>#truestory 2024-09-21T17:55:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zs2n7c0fqxynt65d3ws5amuqqaukfj3hwyzsq3p274lafdj2q0qzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7scekvz New moon, thin sliver <br/>Be careful with your wishes<br/>But wish all the same<br/><br/>#dailyhaikuprompt - new moon<br/>#haiku<br/>#poem 2024-09-02T19:41:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qmuphx92ggf70n8ltdevd5glfqrwyrh2aj88tksxtq3n45lffjqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7yaj4xd Machrie Moor on the Isle of Arran, a couple of shots of the standing stones from a week or so ago. <br/>#StandingStoneSunday <br/><br/>Not pictured: a circle known as ‘Fingal’s Cauldron’ named for the mythic Irish giant, including a stone with a hole said to be where Fingal tethered his dog, Bran, while he was eating.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mastodon.org.uk/media_attachments/files/113/061/360/112/823/299/original/aeb64786fe995301.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.mastodon.org.uk/media_attachments/files/113/061/362/379/262/983/original/764a6345f08a3819.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-01T08:43:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnxnkndpwnujgrpjmckpp00vvehrucplqgwhmhqqf9calj68st8qzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7qewykk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxxwekjrrejge36zm0kx4genx69n7c8st487gmu8tlj6nyc3yu3uq26g53n'>nevent1q…g53n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. Eric Bogle, covered by the Pogues.<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/PKURhqmSLmM?si=dI1aWfbjbr5HNekI">https://youtu.be/PKURhqmSLmM?si=dI1aWfbjbr5HNekI</a> 2024-08-28T05:51:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxwekjrrejge36zm0kx4genx69n7c8st487gmu8tlj6nyc3yu3uqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7vd6frd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gsu8krppzg9wjevs23mhmk7z77346rmhgzwyngyelrev3fxfkzqmcrhuk'>nevent1q…rhuk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks. I feel there must be a few more! 2024-08-28T05:16:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgsne5wfzym9r2gf8ezd7rn3c5ak3zulhcv6cvr9tz02e9f58ggczyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7s8rgxe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0znd8w5wtxrkl9347ew6dtm9ypxsv3nd9yag7k33qn6zq6se93msla45gf'>nevent1q…45gf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;When do I get to sing My Way&#34;? 2024-08-28T05:00:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9m23062h5mgs5h2gw75myhg0a5du86668wl57sj4k7y22scxspmszyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g79ce700 #dailyhaikuprompt - clear air<br/><br/>Calm after the storm<br/>Sweet air. Distant rumble of<br/>Unfinished business <br/><br/>#haiku<br/>#poetry<br/>#poem 2024-08-25T11:19:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9twk776cgvc9nnfxj8xmjut4cpj49aqnv5lkejqkmay2csn2gdsgzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7tx6gse #dailyhaikuprompt - red leaves <br/><br/>Not yet, autumn leaves<br/>Time enough for scarlet hue<br/>Summer&#39;s almost gone<br/><br/>#haiku<br/>#poetry 2024-08-24T14:50:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr3zefucj2lnuz4skzahy70nefmce7hpfxc8m30rkkud4rf3pc4rqzyzswerennh4pv9gwn74j3e5rz84qggcpqcek8fvakv32v4u4zl5g7zx9rw0 #dailyhaikuprompt dusk<br/><br/>Summer afternoon<br/>So long, gives way to twilight<br/>Golden, blue, and gone<br/><br/>#haiku<br/>#poetry 2024-08-19T12:06:02Z