Comments received on poems by nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)
THE SPINE OF REJECTION
sorenbarrett said:
The rhyme scheme woven with short lines and flowing thought make for a wonderful poem. Nicely done
November 12th, 2025 04:37
sorenbarrett said:
The rhyme scheme woven with short lines and flowing thought make for a wonderful poem. Nicely done
November 12th, 2025 04:37
STREET CORNER POET
NafisaSB said:
A touching poem sending a message of despair.
November 11th, 2025 08:47
NafisaSB said:
A touching poem sending a message of despair.
November 11th, 2025 08:47
FORBIDDEN
Paul Bell said:
Yes, dreams must be applied for now, and the twenty-page form is a nightmare to fill in.
Reminiscence must be kept in your head till further notice.
Something great about ship horns in the night.
November 11th, 2025 04:46
Paul Bell said:
Yes, dreams must be applied for now, and the twenty-page form is a nightmare to fill in.
Reminiscence must be kept in your head till further notice.
Something great about ship horns in the night.
November 11th, 2025 04:46
FORBIDDEN
sorenbarrett said:
A significant amount of metaphor in this poem. Nicely done
November 11th, 2025 04:30
sorenbarrett said:
A significant amount of metaphor in this poem. Nicely done
November 11th, 2025 04:30
STREET CORNER POET
NinjaGirl said:
Vivid imagery with a telling story! Beautifully done!
November 10th, 2025 13:09
NinjaGirl said:
Vivid imagery with a telling story! Beautifully done!
November 10th, 2025 13:09
FAVOURITE CHAIR
NafisaSB said:
So many ordinary sights rendered so poetically and beautifully. Well done 👍
November 10th, 2025 11:58
NafisaSB said:
So many ordinary sights rendered so poetically and beautifully. Well done 👍
November 10th, 2025 11:58
STREET CORNER POET
sorenbarrett said:
This one has a vivid image and one all too real. I have wondered how a poet can function now days without the internet to post. When first coming to this site there was a poet that I read that said they were basically that and that they were loosing access to the internet they would be posting no more. Always wondered what happened to them. Good write a fave
November 10th, 2025 04:33
sorenbarrett said:
This one has a vivid image and one all too real. I have wondered how a poet can function now days without the internet to post. When first coming to this site there was a poet that I read that said they were basically that and that they were loosing access to the internet they would be posting no more. Always wondered what happened to them. Good write a fave
November 10th, 2025 04:33
THE LONELY ETERNITY
sorenbarrett said:
This poem has a dark setting leaving a spooky feel and haunted ora to it. Nicely done
November 9th, 2025 03:56
sorenbarrett said:
This poem has a dark setting leaving a spooky feel and haunted ora to it. Nicely done
November 9th, 2025 03:56
BRICK WALL
sorenbarrett said:
So true indeed. Poetic words of wisdom. incarcerated in an institution of one\'s own building. Nicely done
November 8th, 2025 04:01
sorenbarrett said:
So true indeed. Poetic words of wisdom. incarcerated in an institution of one\'s own building. Nicely done
November 8th, 2025 04:01
LEST WE FORGET
sorenbarrett said:
Sad and haunting a poem of loss and emptiness in hearts where need resides. Well written in good rhyme and meter it calls out from the mouths of the surviving to the grave of the missing. Well done.
November 7th, 2025 03:43
sorenbarrett said:
Sad and haunting a poem of loss and emptiness in hearts where need resides. Well written in good rhyme and meter it calls out from the mouths of the surviving to the grave of the missing. Well done.
November 7th, 2025 03:43
TOWERS FALL
Michael Edwards said:
Superbly crafted - so pleased I came across this piece
November 6th, 2025 04:52
Michael Edwards said:
Superbly crafted - so pleased I came across this piece
November 6th, 2025 04:52
TOWERS FALL
sorenbarrett said:
A great write about greed, capitalism, division of the classes using the metaphor of a building. Nicely written in poetic form it proceeds brick by brick falling to its demolished end and powerful meaning. Lovely a fave
November 6th, 2025 04:21
sorenbarrett said:
A great write about greed, capitalism, division of the classes using the metaphor of a building. Nicely written in poetic form it proceeds brick by brick falling to its demolished end and powerful meaning. Lovely a fave
November 6th, 2025 04:21
IMAGES
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of surreal romanticism that flows with good meter and rhyme. It leaves a dream like feel.
November 5th, 2025 03:54
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of surreal romanticism that flows with good meter and rhyme. It leaves a dream like feel.
November 5th, 2025 03:54
CHILDREN OF MORTALITY
sorenbarrett said:
Such a heavy poem set in dramatic style it speaks as if out of Hades and rows with Charon\'s oars. A strong and powerful write.
November 4th, 2025 04:17
sorenbarrett said:
Such a heavy poem set in dramatic style it speaks as if out of Hades and rows with Charon\'s oars. A strong and powerful write.
November 4th, 2025 04:17
MORNING
sorenbarrett said:
Presented as a ritual each line reinforces this feeling of a cyclical repetition of actions in a never ending daily ritual like numbers on a clock face revisited regularly telling one where one is at during the day. Nice
November 3rd, 2025 03:59
sorenbarrett said:
Presented as a ritual each line reinforces this feeling of a cyclical repetition of actions in a never ending daily ritual like numbers on a clock face revisited regularly telling one where one is at during the day. Nice
November 3rd, 2025 03:59
FREE SPEECH
sorenbarrett said:
Ah yes free speech to one is blasphemy to another. To one expression to another sedition. But then how far does it extend, knowingly defaming another? Shouting fire in a crowded auditorium? False acidization\'s? Fake news? A very deep thought that I have no answers for. A lovely write
November 2nd, 2025 05:07
sorenbarrett said:
Ah yes free speech to one is blasphemy to another. To one expression to another sedition. But then how far does it extend, knowingly defaming another? Shouting fire in a crowded auditorium? False acidization\'s? Fake news? A very deep thought that I have no answers for. A lovely write
November 2nd, 2025 05:07
IS IT NOT ?
sorenbarrett said:
Hypnotic, wistful yet dark, nostalgic yet looking beyond, a lovely poem with melancholic tones that is pensive and calm. A fave
November 1st, 2025 06:12
sorenbarrett said:
Hypnotic, wistful yet dark, nostalgic yet looking beyond, a lovely poem with melancholic tones that is pensive and calm. A fave
November 1st, 2025 06:12
A GHOST STORY
sorenbarrett said:
The unexplained has not only driven man to find a solution to his curiosity but has raised hairs on the back of the neck of many a person. Well done and most timely.
October 31st, 2025 03:41
sorenbarrett said:
The unexplained has not only driven man to find a solution to his curiosity but has raised hairs on the back of the neck of many a person. Well done and most timely.
October 31st, 2025 03:41
WORDS UPON BREEZE
arqios said:
This one hit me with its quiet heaviness. I like how the imagery keeps circling back to contrasts, of flowers masking decay, moonlight chained, childhood play beside a casket. It feels like the poem is saying grief never really leaves; it just drifts around us like “words upon breeze.” That last line especially lands, memory and sorrow are weightless, but impossible to escape.
October 30th, 2025 20:23
arqios said:
This one hit me with its quiet heaviness. I like how the imagery keeps circling back to contrasts, of flowers masking decay, moonlight chained, childhood play beside a casket. It feels like the poem is saying grief never really leaves; it just drifts around us like “words upon breeze.” That last line especially lands, memory and sorrow are weightless, but impossible to escape.
October 30th, 2025 20:23
WORDS UPON BREEZE
sorenbarrett said:
A sense of falseness here in masks worn. Memories blown away with the wind. A sad poem
October 30th, 2025 04:04
sorenbarrett said:
A sense of falseness here in masks worn. Memories blown away with the wind. A sad poem
October 30th, 2025 04:04
ONE MINUTE
NafisaSB said:
Parting is such sweet sorrow indeed.
The sad longing and the final goodbye is described exquisitely
October 29th, 2025 12:10
NafisaSB said:
Parting is such sweet sorrow indeed.
The sad longing and the final goodbye is described exquisitely
October 29th, 2025 12:10
A DARKENED ROOM
sorenbarrett said:
It is the style of this poem that gets the fave. short lines each like a repeated but failed effort, the lack of identification of who this person is depersonalizes but told in such a personal way that draws all attention inward as depression does. Annoyance with others everything else a disregarded or irritating mess. This captures well the mood. Well done
October 29th, 2025 04:21
sorenbarrett said:
It is the style of this poem that gets the fave. short lines each like a repeated but failed effort, the lack of identification of who this person is depersonalizes but told in such a personal way that draws all attention inward as depression does. Annoyance with others everything else a disregarded or irritating mess. This captures well the mood. Well done
October 29th, 2025 04:21
NO PRINCESS
arqios said:
This is a really moving piece. The imagery of the earth as a green carpet and a blanket is both tender and heartbreaking. It captures the peace of rest while reminding us of the tragedy that led there. The shift from warmth and comfort to the stark reality of drugs and a life cut short is powerful. The closing lines, especially ‘another victim / as if life cared,’ leave a bitter echo that lingers. Thank you for sharing something so raw and honest. 🕊️🙏
October 28th, 2025 04:33
arqios said:
This is a really moving piece. The imagery of the earth as a green carpet and a blanket is both tender and heartbreaking. It captures the peace of rest while reminding us of the tragedy that led there. The shift from warmth and comfort to the stark reality of drugs and a life cut short is powerful. The closing lines, especially ‘another victim / as if life cared,’ leave a bitter echo that lingers. Thank you for sharing something so raw and honest. 🕊️🙏
October 28th, 2025 04:33
NO PRINCESS
sorenbarrett said:
This poem draws attention to the problem and one has to ask, what is it about life that is so unpleasant that one has to numb it or enhance it to make it worth living. Well written.
October 28th, 2025 03:59
sorenbarrett said:
This poem draws attention to the problem and one has to ask, what is it about life that is so unpleasant that one has to numb it or enhance it to make it worth living. Well written.
October 28th, 2025 03:59
A VIOLENT DAY
Lorenz said:
A seasonal urban atmosphere that makes you long for the hereafter !
October 27th, 2025 03:59
Lorenz said:
A seasonal urban atmosphere that makes you long for the hereafter !
October 27th, 2025 03:59
A VIOLENT DAY
sorenbarrett said:
Set on a tearful day, sky\'s face of grey it can not help but be melancholy. The metaphor is nicely painted and the ending foreshadowed. Well done
October 27th, 2025 03:54
sorenbarrett said:
Set on a tearful day, sky\'s face of grey it can not help but be melancholy. The metaphor is nicely painted and the ending foreshadowed. Well done
October 27th, 2025 03:54
FUNERAL SUIT
Friendship said:
Well written, the poem \"Funeral Suit\" revolves around the inevitability of death and the emotional weight associated with mourning. The funeral suit symbolizes the preparations for death and the somber reality that it brings to life. It reflects on the cycle of life, loss, and the familial and societal expectations tied to death.
October 26th, 2025 08:22
Friendship said:
Well written, the poem \"Funeral Suit\" revolves around the inevitability of death and the emotional weight associated with mourning. The funeral suit symbolizes the preparations for death and the somber reality that it brings to life. It reflects on the cycle of life, loss, and the familial and societal expectations tied to death.
October 26th, 2025 08:22
FUNERAL SUIT
sorenbarrett said:
I liked the cadence and meter, the metaphor and setting in this poem. It read like the ticking of a clock counting down the seconds in a life. Well worded and foreboding it reads as dark as the suit. A fave
October 26th, 2025 04:21
sorenbarrett said:
I liked the cadence and meter, the metaphor and setting in this poem. It read like the ticking of a clock counting down the seconds in a life. Well worded and foreboding it reads as dark as the suit. A fave
October 26th, 2025 04:21
WINDFALLS
Lorenz said:
That sounds like a grim prophecy or a dark warning ...
October 25th, 2025 06:12
Lorenz said:
That sounds like a grim prophecy or a dark warning ...
October 25th, 2025 06:12
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