Comments received on poems by A Boy With Roses
Am I A Roman Emperor?
2781 said:
Mostly. I wondered if the prodigal habit, you write of leads heavenward.
April 27th, 2024 17:43
2781 said:
Mostly. I wondered if the prodigal habit, you write of leads heavenward.
April 27th, 2024 17:43
Bliss Is A Wound
jarcher54 said:
So pleased to see a new series from you! This is compact and full of haunting images. So universal but so particularly you. Pink beverages... yes, perfect.
April 17th, 2024 11:47
jarcher54 said:
So pleased to see a new series from you! This is compact and full of haunting images. So universal but so particularly you. Pink beverages... yes, perfect.
April 17th, 2024 11:47
Second Hand Smoke
Alan R said:
Overdosing on melancholia
I used to crave you like nicotine
I used to hate you like cavities
Now I don\'t even know who I am anymore
I linger like second hand smoke
This is really beautiful
March 5th, 2024 07:11
Alan R said:
Overdosing on melancholia
I used to crave you like nicotine
I used to hate you like cavities
Now I don\'t even know who I am anymore
I linger like second hand smoke
This is really beautiful
March 5th, 2024 07:11
I Want to Die In Your Arms
jarcher54 said:
Oh Jordan... the first stanza-- no, the entire poem-- describes your poetic persona perfectly... you do \"forget everything\" in your florid maze of images and confessions. You are so adept at rendering the most lurid or ugly references... cigarettes, dirty mattresses, piss, corpse... into a powerful thing of beauty, intensity, and yes courage.
Thank you again!
January 26th, 2024 20:11
jarcher54 said:
Oh Jordan... the first stanza-- no, the entire poem-- describes your poetic persona perfectly... you do \"forget everything\" in your florid maze of images and confessions. You are so adept at rendering the most lurid or ugly references... cigarettes, dirty mattresses, piss, corpse... into a powerful thing of beauty, intensity, and yes courage.
Thank you again!
January 26th, 2024 20:11
Omphalos of Verisimilitude
jarcher54 said:
However you arrange your poems, they are clearly a moving (auto)biography.
October 7th, 2023 18:31
jarcher54 said:
However you arrange your poems, they are clearly a moving (auto)biography.
October 7th, 2023 18:31
Summer Nostalgia
Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose) said:
A good writing 🙂 like the use of nature in your poem
June 14th, 2023 03:37
Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose) said:
A good writing 🙂 like the use of nature in your poem
June 14th, 2023 03:37
I Could Be Your Boyfriend
L. B. Mek said:
\'In the evergreen echoing sadness of love\'
Brilliant!
June 12th, 2023 03:12
L. B. Mek said:
\'In the evergreen echoing sadness of love\'
Brilliant!
June 12th, 2023 03:12
I Could Be Your Boyfriend
David Wakeling said:
This is well written.Some deep insight.It even has adjectives.Excellent
June 11th, 2023 18:00
David Wakeling said:
This is well written.Some deep insight.It even has adjectives.Excellent
June 11th, 2023 18:00
Cut the Roots
jarcher54 said:
PS I am often reminded that the word \"regret\" is probably the most salient, painful word in the language. The word is a poem all by itself.
June 7th, 2023 11:34
jarcher54 said:
PS I am often reminded that the word \"regret\" is probably the most salient, painful word in the language. The word is a poem all by itself.
June 7th, 2023 11:34
Cut the Roots
jarcher54 said:
I think I was crying in that same coffee shop that day! Yes, been there felt that. I like how you cut the poem in half with a little chorus. Somewhat like a Greek chorus making sure the audience is paying attention! Thanks for making me hurt! Its so beautifully relatable.
June 7th, 2023 11:32
jarcher54 said:
I think I was crying in that same coffee shop that day! Yes, been there felt that. I like how you cut the poem in half with a little chorus. Somewhat like a Greek chorus making sure the audience is paying attention! Thanks for making me hurt! Its so beautifully relatable.
June 7th, 2023 11:32
Cut the Roots
Goddess of the Mist said:
Yes, I\'ve tried to self-destruct most of my life because of THEM. But guess what? It didn\'t work. And now I\'m coming out the other side of it...
June 7th, 2023 00:42
Goddess of the Mist said:
Yes, I\'ve tried to self-destruct most of my life because of THEM. But guess what? It didn\'t work. And now I\'m coming out the other side of it...
June 7th, 2023 00:42
Cut the Roots
rhmn_7 said:
It will get better with time, at least I hope so, dear friend....
June 4th, 2023 09:45
rhmn_7 said:
It will get better with time, at least I hope so, dear friend....
June 4th, 2023 09:45
Never Here, Never There
David Wakeling said:
I tried to read this but it is so unpleasant I gave up.The main problem is the reader doesn\'t know who is ranting at whom and why
April 10th, 2023 17:29
David Wakeling said:
I tried to read this but it is so unpleasant I gave up.The main problem is the reader doesn\'t know who is ranting at whom and why
April 10th, 2023 17:29
Yesterday I Loved You
jarcher54 said:
Damn I missed you and your outpourings of mesmerizing imagery, pain and joy, energy and ennui, wandering and discovery, love and longing. This piece is exactly what I needed after a long work week...
April 7th, 2023 01:37
jarcher54 said:
Damn I missed you and your outpourings of mesmerizing imagery, pain and joy, energy and ennui, wandering and discovery, love and longing. This piece is exactly what I needed after a long work week...
April 7th, 2023 01:37
Midnight in A Sullen Frame
L. B. Mek said:
Brilliant!
forgive my tardiness, am so glad
I found these emphatically poignant words
\'That tragic kind of magic\'
I bow to your superior talent dear Poet
March 31st, 2023 03:10
L. B. Mek said:
Brilliant!
forgive my tardiness, am so glad
I found these emphatically poignant words
\'That tragic kind of magic\'
I bow to your superior talent dear Poet
March 31st, 2023 03:10
Midnight in A Sullen Frame
jarcher54 said:
I love following the subtle--and sometimes not-so-subtle--evolutions of your approach. You use the same strong skills in different ways over time. This is both a welcome throw-back to those long, dense structures where images just come pouring down in overwhelming, mesmerizing torrents, and your simpler, more literal and direct poems. This piece is full of personal confession and universal, Blake-like symbolism. It is more controlled, almost fragile, compared to those big roaring blocks of text. Delightful.
January 13th, 2023 22:12
jarcher54 said:
I love following the subtle--and sometimes not-so-subtle--evolutions of your approach. You use the same strong skills in different ways over time. This is both a welcome throw-back to those long, dense structures where images just come pouring down in overwhelming, mesmerizing torrents, and your simpler, more literal and direct poems. This piece is full of personal confession and universal, Blake-like symbolism. It is more controlled, almost fragile, compared to those big roaring blocks of text. Delightful.
January 13th, 2023 22:12
Midnight in A Sullen Frame
thinkerbell said:
I like your imaginative poetry...and this one is composed so well..Happy new year🥰
January 1st, 2023 11:36
thinkerbell said:
I like your imaginative poetry...and this one is composed so well..Happy new year🥰
January 1st, 2023 11:36
Midnight in A Sullen Frame
Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose) said:
Nice writing )) lovely use of nature in your writing . We all hope for a better year when things have been difficult . Happy new year
January 1st, 2023 02:43
Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose) said:
Nice writing )) lovely use of nature in your writing . We all hope for a better year when things have been difficult . Happy new year
January 1st, 2023 02:43
The Paper Cut Is A Bee Sting
L. B. Mek said:
great imagery, so relatable dear Poet
thank you!
(you capture light within the bleak
that relief of acceptance, realising
all is as nature decreed
petals to broken heart\'s, we\'re all journeying
to our autumn season\'s, reveal)
December 9th, 2022 05:13
L. B. Mek said:
great imagery, so relatable dear Poet
thank you!
(you capture light within the bleak
that relief of acceptance, realising
all is as nature decreed
petals to broken heart\'s, we\'re all journeying
to our autumn season\'s, reveal)
December 9th, 2022 05:13
Love In Our Blood
L. B. Mek said:
just a joy to read, thanks for sharing dear poet
(the drip in our tears
matches the tap, tap
pulsing beat
when we bleed or sing
in the name of love...)
December 5th, 2022 04:21
L. B. Mek said:
just a joy to read, thanks for sharing dear poet
(the drip in our tears
matches the tap, tap
pulsing beat
when we bleed or sing
in the name of love...)
December 5th, 2022 04:21
The Nightjar\'s Lament
jarcher54 said:
Here in Texas we call the nightjar the nighthawk. Have you ever witnessed their amazing dives? A pair will be flying along hundreds of feet in the air, then one of them will suddenly dive down at a breakneck speed, only to pull up out of the dive just at the rooftops and treetops, with an incredible and unique whirring sound from the wings and tail against the air.
I think it is maybe a mating thing, or just for fun. But it is as earthy and essential as you and your poignant ditties.
December 4th, 2022 03:10
jarcher54 said:
Here in Texas we call the nightjar the nighthawk. Have you ever witnessed their amazing dives? A pair will be flying along hundreds of feet in the air, then one of them will suddenly dive down at a breakneck speed, only to pull up out of the dive just at the rooftops and treetops, with an incredible and unique whirring sound from the wings and tail against the air.
I think it is maybe a mating thing, or just for fun. But it is as earthy and essential as you and your poignant ditties.
December 4th, 2022 03:10
The Nightjar\'s Lament
Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose) said:
‘ like a birdsong I fall back in love with you ‘ beautiful line )) good poem
December 4th, 2022 02:53
Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose) said:
‘ like a birdsong I fall back in love with you ‘ beautiful line )) good poem
December 4th, 2022 02:53
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