Comments received on poems by Syd
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Tristan Robert Lange said:
Syd, this really struck me. I love how the entire piece embraces tension instead of trying to resolve it. It reminds us that beauty, pain, joy, and loss all give shape to one another. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 9th, 2026 22:57
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Syd, this really struck me. I love how the entire piece embraces tension instead of trying to resolve it. It reminds us that beauty, pain, joy, and loss all give shape to one another. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 9th, 2026 22:57
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sorenbarrett said:
This poem/song is full of the positives and negatives of life the balance that is necessary to enjoy the good. Well done.
July 9th, 2026 13:10
sorenbarrett said:
This poem/song is full of the positives and negatives of life the balance that is necessary to enjoy the good. Well done.
July 9th, 2026 13:10
Proud Of Our Poverty
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Syd, this stirred up so much for me…the shared bath times, the streetlights as a clock, that particular brand of scrappy childhood that felt hard in the moment but somehow shaped you for the better. You captured that so well. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 8th, 2026 19:12
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Syd, this stirred up so much for me…the shared bath times, the streetlights as a clock, that particular brand of scrappy childhood that felt hard in the moment but somehow shaped you for the better. You captured that so well. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 8th, 2026 19:12
Proud Of Our Poverty
Teddy.15 said:
My dad grew up in a house like that in Yorkshire. Reminds me of my holidays up north. 🌹
July 8th, 2026 07:52
Teddy.15 said:
My dad grew up in a house like that in Yorkshire. Reminds me of my holidays up north. 🌹
July 8th, 2026 07:52
Proud Of Our Poverty
Doggerel Dave said:
Your images, claimed to be AI generated, felt real for me and enough commonality with the deep south (London’s East End) for me to relate, Syd.
The lines
“We\'re proud to have memories
Proud of our people\'s sovereignty
Proud of our upbringing
Proud of our poverty!”
are as succinct an example of false consciousness as anyone could provide and what keeps those folks where they are.
Great stuff.
July 7th, 2026 19:32
Doggerel Dave said:
Your images, claimed to be AI generated, felt real for me and enough commonality with the deep south (London’s East End) for me to relate, Syd.
The lines
“We\'re proud to have memories
Proud of our people\'s sovereignty
Proud of our upbringing
Proud of our poverty!”
are as succinct an example of false consciousness as anyone could provide and what keeps those folks where they are.
Great stuff.
July 7th, 2026 19:32
Proud Of Our Poverty
Paul Bell said:
It is strange that through hardship, poverty, certainly few luxuries, there were few suicides.
Roll on today, mental health is through the roof, suicide is daily.
It seems the more you have, the less you actually have.
July 7th, 2026 13:35
Paul Bell said:
It is strange that through hardship, poverty, certainly few luxuries, there were few suicides.
Roll on today, mental health is through the roof, suicide is daily.
It seems the more you have, the less you actually have.
July 7th, 2026 13:35
Proud Of Our Poverty
sorenbarrett said:
This well could be a song in poetic form with rhyme. Nicely done
July 7th, 2026 13:13
sorenbarrett said:
This well could be a song in poetic form with rhyme. Nicely done
July 7th, 2026 13:13
Pound of Flesh
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Syd, this really hit me hard. There\'s something beautifully vulnerable about this...the joy of creating standing right beside the risk of sharing it. That balance feels incredibly honest. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 6th, 2026 14:49
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Syd, this really hit me hard. There\'s something beautifully vulnerable about this...the joy of creating standing right beside the risk of sharing it. That balance feels incredibly honest. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 6th, 2026 14:49
Pound of Flesh
Paul Bell said:
Always think, there\'s criticism, and there\'s criticism. Most poets put their heart and soul into their work, and if their poem doesn\'t resonate with you, find one that does, but don\'t slate poets work for being brave enough to put it out there.
Like the pound of flesh analogy.
July 6th, 2026 13:30
Paul Bell said:
Always think, there\'s criticism, and there\'s criticism. Most poets put their heart and soul into their work, and if their poem doesn\'t resonate with you, find one that does, but don\'t slate poets work for being brave enough to put it out there.
Like the pound of flesh analogy.
July 6th, 2026 13:30
Psilocybin Stride
NafisaSB said:
A siren so seductive that she will seep in you stealthily and steadily. A good write ✌️
July 6th, 2026 11:52
NafisaSB said:
A siren so seductive that she will seep in you stealthily and steadily. A good write ✌️
July 6th, 2026 11:52
Pound of Flesh
Doggerel Dave said:
It can be an issue, Syd.
It is the poet’s choice to bring their ‘Raw emotions and the pain’ to a space such as this. They need to be responsible for their own health.
As a side issue, I have taken a contributor’s position seriously and with the best empathy I can rustle up, only to find their agony was an imaginative creation.
We are in the middle of a poetic jungle here.
July 5th, 2026 23:26
Doggerel Dave said:
It can be an issue, Syd.
It is the poet’s choice to bring their ‘Raw emotions and the pain’ to a space such as this. They need to be responsible for their own health.
As a side issue, I have taken a contributor’s position seriously and with the best empathy I can rustle up, only to find their agony was an imaginative creation.
We are in the middle of a poetic jungle here.
July 5th, 2026 23:26
Pound of Flesh
peto said:
Brilliant syd
I love the line with works and needles
Gave me my fix for the day
Many addicts call the needles their works
Superb
July 5th, 2026 22:15
peto said:
Brilliant syd
I love the line with works and needles
Gave me my fix for the day
Many addicts call the needles their works
Superb
July 5th, 2026 22:15
Pound of Flesh
sorenbarrett said:
A great title reminiscent of Shylock in the Merchant of Venice. Well written
July 5th, 2026 17:01
sorenbarrett said:
A great title reminiscent of Shylock in the Merchant of Venice. Well written
July 5th, 2026 17:01
Psilocybin Stride
Teddy.15 said:
I like her she is a woman to reckon she with. 🌹
July 3rd, 2026 17:36
Teddy.15 said:
I like her she is a woman to reckon she with. 🌹
July 3rd, 2026 17:36
Psilocybin Stride
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Syd, I absolutely loved this. It captures both the wonder and the unpredictability of psilocybin in a way that feels mythical rather than merely descriptive. The chorus especially stayed with me. I also love how you personify psilocybin as a feminine, almost mythic presence...beautiful, alluring, nurturing, and completely unwilling to tolerate arrogance. I couldn\'t agree more. Fantastic song, my friend. 🍄🌈🖤🙏
July 3rd, 2026 09:04
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Syd, I absolutely loved this. It captures both the wonder and the unpredictability of psilocybin in a way that feels mythical rather than merely descriptive. The chorus especially stayed with me. I also love how you personify psilocybin as a feminine, almost mythic presence...beautiful, alluring, nurturing, and completely unwilling to tolerate arrogance. I couldn\'t agree more. Fantastic song, my friend. 🍄🌈🖤🙏
July 3rd, 2026 09:04
Psilocybin Stride
Doggerel Dave said:
Syd, I\'m perfectly able to sit, enjoy the video very much but also heed the warnings within. Sometimes experiential learning becomes unnecessary when the argument is so clear for me at my place in the life cycle.
With respect to the actual video, I don\'t know how both you and AI do it, but your relationship appears very productive, the result compelling.
July 2nd, 2026 20:38
Doggerel Dave said:
Syd, I\'m perfectly able to sit, enjoy the video very much but also heed the warnings within. Sometimes experiential learning becomes unnecessary when the argument is so clear for me at my place in the life cycle.
With respect to the actual video, I don\'t know how both you and AI do it, but your relationship appears very productive, the result compelling.
July 2nd, 2026 20:38
Psilocybin Stride
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
beware the seduction, good write
July 2nd, 2026 13:51
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
beware the seduction, good write
July 2nd, 2026 13:51
Psilocybin Stride
sorenbarrett said:
A wonderful write of warning for a seductive siren. Well written and a fave
July 2nd, 2026 13:36
sorenbarrett said:
A wonderful write of warning for a seductive siren. Well written and a fave
July 2nd, 2026 13:36
Nathious - Son of Donkey
Doggerel Dave said:
Straight to U Tube. Great fun, so long as I remain in the slightly more refined end of town.
I can understand what happened here. Your man was created when a record number of folks (including me) donated their 1% and 2% Neanderthal DNA. Now I\'m all effete and delicate while your man charges on....
Thanks Syd - thoroughly enjoyed.
June 30th, 2026 19:35
Doggerel Dave said:
Straight to U Tube. Great fun, so long as I remain in the slightly more refined end of town.
I can understand what happened here. Your man was created when a record number of folks (including me) donated their 1% and 2% Neanderthal DNA. Now I\'m all effete and delicate while your man charges on....
Thanks Syd - thoroughly enjoyed.
June 30th, 2026 19:35
Nathious - Son of Donkey
sorenbarrett said:
A fun song-peom that tells the story of a fiction character. Well written
June 30th, 2026 10:18
sorenbarrett said:
A fun song-peom that tells the story of a fiction character. Well written
June 30th, 2026 10:18
Talking To The Pork
NafisaSB said:
yes indeed - there are better people to talk to at 1 am in the night that a piece of pork - talk to the walls [lol] or self
June 30th, 2026 06:05
NafisaSB said:
yes indeed - there are better people to talk to at 1 am in the night that a piece of pork - talk to the walls [lol] or self
June 30th, 2026 06:05
Talking To The Pork
peto said:
Great write syd
Truly enjoyed and laughed
I will say if I was on that vodka and the scrumpy
It would probably be talking back to me
Bit like the pink elephants
Magic
June 27th, 2026 20:43
peto said:
Great write syd
Truly enjoyed and laughed
I will say if I was on that vodka and the scrumpy
It would probably be talking back to me
Bit like the pink elephants
Magic
June 27th, 2026 20:43
Talking To The Pork
Doggerel Dave said:
As a veggo, I couldn\'t avoid this one, Syd.
No preaching though...
Enough material there to make a reader think (as they say round here), should they be so inclined.
June 27th, 2026 20:24
Doggerel Dave said:
As a veggo, I couldn\'t avoid this one, Syd.
No preaching though...
Enough material there to make a reader think (as they say round here), should they be so inclined.
June 27th, 2026 20:24
Talking To The Pork
sorenbarrett said:
This may be written in humor but it holds more. A metaphor possibly as well. With its humor it teaches of how we treat our food and animals in general. Well written it is a fave
June 27th, 2026 11:38
sorenbarrett said:
This may be written in humor but it holds more. A metaphor possibly as well. With its humor it teaches of how we treat our food and animals in general. Well written it is a fave
June 27th, 2026 11:38
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