Comments received on poems by Matthew R. Callies
The Fire of Akhekh
sorenbarrett said:
Lovely a poem with a cascading style presenting the mythical creature who as a metaphor serves as a destroying angel and harbinger of ill. Well written loved it
May 16th, 2026 04:20
sorenbarrett said:
Lovely a poem with a cascading style presenting the mythical creature who as a metaphor serves as a destroying angel and harbinger of ill. Well written loved it
May 16th, 2026 04:20
Flap and Twist
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this has the energy of a tiny barnyard festival where everyone finally stops caring how they look and just joins the rhythm 🤣 The ending lands beautifully because it turns the dancing chickens into something oddly freeing and universal. Wonderful piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 15th, 2026 09:08
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this has the energy of a tiny barnyard festival where everyone finally stops caring how they look and just joins the rhythm 🤣 The ending lands beautifully because it turns the dancing chickens into something oddly freeing and universal. Wonderful piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 15th, 2026 09:08
Flap and Twist
sorenbarrett said:
This poem is a snap shot in time and place set in an image. Well done Matthew
May 15th, 2026 06:27
sorenbarrett said:
This poem is a snap shot in time and place set in an image. Well done Matthew
May 15th, 2026 06:27
Hell\'s Half Acre
Doggerel Dave said:
I\'m not about to look up Wikipedia: Your piece tells me more than I want to know in solid verse.
May 14th, 2026 16:20
Doggerel Dave said:
I\'m not about to look up Wikipedia: Your piece tells me more than I want to know in solid verse.
May 14th, 2026 16:20
Hell\'s Half Acre
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is chilling from beginning to end. The ballad-like storytelling makes the horror feel even more unsettling because it unfolds so calmly and steadily. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 14th, 2026 11:31
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is chilling from beginning to end. The ballad-like storytelling makes the horror feel even more unsettling because it unfolds so calmly and steadily. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 14th, 2026 11:31
Hell\'s Half Acre
sorenbarrett said:
A chilling tale that I had heard in narrative form before. Well told in verse with good rhyme and flow it is a fave
May 14th, 2026 08:51
sorenbarrett said:
A chilling tale that I had heard in narrative form before. Well told in verse with good rhyme and flow it is a fave
May 14th, 2026 08:51
Through the Mud and Mayhem
sorenbarrett said:
A most fun read very descriptively written. Good work
May 13th, 2026 16:12
sorenbarrett said:
A most fun read very descriptively written. Good work
May 13th, 2026 16:12
Through the Mud and Mayhem
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this has such a playful charm to it. The limerick rhythm fits the wild race perfectly, and the imagery keeps everything lively and visual from start to finish. What I enjoyed most is how the poem celebrates joy in the middle of total chaos…slipping, stumbling, splashing through mud, yet still crossing the line smiling. Delightful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 13th, 2026 16:01
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this has such a playful charm to it. The limerick rhythm fits the wild race perfectly, and the imagery keeps everything lively and visual from start to finish. What I enjoyed most is how the poem celebrates joy in the middle of total chaos…slipping, stumbling, splashing through mud, yet still crossing the line smiling. Delightful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 13th, 2026 16:01
Eight Seconds of Dust
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, “His grip the only kingdom he has known” really stayed with me. That line turns the ride into something far bigger than sport…it becomes identity, survival, maybe even purpose. There’s real weight packed into that image. Exceptional piece, my friend. Love the poem and what a film, too. Thanks for sharing. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 12th, 2026 13:59
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, “His grip the only kingdom he has known” really stayed with me. That line turns the ride into something far bigger than sport…it becomes identity, survival, maybe even purpose. There’s real weight packed into that image. Exceptional piece, my friend. Love the poem and what a film, too. Thanks for sharing. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 12th, 2026 13:59
Eight Seconds of Dust
sorenbarrett said:
I have watched bull riding since a child and am always thrilled and astonished at the courage of men that ride the bull. Well written it carries the excitement of the moment.
May 12th, 2026 08:41
sorenbarrett said:
I have watched bull riding since a child and am always thrilled and astonished at the courage of men that ride the bull. Well written it carries the excitement of the moment.
May 12th, 2026 08:41
Bergère Hat
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is wonderfully graceful work. The imagery feels light without losing emotional warmth, and the repeated refrain gives it this soft lyrical drift that fits the countryside atmosphere perfectly. “Soft straw and sunlight in the air” especially stayed with me. Beautiful poem, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 11th, 2026 11:11
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is wonderfully graceful work. The imagery feels light without losing emotional warmth, and the repeated refrain gives it this soft lyrical drift that fits the countryside atmosphere perfectly. “Soft straw and sunlight in the air” especially stayed with me. Beautiful poem, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 11th, 2026 11:11
Gravity\'s Address
sorenbarrett said:
The author\'s not was helpful for I thought I was reading about the Isle of Mann\'s motorcycle race. Most interesting. Well written Matthew
May 11th, 2026 04:35
sorenbarrett said:
The author\'s not was helpful for I thought I was reading about the Isle of Mann\'s motorcycle race. Most interesting. Well written Matthew
May 11th, 2026 04:35
Bergère Hat
Doggerel Dave said:
You may start a trend here - nest season everyone will be wearing one.
Well versed informative writeup as usual. Thanks for that.
May 10th, 2026 17:08
Doggerel Dave said:
You may start a trend here - nest season everyone will be wearing one.
Well versed informative writeup as usual. Thanks for that.
May 10th, 2026 17:08
Bergère Hat
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful cascading poem that has internal meaning so well done my friend a fave
May 10th, 2026 09:32
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful cascading poem that has internal meaning so well done my friend a fave
May 10th, 2026 09:32
First to Touch the Blade
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
good write, much enjoyed
May 10th, 2026 04:29
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
good write, much enjoyed
May 10th, 2026 04:29
First to Touch the Blade
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is beautifully controlled writing. “Steel hugs skin like trust” immediately establishes both intimacy and danger, and from there the whole piece carries this quiet sense of duty and inevitability. The shield is not ornamental here…it exists to take the first wound before “glory or silence.” Strong, disciplined work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 9th, 2026 15:52
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is beautifully controlled writing. “Steel hugs skin like trust” immediately establishes both intimacy and danger, and from there the whole piece carries this quiet sense of duty and inevitability. The shield is not ornamental here…it exists to take the first wound before “glory or silence.” Strong, disciplined work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 9th, 2026 15:52
First to Touch the Blade
sorenbarrett said:
This is a lovely work that fits so well the item. Nicely done and a fave
May 9th, 2026 04:49
sorenbarrett said:
This is a lovely work that fits so well the item. Nicely done and a fave
May 9th, 2026 04:49
Engines in the Mire
sorenbarrett said:
Matthew I have seen this and it is a different type of fun. Yet this poem may be taken metaphorically for life itself. Nicely written
May 8th, 2026 08:06
sorenbarrett said:
Matthew I have seen this and it is a different type of fun. Yet this poem may be taken metaphorically for life itself. Nicely written
May 8th, 2026 08:06
The Last of the Geats
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I really appreciate that this doesn’t glorify courage as invincibility…it understands courage as continuing despite knowing the cost. That gives the whole piece real emotional weight. Beautifully done, Matthew. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 7th, 2026 18:21
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I really appreciate that this doesn’t glorify courage as invincibility…it understands courage as continuing despite knowing the cost. That gives the whole piece real emotional weight. Beautifully done, Matthew. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 7th, 2026 18:21
The Last of the Geats
sorenbarrett said:
Well written of values once more cherished than at present when honor, courage, strength were male characteristics. A lovely story I remember reading the story. Well done
May 7th, 2026 13:27
sorenbarrett said:
Well written of values once more cherished than at present when honor, courage, strength were male characteristics. A lovely story I remember reading the story. Well done
May 7th, 2026 13:27
The Last of the Geats
FrasMac said:
Inspiring me to read Beowulf again, must be a good thing, surely? Well done.
May 7th, 2026 11:48
FrasMac said:
Inspiring me to read Beowulf again, must be a good thing, surely? Well done.
May 7th, 2026 11:48
The Last of the Geats
Friendship said:
Nicely written. Your story explores the theme of courage, honor, and the legacy of a hero. It emphasizes that true bravery is not just about personal glory, but about standing up for one’s people and values, and the impact that courage can have beyond one\'s lifetime.
May 7th, 2026 08:59
Friendship said:
Nicely written. Your story explores the theme of courage, honor, and the legacy of a hero. It emphasizes that true bravery is not just about personal glory, but about standing up for one’s people and values, and the impact that courage can have beyond one\'s lifetime.
May 7th, 2026 08:59
Six Touches Before the Line
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is beautifully constructed. The poem balances athletic momentum with almost philosophical reflection on timing, limits, pressure, and opportunity. And that closing thought about victory living “on the thinnest side of the line” lands perfectly after everything that came before it. It brought back memories of playing two-hand touch football as a kid. Powerful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 6th, 2026 08:07
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is beautifully constructed. The poem balances athletic momentum with almost philosophical reflection on timing, limits, pressure, and opportunity. And that closing thought about victory living “on the thinnest side of the line” lands perfectly after everything that came before it. It brought back memories of playing two-hand touch football as a kid. Powerful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 6th, 2026 08:07
Six Touches Before the Line
sorenbarrett said:
Gripping but I can not help but feel a metaphor here as well. Life itself is such. Nicely written
May 6th, 2026 06:25
sorenbarrett said:
Gripping but I can not help but feel a metaphor here as well. Life itself is such. Nicely written
May 6th, 2026 06:25
Little Thunder in the Leaves
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, I love that image of the tail as a metronome…it really stuck with me. It’s such a sharp and creative way to capture urgency and motion. Strong piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 5th, 2026 10:33
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, I love that image of the tail as a metronome…it really stuck with me. It’s such a sharp and creative way to capture urgency and motion. Strong piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 5th, 2026 10:33
Little Thunder in the Leaves
sorenbarrett said:
A tribute to a breed that I was not familiar with. Nicely written Matthew
May 5th, 2026 06:48
sorenbarrett said:
A tribute to a breed that I was not familiar with. Nicely written Matthew
May 5th, 2026 06:48
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