Comments received on poems by aDarkerMind
An Effigy Of Laughter
Teddy.15 said:
An ode to spring and an abundance of romance in between wow absolutely gorgeous. 🌹
March 6th, 2025 02:04
Teddy.15 said:
An ode to spring and an abundance of romance in between wow absolutely gorgeous. 🌹
March 6th, 2025 02:04
An Effigy Of Laughter
sorenbarrett said:
Interesting images that create possible metaphors. A nice flow in this work
March 5th, 2025 13:34
sorenbarrett said:
Interesting images that create possible metaphors. A nice flow in this work
March 5th, 2025 13:34
No Tick. No Tock.
NafisaSB said:
yes, the rabbit hole is surely ours alone to reflect in silence
brilliant poem
March 1st, 2025 00:12
NafisaSB said:
yes, the rabbit hole is surely ours alone to reflect in silence
brilliant poem
March 1st, 2025 00:12
On The Other Side Of Something
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Sitting here feeling left in the desert of nothing, I was happy to peer across to a secret door \"on the other side of something\" in this wonderfully descriptive and wonderfully rendered, and strikingly vivid poem, Melvin! 🌹👏
February 27th, 2025 18:28
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Sitting here feeling left in the desert of nothing, I was happy to peer across to a secret door \"on the other side of something\" in this wonderfully descriptive and wonderfully rendered, and strikingly vivid poem, Melvin! 🌹👏
February 27th, 2025 18:28
On The Other Side Of Something
sorenbarrett said:
Now Melvin this one pulled me in and as it drifts with glimpses of meaning it falls into obscurity beyond the limits of my mind. Secrets untold or maybe told in metaphor it haunts and leaves the mind asking, Did I see that? Wonderful write
February 27th, 2025 14:24
sorenbarrett said:
Now Melvin this one pulled me in and as it drifts with glimpses of meaning it falls into obscurity beyond the limits of my mind. Secrets untold or maybe told in metaphor it haunts and leaves the mind asking, Did I see that? Wonderful write
February 27th, 2025 14:24
On The Other Side Of Something
Cheeky Missy said:
The deliciously elusive seductively undefined \"something\" drizzles down the page with an eye which half leaves more prudent souls feeling guilty. Fascinatingly rendered with excellent imagery and a tantalizing poignancy. Thank you for sharing.
February 27th, 2025 13:34
Cheeky Missy said:
The deliciously elusive seductively undefined \"something\" drizzles down the page with an eye which half leaves more prudent souls feeling guilty. Fascinatingly rendered with excellent imagery and a tantalizing poignancy. Thank you for sharing.
February 27th, 2025 13:34
On The Other Side Of Something
Teddy.15 said:
Your secret door is definitely your incredibly wonderful mind, and release into the magic for sure, you took me through so much imagery I seemed to see even Dante on his horse, I saw myself floating up in a dream of happier moments and I saw perhaps even the Mary Rose, your last lines are always without fail the winner because as you guide us through each line if your punchline was then just drizzle the reader would be disappointed, and I\'ve never ever been. We all have this magical wonderland but some just don\'t know it, kudos we all need one that is for sure. 🌹 Bravo Caro Melvin 🌹
On the otherside of something, something very very special 🤗
February 27th, 2025 12:25
Teddy.15 said:
Your secret door is definitely your incredibly wonderful mind, and release into the magic for sure, you took me through so much imagery I seemed to see even Dante on his horse, I saw myself floating up in a dream of happier moments and I saw perhaps even the Mary Rose, your last lines are always without fail the winner because as you guide us through each line if your punchline was then just drizzle the reader would be disappointed, and I\'ve never ever been. We all have this magical wonderland but some just don\'t know it, kudos we all need one that is for sure. 🌹 Bravo Caro Melvin 🌹
On the otherside of something, something very very special 🤗
February 27th, 2025 12:25
My Dante Lives
Teddy.15 said:
Oh my, dearest Melvin, a standing ovation from me
my Dante lives
devine as I precarious of comedy and greed.
we must wait our turn
while idols sit and read their modern verse.
I don\'t think unless a poet has actually read Dante, and enjoy his work, could they really appreciate and or understand your lines an absolutely inspiring piece of poetry, I guess we all have a Dante or a beatrice your poem today is truly heartfelt. 🌹 🌹 🌹 I haven\'t read Dante\'s for ages, yet today I\'ve had a belly full. 💐 Thank you
February 24th, 2025 05:12
Teddy.15 said:
Oh my, dearest Melvin, a standing ovation from me
my Dante lives
devine as I precarious of comedy and greed.
we must wait our turn
while idols sit and read their modern verse.
I don\'t think unless a poet has actually read Dante, and enjoy his work, could they really appreciate and or understand your lines an absolutely inspiring piece of poetry, I guess we all have a Dante or a beatrice your poem today is truly heartfelt. 🌹 🌹 🌹 I haven\'t read Dante\'s for ages, yet today I\'ve had a belly full. 💐 Thank you
February 24th, 2025 05:12
My Dante Lives
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Nicely done. Funny thing is I have been working on my own visitation to Dante’s Inferno. This, therefore, made me smile! Bravo, dear Melvin! 👏🌹
February 23rd, 2025 23:16
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Nicely done. Funny thing is I have been working on my own visitation to Dante’s Inferno. This, therefore, made me smile! Bravo, dear Melvin! 👏🌹
February 23rd, 2025 23:16
My Dante Lives
sorenbarrett said:
Have read Dante and it fits. Nicely done and written
February 23rd, 2025 16:51
sorenbarrett said:
Have read Dante and it fits. Nicely done and written
February 23rd, 2025 16:51
No Tick. No Tock.
Cassie58 said:
Line after line, a journey through your muse’s mind. So much to take in along the way.
The rabbit hole is yours and yours alone, and it seems you are ok with Alice not living there any more.
An intriguing write Melvin as most of your unique poetry is. Have a happy weekend.
February 21st, 2025 12:38
Cassie58 said:
Line after line, a journey through your muse’s mind. So much to take in along the way.
The rabbit hole is yours and yours alone, and it seems you are ok with Alice not living there any more.
An intriguing write Melvin as most of your unique poetry is. Have a happy weekend.
February 21st, 2025 12:38
No Tick. No Tock.
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, my friend, this is brilliance all the way around, and it rings so amazingly! I am always glad to jump down any rabbit hole you provide, Melvin! Bravo! 👏🌹
February 20th, 2025 21:14
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, my friend, this is brilliance all the way around, and it rings so amazingly! I am always glad to jump down any rabbit hole you provide, Melvin! Bravo! 👏🌹
February 20th, 2025 21:14
No Tick. No Tock.
Teddy.15 said:
And so nobody was late to the party. What a magnificent poem. On a journey into this wonderland on the mind of Melvin. Kudos and then some. 🌹
February 20th, 2025 18:02
Teddy.15 said:
And so nobody was late to the party. What a magnificent poem. On a journey into this wonderland on the mind of Melvin. Kudos and then some. 🌹
February 20th, 2025 18:02
No Tick. No Tock.
sorenbarrett said:
Well Melvin this one did take me down the rabbit hole uninvited and so I soon found that Alice does not live there anymore. Another fun read
February 20th, 2025 11:57
sorenbarrett said:
Well Melvin this one did take me down the rabbit hole uninvited and so I soon found that Alice does not live there anymore. Another fun read
February 20th, 2025 11:57
Not Since Those Dear Departed
arqios said:
The avians have a quite more straightforward empty nest than us humans do… so do most city folk in comparison… it’s the landed that might feel this the most… I feel. But that’s just me, wading in what once was and may be no longer. 🙏🏻🕊
February 18th, 2025 17:27
arqios said:
The avians have a quite more straightforward empty nest than us humans do… so do most city folk in comparison… it’s the landed that might feel this the most… I feel. But that’s just me, wading in what once was and may be no longer. 🙏🏻🕊
February 18th, 2025 17:27
Not Since Those Dear Departed
Cheeky Missy said:
Fascinating and intriguing with such a careful arrangement of metaphors the imagery half seems to lose itself in a dance with allusions which describe what we know too well, yet cannot precisely say. Thank you for sharing.
February 18th, 2025 15:00
Cheeky Missy said:
Fascinating and intriguing with such a careful arrangement of metaphors the imagery half seems to lose itself in a dance with allusions which describe what we know too well, yet cannot precisely say. Thank you for sharing.
February 18th, 2025 15:00
Not Since Those Dear Departed
Teddy.15 said:
With all the exceptional struggle, dearest Melvin, I can feel this so very much
And the tremble of a spoon.
I have bent too many times but am far too proud to beg.
No demon yet has sacrificed my soul.
My heart-bone breaks
But only when I dance
And I dare you see me smile.
Walk with me just a while
Where once we hung our washing out to dry;
Utter poetry dearest Melvin, and maybe we will still be bending those spoon my friend. 🌹
February 18th, 2025 14:22
Teddy.15 said:
With all the exceptional struggle, dearest Melvin, I can feel this so very much
And the tremble of a spoon.
I have bent too many times but am far too proud to beg.
No demon yet has sacrificed my soul.
My heart-bone breaks
But only when I dance
And I dare you see me smile.
Walk with me just a while
Where once we hung our washing out to dry;
Utter poetry dearest Melvin, and maybe we will still be bending those spoon my friend. 🌹
February 18th, 2025 14:22
Not Since Those Dear Departed
sorenbarrett said:
Carried by illusions I throw myself into the read. Although distracted by items flying by I wait and wait with smells of memories flashes that quickly pass and before I notice time has past and feel the fool who graciously just sits watching the empty chairs of power. Somehow the trembling of the spoon caught my attention just as a magician catches your attention with the bent spoon trick. Too proud to admit that you don\'t see how it is done. And in simplicity and with defects we accept ourselves. Ok just like a Rorschach card this poem has taken what is me and put it on the page. Very nice Melvin
February 18th, 2025 14:11
sorenbarrett said:
Carried by illusions I throw myself into the read. Although distracted by items flying by I wait and wait with smells of memories flashes that quickly pass and before I notice time has past and feel the fool who graciously just sits watching the empty chairs of power. Somehow the trembling of the spoon caught my attention just as a magician catches your attention with the bent spoon trick. Too proud to admit that you don\'t see how it is done. And in simplicity and with defects we accept ourselves. Ok just like a Rorschach card this poem has taken what is me and put it on the page. Very nice Melvin
February 18th, 2025 14:11
With A Gentle Dust Of Cinnamon
Cassie58 said:
Your poetry is always brimful of imagery Melvin, with lines rich in language. This whole piece has a darkness to it and also an air of foreboding. A warning from beyond the grave. Loved the read. Have a good evening.
February 17th, 2025 14:46
Cassie58 said:
Your poetry is always brimful of imagery Melvin, with lines rich in language. This whole piece has a darkness to it and also an air of foreboding. A warning from beyond the grave. Loved the read. Have a good evening.
February 17th, 2025 14:46
With A Gentle Dust Of Cinnamon
Teddy.15 said:
It could be a very bad dream or serious concussion
A magnificence of imagery
Your title made me think apple crumble and then turned to memories inside this piece, then I started thinking of my own mother, a code red situation, perhaps you will be saved? your last lines gave me goosebumps. 🌹
February 17th, 2025 13:51
Teddy.15 said:
It could be a very bad dream or serious concussion
A magnificence of imagery
Your title made me think apple crumble and then turned to memories inside this piece, then I started thinking of my own mother, a code red situation, perhaps you will be saved? your last lines gave me goosebumps. 🌹
February 17th, 2025 13:51
With A Gentle Dust Of Cinnamon
sorenbarrett said:
Of your poems this is one of my favorites, it is dark as usual but carries with it a foreboding feeling as well. The last lines reinforce this. Nicely done Melvin
February 17th, 2025 13:26
sorenbarrett said:
Of your poems this is one of my favorites, it is dark as usual but carries with it a foreboding feeling as well. The last lines reinforce this. Nicely done Melvin
February 17th, 2025 13:26
With A Gentle Dust Of Cinnamon
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Melvin, I love your image-rich poetry. This poem has such a unique, dreamlike quality—like stepping into someone else’s stream of consciousness. Lines like ‘swimming through the barnacles and the fossils of the dead’ really hit me; they’re haunting but also kind of beautiful. Life, death, and time are explored—but in such an abstract way that it leaves a lot open to interpretation, which is an aspect of your poetry I truly enjoy. Well done, my friend. Bravo! 🌹👏
February 17th, 2025 13:25
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Melvin, I love your image-rich poetry. This poem has such a unique, dreamlike quality—like stepping into someone else’s stream of consciousness. Lines like ‘swimming through the barnacles and the fossils of the dead’ really hit me; they’re haunting but also kind of beautiful. Life, death, and time are explored—but in such an abstract way that it leaves a lot open to interpretation, which is an aspect of your poetry I truly enjoy. Well done, my friend. Bravo! 🌹👏
February 17th, 2025 13:25
Celebration Day
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Well, my dear Melvin, as an American I cannot help but interpret “Disguised as love, the ruins and the far right tangerine” as a certain dodgy-haired dictator with an orange tan who recently dominated our political landscape; however, I’m not sure he’s disguised as love. Regardless of interpretation, your imagery is stark, dark, violent and grotesque, written with urgency. That comes across, and the other details get filled in by the reader and their circumstances - the beauty of deep, metaphorical poetry. Your surreal juxtapositions and fragmented narrative challenge us to engage with the absurd and find meaning in the chaos. The bodily imagery intertwined with cosmic elements creates a disjointed yet strangely cohesive exploration of the human condition. Loved this, my friend. ❤️ Your work always provokes thought and stirs emotions in equal measure! Bravo! 🌹👏 An easy fave!
February 12th, 2025 21:44
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Well, my dear Melvin, as an American I cannot help but interpret “Disguised as love, the ruins and the far right tangerine” as a certain dodgy-haired dictator with an orange tan who recently dominated our political landscape; however, I’m not sure he’s disguised as love. Regardless of interpretation, your imagery is stark, dark, violent and grotesque, written with urgency. That comes across, and the other details get filled in by the reader and their circumstances - the beauty of deep, metaphorical poetry. Your surreal juxtapositions and fragmented narrative challenge us to engage with the absurd and find meaning in the chaos. The bodily imagery intertwined with cosmic elements creates a disjointed yet strangely cohesive exploration of the human condition. Loved this, my friend. ❤️ Your work always provokes thought and stirs emotions in equal measure! Bravo! 🌹👏 An easy fave!
February 12th, 2025 21:44
Celebration Day
Cassie58 said:
Disguised as love, the ruins and the far right tangerine
Dear Melvin, I can not pretend to interpret your lines here. All I can say is that I sensed darkness and violence. Anything disguised as love, is to be feared. Your unique expression defines your work and this piece I find very thought provoking. Kind of chilling. So well penned.
February 12th, 2025 15:23
Cassie58 said:
Disguised as love, the ruins and the far right tangerine
Dear Melvin, I can not pretend to interpret your lines here. All I can say is that I sensed darkness and violence. Anything disguised as love, is to be feared. Your unique expression defines your work and this piece I find very thought provoking. Kind of chilling. So well penned.
February 12th, 2025 15:23
Celebration Day
Teddy.15 said:
I see the struggles of every day life in the UK far right and pennies, are my eye catchers, we are all wilting flowers at this moment, if we live in Europe, doom and gloom
I am as you,
no more a purple tenderstem
than you a price than all can ill-afford
In any case outstanding imagery emotion and thought provoking. 🌹
February 12th, 2025 14:31
Teddy.15 said:
I see the struggles of every day life in the UK far right and pennies, are my eye catchers, we are all wilting flowers at this moment, if we live in Europe, doom and gloom
I am as you,
no more a purple tenderstem
than you a price than all can ill-afford
In any case outstanding imagery emotion and thought provoking. 🌹
February 12th, 2025 14:31
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