Arliden the Bard
@arliden.bsky.social
I am an educator, atmospheric scientist, and poet.
My poetry: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:brm2o4aer5g7lh4lizarnjaw/feed/aaaifc4sou2de
My book: Love, Stars, and Paradigms. Available on Amazon.
Co-host of #QuickQuill (@quickquill.bsky.social)
My poetry: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:brm2o4aer5g7lh4lizarnjaw/feed/aaaifc4sou2de
My book: Love, Stars, and Paradigms. Available on Amazon.
Co-host of #QuickQuill (@quickquill.bsky.social)
Pinned
I know of rising and setting
I know the pace of a day
though clouds obscure my need,
I follow and wait
for those precious breaks of blue,
a slip of hope
to my ever watchful eyes
if you were worried about me
don't
my roots dig deep
I always find water
and the sun
is as faithful
as my love
#vss365
I know the pace of a day
though clouds obscure my need,
I follow and wait
for those precious breaks of blue,
a slip of hope
to my ever watchful eyes
if you were worried about me
don't
my roots dig deep
I always find water
and the sun
is as faithful
as my love
#vss365
I just quaffed
my last sip
but I was still feeling
a bit thirsty
standing in line
for something
I couldn't remember
and I started
reaching out my hand
as if there was
something to hold
I even turned and smiled
but there was nobody there
I was out there
aimless
in the ache
of your absence
#vss365
my last sip
but I was still feeling
a bit thirsty
standing in line
for something
I couldn't remember
and I started
reaching out my hand
as if there was
something to hold
I even turned and smiled
but there was nobody there
I was out there
aimless
in the ache
of your absence
#vss365
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I just quaffed
my last sip
but I was still feeling
a bit thirsty
standing in line
for something
I couldn't remember
and I started
reaching out my hand
as if there was
something to hold
I even turned and smiled
but there was nobody there
I was out there
aimless
in the ache
of your absence
#vss365
my last sip
but I was still feeling
a bit thirsty
standing in line
for something
I couldn't remember
and I started
reaching out my hand
as if there was
something to hold
I even turned and smiled
but there was nobody there
I was out there
aimless
in the ache
of your absence
#vss365
That's a good description. It would be hard to come up with a worse example of a human being.
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
That's a good description. It would be hard to come up with a worse example of a human being.
True words. Like I said there is a whole lot wrong with him.
February 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
True words. Like I said there is a whole lot wrong with him.
Also people in his orbit are sycophants, I have little trust in their observations. People in Biden's orbit lied about his cognitive decline too.
February 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Also people in his orbit are sycophants, I have little trust in their observations. People in Biden's orbit lied about his cognitive decline too.
I don't know though. The dementia is also hereditary and his memory gaps have been significant since his first term serving. There is clearly a lot wrong with him though.
February 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I don't know though. The dementia is also hereditary and his memory gaps have been significant since his first term serving. There is clearly a lot wrong with him though.
Agreed, although from seeing pictures of his dad he's in far worse shape, so physical health could be diminishing faster. Sadly he'll always have the best doctors.
The more important point is, he clearly has dementia. However long he lives, he's not mentally fit to run anything let alone a country.
The more important point is, he clearly has dementia. However long he lives, he's not mentally fit to run anything let alone a country.
February 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Agreed, although from seeing pictures of his dad he's in far worse shape, so physical health could be diminishing faster. Sadly he'll always have the best doctors.
The more important point is, he clearly has dementia. However long he lives, he's not mentally fit to run anything let alone a country.
The more important point is, he clearly has dementia. However long he lives, he's not mentally fit to run anything let alone a country.
Statistically speaking that is quite likely...but I'd prefer something a little closer to maybe 1 month to 1 year. lol
February 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Statistically speaking that is quite likely...but I'd prefer something a little closer to maybe 1 month to 1 year. lol
If only he would get in one.
February 10, 2026 at 10:59 PM
If only he would get in one.
Thank you so much, Allie. I hope you are well. 🙏❤️😊
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Thank you so much, Allie. I hope you are well. 🙏❤️😊
Yes he did, because he thinks they all got jobs in the private sector. There was a lot of brain drain, many of them are working in other countries by now.
The impacts of these cuts will be felt for a generation or more. The cost of the scientific research that was lost will roll out over years.
The impacts of these cuts will be felt for a generation or more. The cost of the scientific research that was lost will roll out over years.
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Yes he did, because he thinks they all got jobs in the private sector. There was a lot of brain drain, many of them are working in other countries by now.
The impacts of these cuts will be felt for a generation or more. The cost of the scientific research that was lost will roll out over years.
The impacts of these cuts will be felt for a generation or more. The cost of the scientific research that was lost will roll out over years.
I binged on the first 7 a number of years ago...and it was really nice watching them that way for really being able to see the evolution of Scully and Mulder's relationship for each other. Their bond is something easily overlooked when focusing on the paranormal storylines.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I binged on the first 7 a number of years ago...and it was really nice watching them that way for really being able to see the evolution of Scully and Mulder's relationship for each other. Their bond is something easily overlooked when focusing on the paranormal storylines.
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midnight came
sublimely dark
against her #pale outline
she found herself
glued to counterpoints
feet on mountain's crown
hands beneath shore pebbles
#blood boiling
in primal caverns
brain catching fire
among the stars
& in her funny bone
tomorrows
keeping their own time
#vss365 #poetry 📸Pinterest
sublimely dark
against her #pale outline
she found herself
glued to counterpoints
feet on mountain's crown
hands beneath shore pebbles
#blood boiling
in primal caverns
brain catching fire
among the stars
& in her funny bone
tomorrows
keeping their own time
#vss365 #poetry 📸Pinterest
February 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
love
I thought I understood
the bones of it
but the variables are many
& I guess
I couldn't keep it all straight
and love just isn't all of life
it's just one thing
the more beautiful it is
the more it can be taken for granted
you can be always learning
& learn too late
how cruel
my fate
#vss365
I thought I understood
the bones of it
but the variables are many
& I guess
I couldn't keep it all straight
and love just isn't all of life
it's just one thing
the more beautiful it is
the more it can be taken for granted
you can be always learning
& learn too late
how cruel
my fate
#vss365
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
love
I thought I understood
the bones of it
but the variables are many
& I guess
I couldn't keep it all straight
and love just isn't all of life
it's just one thing
the more beautiful it is
the more it can be taken for granted
you can be always learning
& learn too late
how cruel
my fate
#vss365
I thought I understood
the bones of it
but the variables are many
& I guess
I couldn't keep it all straight
and love just isn't all of life
it's just one thing
the more beautiful it is
the more it can be taken for granted
you can be always learning
& learn too late
how cruel
my fate
#vss365
Thank you so much, Daniel. Sorry I missed a few days. Tried to make up for it. :)
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Thank you so much, Daniel. Sorry I missed a few days. Tried to make up for it. :)
Thank you so much! 🙏❤️
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Thank you so much! 🙏❤️
Thank you, Peter! 🙏❤️
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Thank you, Peter! 🙏❤️
That's a very nice compliment. Thank you, Bethany. 🙏❤️
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
That's a very nice compliment. Thank you, Bethany. 🙏❤️
Thank you so much, Bethany. 😊🙏❤️
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Thank you so much, Bethany. 😊🙏❤️
Honored to be on this list. Thank you, DC. 😊🙏
February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Honored to be on this list. Thank you, DC. 😊🙏
my heart
hangs heavy
weakened
fragile
I took for a long while,
life is taking back
but I don't really know
how I can be
in any place too long
and not have you near
I'm okay
with a noble end
but would have preferred
the simple
of wrinkled hands
watching sunsets
& rolling green hills
#SenseWrds182
hangs heavy
weakened
fragile
I took for a long while,
life is taking back
but I don't really know
how I can be
in any place too long
and not have you near
I'm okay
with a noble end
but would have preferred
the simple
of wrinkled hands
watching sunsets
& rolling green hills
#SenseWrds182
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
my heart
hangs heavy
weakened
fragile
I took for a long while,
life is taking back
but I don't really know
how I can be
in any place too long
and not have you near
I'm okay
with a noble end
but would have preferred
the simple
of wrinkled hands
watching sunsets
& rolling green hills
#SenseWrds182
hangs heavy
weakened
fragile
I took for a long while,
life is taking back
but I don't really know
how I can be
in any place too long
and not have you near
I'm okay
with a noble end
but would have preferred
the simple
of wrinkled hands
watching sunsets
& rolling green hills
#SenseWrds182
blood always flows
either within
or without
the skin paling
against the red
a wound unseen
but I will tend to myself
I'll not let these veins go dry
my lamp
gives the light
of lambent hospital night
I've a playlist
for IV
then I'll do an accounting
of all the ways
you made me better
#vss365
either within
or without
the skin paling
against the red
a wound unseen
but I will tend to myself
I'll not let these veins go dry
my lamp
gives the light
of lambent hospital night
I've a playlist
for IV
then I'll do an accounting
of all the ways
you made me better
#vss365
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
blood always flows
either within
or without
the skin paling
against the red
a wound unseen
but I will tend to myself
I'll not let these veins go dry
my lamp
gives the light
of lambent hospital night
I've a playlist
for IV
then I'll do an accounting
of all the ways
you made me better
#vss365
either within
or without
the skin paling
against the red
a wound unseen
but I will tend to myself
I'll not let these veins go dry
my lamp
gives the light
of lambent hospital night
I've a playlist
for IV
then I'll do an accounting
of all the ways
you made me better
#vss365
Thank you! I should have added last night. What's definitely true is that a lot of people are angry. They see the system as fundamentally flawed but they've been told to direct their anger at people across the political aisle as they vote in the people pulling the strings and their sycophants.
February 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Thank you! I should have added last night. What's definitely true is that a lot of people are angry. They see the system as fundamentally flawed but they've been told to direct their anger at people across the political aisle as they vote in the people pulling the strings and their sycophants.
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As a ty for your patience, @cdotjuniper.bsky.social (and @arliden.bsky.social ), I have recovered my Dostoevsky response (I was perhaps a bit generous to term it an essay, 😆).
As you can see I was feeling bit spicy & thus was a bit over-enthusiastic, 😜🤣). In my defense how often does one
1/28
As you can see I was feeling bit spicy & thus was a bit over-enthusiastic, 😜🤣). In my defense how often does one
1/28
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
As a ty for your patience, @cdotjuniper.bsky.social (and @arliden.bsky.social ), I have recovered my Dostoevsky response (I was perhaps a bit generous to term it an essay, 😆).
As you can see I was feeling bit spicy & thus was a bit over-enthusiastic, 😜🤣). In my defense how often does one
1/28
As you can see I was feeling bit spicy & thus was a bit over-enthusiastic, 😜🤣). In my defense how often does one
1/28
and it will do a lot of damage sadly.
Super high right now...hopefully that made sense. lol
/10x
Super high right now...hopefully that made sense. lol
/10x
February 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
and it will do a lot of damage sadly.
Super high right now...hopefully that made sense. lol
/10x
Super high right now...hopefully that made sense. lol
/10x
about Trump is that his narcissism gets in his way and he ends up doing evil so badly and incompetently, it's like he's giving away the game in the least subtle way. Our ability to video what's happening and exchanging information does help even if there is also propaganda.
So it will collapse /9
So it will collapse /9
February 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
about Trump is that his narcissism gets in his way and he ends up doing evil so badly and incompetently, it's like he's giving away the game in the least subtle way. Our ability to video what's happening and exchanging information does help even if there is also propaganda.
So it will collapse /9
So it will collapse /9