Ezekial
mi3.bsky.social
Ezekial
@mi3.bsky.social
It's dreich and dank here in Scotland. The blackbird had been for something to eat. She managed to survive a sparrow hawk attack, a while back. She's tough. No DM's please ⛔️
we have
some volcanic hills
near us
but the area
is not #mountainous
in fact
most of it
is a fertile plan
it used to
be a bog
100 years ago
but it was
drained
a high
water table
resulted
in some
nasty diseases
killing people
because of
poor sanitation
however
everything
is fine now
#vss365
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
some #enchanted
evening
that old Frank Sinatra
song
plays
in my head
as I take
my last
antibiotic
of the course
to help
my cough
and whatever
else
I've got
then
I'm
humming
Disintegrate
by Suede
because
I feel
that's what's
happening
come down
and disintegrate with me
the drumming beat
#vss365
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I suppose
my impact
on our world
is #minuscule
we sleep
and breath
eat
walk
drive
watch tv
think
etc
#vss365
February 15, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Day 3
of antibiotics
for chest infection
thought
I was over it
yesterday
but no
but it's
Valentine's Day
so I had
to write
a poem
for her
and a #kiss
of chocolate
to come
later
hope she
likes it
was supposed to
meet for coffee later
with gang
but still
in bed
feeling
yuck
cough
#vss365
February 14, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I don't feel
well today
my body
has become
a #lacuna
for illness
the antibiotics
are helping
I think
only day 2
of them
but they
don't make
you feel great
this is age
I suppose
I've had my porridge
fed the blackbird
I'm in bed now
about to shave
had a phone call
about a dog
that died
#vss365
February 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I went
to see the nurse
today
I'd been kept
in the #dark
about a few
things
she wasn't
an ordinary nurse
but
a super
qualified nurse
she told me
I had a chest infection
prescribing
antibiotics
then told me
about my MRI
and
my clumping blood
anyhow
all sorted
right medication
next
#vss365
February 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
winter
has #touched me
as we long
for spring
the white
snowdrops
have pushed up
already
I'm beleaguered
with a cold
sore throat
cough
and snivel
my voice
has been hoarse
forever
the fish van
comes today
and they sell
bread as well
I meet for coffee later
my old friends
and I
#vss365
February 11, 2026 at 7:55 AM
I have
an #ache
for my past
the decisions
I made
the life
I led
the friends
I lost
It burns
my heart
and
yet
we move forward
day by day
a new me
we declare
new cells
new blood
but
the lure
of happiness
draws
us back
if only
this
then that
were we
really happy then
or was it
distorted
#vss365
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I'm trying to
to improve
my posture
my #bones
complain
as I try my
exercises
oops
I feel dizzy
better
have another tablet
plough
then cobra
oops
I feel dizzy
better have
another tablet
trying a head stand
oops
I feel dizzy
better have another
tablet
followed
by lying down
for a while
#vss365
February 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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I tried to give blood yesterday but I failed the initial iron test, and when they wanted to do a further test they couldn't find a vein. They even sent the 'vein whisperer' in, but several nurses later and one said 'some people just aren't cut out for it'. So I'm resharing this for #VSS365 #Blood
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
my #blood
clumps
the doctor said
so
I take aspirin
every day
what do you mean
my blood clumps
I said
well she said
we did
a blood test
when you came in
you could see
the platelets
sticking together
oh
I said
why is that
I don't know
she said
but you'll need
another blood thinner
fine
#vss365
February 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
I have
many
old #wounds
of
jobs I didn't get
of love lost
who cares
I'm happy now
and you should be
too
we muse
and chew over
the past
but it's not there
anymore
and our memories
are often
distorted
it's best
not to open
those old wounds
happiness
is not in them
but pain
and
suffering
#vss365
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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Hullo #vss365 and to #lambent
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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#vss365 #poetry

Let’s not fear
The unknown
Let’s see in hope
Just like the night though dark
Shimmers full of milkyways stars
& a cosmos #lambent in our wonder
Journeys start but do they truly end
I look up at the sky I see no brickwalls
February 5, 2026 at 5:36 AM
there was
a #lambent
light
on the horizon
the day
they came
no one thought
this day would come
but the angels
came
their faces
fierce as
a million
suns
this
was the new
world order
it
was over
quickly
it wasn't
what we thought
it would be
the last of us
await
their wrath
#vss365
February 5, 2026 at 8:32 AM
so
I saw #ghosts
when
I started
my teens
but
maybe I
was just mixed up
after
leaving
the farm
I saw ghosts
there
as well
but maybe
I was just
disturbed
I saw ghosts
until
I suddenly
stopped
seeing
them
in my late teens
and that was that
sometimes
they scared me
sometimes
they didn't
#vss365
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Reposted by Ezekial
Break it in
wear it out
toughen it up
work it through
leave it be

#micropoem #ourpoetryx #poetry
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Ezekial
how shadows wear me

garlanding the mantle
fashioning poppets and puppets
found stones and feathers
nuts, seeds and pieces of metal
affixing them with arms, legs and faces
from a box of broken doll parts
i had collected
feeling this world
rejected me enough
for me to reject me too #emoetry
February 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
we feel
the #pain
of losing
loved one's
and
there is pain
when we think
about our own
mortality
what
legacy will
we leave
behind
sulks
and greed
I hope not
but there
is this gnawing
ache
within us
that life is short
anger
and jealousy
I hope not
we can leave
love
love
it's all
we have
#vss365
February 3, 2026 at 9:53 AM
my #soul
is the best
of me
I believe
so
the learned
say
all the good
I have done
any kindness
on those
scales
against
with the bad
which way
will it go
hard to say
(pause for some
self reflection)
It's still not clear
I can't say
which way
the scales
will swing
remember
remember
ah
#vss365
February 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I've lost
many #shadows
people
I've loved
and wept
when they're gone
animals
dogs
I'm looking
at my shadow
just now
as light
is blocked
by my body
It's my stamp
of being alive
my mother's shadow
is still
on the top shelf
of the lounge
cupboard
contained
in a funeral bag
I can't scatter
#vss365
February 1, 2026 at 7:42 AM
we were
supposed to
pick up
our new car yesterday
but a series
of unexpected events
happened
and I needed #soothed
first
a blow out in front tyre
then a discussion
with recovery man
you're not buying
one of those
he said
It'll give you
a headache
he said
further due
diligence
deal off
#vss365
January 31, 2026 at 8:32 AM
we awoke
to the #thrum
it was coming
from everywhere
the table
and chairs
cereal bowls
everything
it changed
its pitch slightly
my head began
to ache
then they started
to appear
they were
all over
small
and great
all joining
the thrum
I sat down
and prayed
but
it was only
the start
#vss365
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 AM
what are your
darkest thoughts
don't #obfuscate them
bring them into
the light
and they will
disappear
that's what I said
to Hilary
that morning
she pinged
on the back of
the head with
an elastic band
I feel better
she said
I rubbed my head
good
I said
I kidded
myself
about her
#vss365
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 AM
a meditation practice
I sometimes do
is to visualise
myself as
an archer
with my #quiver
of arrows
on my back
firing off
arrows of love
and peace across
our world
some say I'm
a dreamer
but I'm not
the only one
as John Lennon said
in Imagine
stop now
let's examine
our thoughts
#vss365
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 AM