rick
@rickehling.bsky.social
physician, walker, poet. 🩺🚶✍️ 📷 🌿🌱🍽️
San Francisco 🌅
#poetry, #opinions, #flowers, #art, #awe.
©, or credited.
outrage (when I must).
San Francisco 🌅
#poetry, #opinions, #flowers, #art, #awe.
©, or credited.
outrage (when I must).
FFS.
it’s just a turkey.
cook it any way you like. order it in. skip it if you’re vegetarian or prefer a lasagna or sticky rice or a ham.
it’s just a turkey.
cook it any way you like. order it in. skip it if you’re vegetarian or prefer a lasagna or sticky rice or a ham.
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
FFS.
it’s just a turkey.
cook it any way you like. order it in. skip it if you’re vegetarian or prefer a lasagna or sticky rice or a ham.
it’s just a turkey.
cook it any way you like. order it in. skip it if you’re vegetarian or prefer a lasagna or sticky rice or a ham.
what about a “poetry mafia”?
the poetry uprising?
perhaps a craving or an itch…or better yet an abandon?
the poetry uprising?
perhaps a craving or an itch…or better yet an abandon?
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
what about a “poetry mafia”?
the poetry uprising?
perhaps a craving or an itch…or better yet an abandon?
the poetry uprising?
perhaps a craving or an itch…or better yet an abandon?
how does this play in West Virginia?
not just the ”rules are different for the wealthy” of it
but HAVING the ability to say “my bad, here’s a $5MM check”
while having a supposed net worth of “below zero”?
not just the ”rules are different for the wealthy” of it
but HAVING the ability to say “my bad, here’s a $5MM check”
while having a supposed net worth of “below zero”?
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
how does this play in West Virginia?
not just the ”rules are different for the wealthy” of it
but HAVING the ability to say “my bad, here’s a $5MM check”
while having a supposed net worth of “below zero”?
not just the ”rules are different for the wealthy” of it
but HAVING the ability to say “my bad, here’s a $5MM check”
while having a supposed net worth of “below zero”?
…mine doesn’t have a graduate degree - but it’s certainly worth 6-figures on a cold day
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
…mine doesn’t have a graduate degree - but it’s certainly worth 6-figures on a cold day
…the myth of “making America safe”
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
…the myth of “making America safe”
#up looking up…through a giant #sequoia
(gotta love a word with all the vowels - like education or automobile)
#alphabetchallenge #weekVforVowels🌲 #sanfrancisco
📷 from 12/2019
(gotta love a word with all the vowels - like education or automobile)
#alphabetchallenge #weekVforVowels🌲 #sanfrancisco
📷 from 12/2019
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#up looking up…through a giant #sequoia
(gotta love a word with all the vowels - like education or automobile)
#alphabetchallenge #weekVforVowels🌲 #sanfrancisco
📷 from 12/2019
(gotta love a word with all the vowels - like education or automobile)
#alphabetchallenge #weekVforVowels🌲 #sanfrancisco
📷 from 12/2019
“It tells you we are measuring starvation.”
🙏🏼
i did my thanksgiving shopping yesterday and wondered aloud how much of American does this week - traffic everywhere, parking lots full, food budget blown through.
clearly much of American doesn’t despite the crowded bias. They can’t.
🙏🏼
i did my thanksgiving shopping yesterday and wondered aloud how much of American does this week - traffic everywhere, parking lots full, food budget blown through.
clearly much of American doesn’t despite the crowded bias. They can’t.
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“It tells you we are measuring starvation.”
🙏🏼
i did my thanksgiving shopping yesterday and wondered aloud how much of American does this week - traffic everywhere, parking lots full, food budget blown through.
clearly much of American doesn’t despite the crowded bias. They can’t.
🙏🏼
i did my thanksgiving shopping yesterday and wondered aloud how much of American does this week - traffic everywhere, parking lots full, food budget blown through.
clearly much of American doesn’t despite the crowded bias. They can’t.
🥁 thank you very much, i’ll be playing all week
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🥁 thank you very much, i’ll be playing all week
'Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares
…to you
Nothing compares
…to you
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
'Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares
…to you
Nothing compares
…to you
Even worse I’m afraid
“Paleo valleys“ which can fill and filter aquifers much faster than most land have been identified here ( CA ) yet aren’t protected
nor are there plans to direct rainwater or runoff to them
“Paleo valleys“ which can fill and filter aquifers much faster than most land have been identified here ( CA ) yet aren’t protected
nor are there plans to direct rainwater or runoff to them
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Even worse I’m afraid
“Paleo valleys“ which can fill and filter aquifers much faster than most land have been identified here ( CA ) yet aren’t protected
nor are there plans to direct rainwater or runoff to them
“Paleo valleys“ which can fill and filter aquifers much faster than most land have been identified here ( CA ) yet aren’t protected
nor are there plans to direct rainwater or runoff to them
There’s really no debate here, just tradition.
Homemade is so easy and so much better - I add blood orange, ginger, clove, bay leaves, and port.
I’ve also done rosemary and black pepper.
Homemade is so easy and so much better - I add blood orange, ginger, clove, bay leaves, and port.
I’ve also done rosemary and black pepper.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
There’s really no debate here, just tradition.
Homemade is so easy and so much better - I add blood orange, ginger, clove, bay leaves, and port.
I’ve also done rosemary and black pepper.
Homemade is so easy and so much better - I add blood orange, ginger, clove, bay leaves, and port.
I’ve also done rosemary and black pepper.
for those of us from much of New jersey, and a certain age, these are all a constant whisper
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
for those of us from much of New jersey, and a certain age, these are all a constant whisper
🙏🏼 and you too.
every year i forget that it’s really a process not a day, or even a meal, and then the prep starts.
every year i forget that it’s really a process not a day, or even a meal, and then the prep starts.
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🙏🏼 and you too.
every year i forget that it’s really a process not a day, or even a meal, and then the prep starts.
every year i forget that it’s really a process not a day, or even a meal, and then the prep starts.
Thanksgiving
At this table, at least
Still speaking freely
© Rick Ehling ✍️ 09/28/2025
#senryusunday #senryu 🇺🇸 🦃🍗 #smallpoemsunday
At this table, at least
Still speaking freely
© Rick Ehling ✍️ 09/28/2025
#senryusunday #senryu 🇺🇸 🦃🍗 #smallpoemsunday
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thanksgiving
At this table, at least
Still speaking freely
© Rick Ehling ✍️ 09/28/2025
#senryusunday #senryu 🇺🇸 🦃🍗 #smallpoemsunday
At this table, at least
Still speaking freely
© Rick Ehling ✍️ 09/28/2025
#senryusunday #senryu 🇺🇸 🦃🍗 #smallpoemsunday
Reposted by rick
Robert Hayden
What did I know, what did I know
of love's austere and lonely offices?
What did I know, what did I know
of love's austere and lonely offices?
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Robert Hayden
What did I know, what did I know
of love's austere and lonely offices?
What did I know, what did I know
of love's austere and lonely offices?
i don’t think he’s lactating, i think it’s a formerly rented formal shirt (maybe from a high school prom?) and that stain is a happy couch memory
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 AM
i don’t think he’s lactating, i think it’s a formerly rented formal shirt (maybe from a high school prom?) and that stain is a happy couch memory
medicalized wellness is not wellness
eat well, get enough fiber and water, avoid plastic and pesticides
get enough restful sleep and steps
stretch, laugh, play, question
(if you don’t get up to pee at least once on a flight, more if an ocean’s involved, you aren’t drinking enough water)
eat well, get enough fiber and water, avoid plastic and pesticides
get enough restful sleep and steps
stretch, laugh, play, question
(if you don’t get up to pee at least once on a flight, more if an ocean’s involved, you aren’t drinking enough water)
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
medicalized wellness is not wellness
eat well, get enough fiber and water, avoid plastic and pesticides
get enough restful sleep and steps
stretch, laugh, play, question
(if you don’t get up to pee at least once on a flight, more if an ocean’s involved, you aren’t drinking enough water)
eat well, get enough fiber and water, avoid plastic and pesticides
get enough restful sleep and steps
stretch, laugh, play, question
(if you don’t get up to pee at least once on a flight, more if an ocean’s involved, you aren’t drinking enough water)
…they’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the pets
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 AM
…they’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the pets
I’d love this all graphed - cost/immigrant detained, cost/immigrant deported, cost/criminal immigrant detained, cost/criminal immigrant deported, cost/right violated, cost/ and # of US citizens now worse off due to parent deportation
this S*** only thrives in the dark, where’s the light NSM
this S*** only thrives in the dark, where’s the light NSM
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I’d love this all graphed - cost/immigrant detained, cost/immigrant deported, cost/criminal immigrant detained, cost/criminal immigrant deported, cost/right violated, cost/ and # of US citizens now worse off due to parent deportation
this S*** only thrives in the dark, where’s the light NSM
this S*** only thrives in the dark, where’s the light NSM
against Sunset Dunes and kinda NIMBY (as her constituency demands)…plays well in her district but I don’t see it winning the city over.
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
against Sunset Dunes and kinda NIMBY (as her constituency demands)…plays well in her district but I don’t see it winning the city over.
the medical term is folie a deux
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
the medical term is folie a deux
yellow, gold, and red
jaundiced, tea stained, tarnished all
what remains of Spring
© Rick Ehling ✍️ 11/17/2025
#dailyhaikuprompt (rake) #Haiku #senryu 🍃 🍂
jaundiced, tea stained, tarnished all
what remains of Spring
© Rick Ehling ✍️ 11/17/2025
#dailyhaikuprompt (rake) #Haiku #senryu 🍃 🍂
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
yellow, gold, and red
jaundiced, tea stained, tarnished all
what remains of Spring
© Rick Ehling ✍️ 11/17/2025
#dailyhaikuprompt (rake) #Haiku #senryu 🍃 🍂
jaundiced, tea stained, tarnished all
what remains of Spring
© Rick Ehling ✍️ 11/17/2025
#dailyhaikuprompt (rake) #Haiku #senryu 🍃 🍂
Who knew? Pretty cool
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Who knew? Pretty cool