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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I submitted variations of this effort to a few publications but I guess it never made the cut. Nevermind, that's just how it goes I guess. So off you go my wee ramblings, out into the void you go. Run free!

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Maybe The Forth Bridge is more than just a feat of engineering that allows trains to cross the Firth of Forth? Then again, probably not.

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Sometimes it's nice to sip on the past and sometimes it turns bitter. If you drink for too long the path ahead can fritter. #poetry #memories

Tasting The View

I pause upon this winding path
A brief halt to drink in the view
The swelling sweep of sweet and sour
My efforts have paddled all through
Scores of lives from sticks to cities
Have blended to flavour the brew
Some all hazy, others burst forth
Some savoured and others to chew
Back to the path I turn to walk
Before I let myself get stewed
More than a sip of this vista
Path narrows and branches seem few?

The Scotch Sonnet

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Isn't it nice when you can find a moment in the morning. #poetry #morning

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Nothing like a nice coffee in the morning and time to enjoy it. #poetry #coffee

Morning Coffee

Earthy floral silks
Glide upon my tongue
Songs of wind and leaf
Sweep away what sleep clung
Take another sip
Warmth of the embrace
Clouds obscure the sun
But not it's light and grace
Savour the last taste
Mind turns to the day
Gentle surge within
What wonders cross my way?

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I really enjoyed the rain earlier, but then I was inside. #poetry #nature

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Go on touch some grass, gaze at the clouds and unwind. #poetry

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Not a lot of time today to write anything from scratch. Here is one I wrote about 5 years ago. Turns out it took almost as long to tweak an old one as it did to write from scratch. I know tautologically named geographical features are quite common but the thought of it gives me a chuckle. #poetry

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The day my son was born was truly a great day. A day I put aside a lot of the joys I had until then. Things that now seemed trivial in comparison to nurturing this new, stronger and purer joy of fatherhood. #poetry #napowrimo2026

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

New day, new poem. For as long as I can keep it up anyway. #poetry

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Not entirely sure why but I'm finding words easily right now. #poetry #life

The Path

In the midst of mist-wreathed trees
I think they have their backs to me
With stiff gait from fear of thorns
That bid me stay 'til mulch reborn
Now and then a glimpse of sun
I hope for wings but know it's dumb
In the mist, those eyes could kill
I hold myself to ward that chill

A journey set to find my truth
For purpose, beauty, passion
To be kind, love, to cheer and soothe
Find friendships without ration
Try as I might to hold my path
I know these woods have changed me
My armour may deflect the wrath
It also binds this debris

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The lad and I took a walk through the Hermitage of Braid today. Still a lovely place. #photography #scenic

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Getting the thousand-yard stare from this sponge, or maybe this isn't really about sponges. #poetry

A picture of a worn old sponge with a stern, horrified expression looking out over a sink.

Sponge
Stalwart warden of the sink
Possessed of face that's seen some shit
Eraser of our grime and stink
Now that's all done, go on now, git!
To the new, go on now, drink!

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Considering my username I thought I'd try to actually write a sonnet. #poetry #sonnet

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Edinburgh and Duddingston Loch looked good from Arthur Seat yesterday. #edinburgh

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The Tower Saga ends? A poem by The Scotch Sonnet. 3 of 3 #poetry

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The Tower Saga continues. A poem by The Scotch Sonnet. 2 of 3 #poetry

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The Tower Saga, a poem by The Scotch Sonnet. 1 of 3. #poetry

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Sometimes love is gross, but if love matters you never care.

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

A wee poem and some photographs from a sunny and rainy Saturday afternoon #poetry #photography

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Great philosphers of the world "I think, therefore I am.” – René Descartes. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates "Basketball"...short confused pause... "I just said basketball!?" - Link Neal. #GoodMythicalMorning

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

If the only value you find in debate is winning, you have already lost. If you place that value above empirical evidence, you are deluded. If you present your value as truth to the world, you contribute to our doom.

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Greed is at the heart of much evil in this world It's why capitalism has such sharp edges It's why communism never stood a chance It's why wars are fought It's why people starve It's why life is cheap It's why profits must grow Does my opinion matter? No! I'm too poor

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Who remembers when Michael Jackson released a single about some bloke named Shayne? "🎶 I'm talking with the man in the river, I'm asking you to say his name, And if you think that his name is Philip, I think you are wrong, I know his name I know his name, his name is Shayne🎶

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Anyone remember these wee guys from before they became colorful marshmallow ropes?

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Old Church Hall, Duke Street, Leith, Edinburgh. This church hall was built in 1907, replacing an earlier hall constructed just 29 years earlier. It stands out a bit in Edinburgh as it's Edwardian Free Style design is more commonly seen in Glasgow. #Leith

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thescotchsonnet.bsky.social @thescotchsonnet.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Mariner's Church, Dock Street / Commercial Street, Leith, Edinburgh This old church was built between 1839 & 1840 to provide sailors with an alternative to the floating church in Leith harbour. It was designed by Edinburgh architect John Henderson. 1/2.

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