Comments received on poems by Matthew R. Callies
Sing Me a Christmas Song
sorenbarrett said:
This poem sounds like one in weight or anticipation of a season that they enjoy and that they long for. They are waiting for the signal of snow to begin it. Nicely written with good rhyme and good meter. It has a song like quality to it.
December 1st, 2025 11:16
sorenbarrett said:
This poem sounds like one in weight or anticipation of a season that they enjoy and that they long for. They are waiting for the signal of snow to begin it. Nicely written with good rhyme and good meter. It has a song like quality to it.
December 1st, 2025 11:16
Thus Ends the Feast
sorenbarrett said:
Ah yes set to good rhyme and meter the clean up of the feast. I always hated that because everyone always found an excuse to leave early. Well done
November 26th, 2025 10:52
sorenbarrett said:
Ah yes set to good rhyme and meter the clean up of the feast. I always hated that because everyone always found an excuse to leave early. Well done
November 26th, 2025 10:52
Villanelle for a Plastic Oracle
Doggerel Dave said:
One more toy I was never given and know nothing about.(sob). Sounds as if it kept you engaged for a while though..
November 25th, 2025 22:12
Doggerel Dave said:
One more toy I was never given and know nothing about.(sob). Sounds as if it kept you engaged for a while though..
November 25th, 2025 22:12
Villanelle for a Plastic Oracle
sorenbarrett said:
I remember as a child having one and it seemed that the answers were never what I wanted and so just like life itself the questions were asked with trepidation and disbelief. Nicely done
November 25th, 2025 10:22
sorenbarrett said:
I remember as a child having one and it seemed that the answers were never what I wanted and so just like life itself the questions were asked with trepidation and disbelief. Nicely done
November 25th, 2025 10:22
The Rest of the Story
sorenbarrett said:
I remember his broadcasts well when I was younger and used to like to listen to them. This is a great tribute done well with great meter and rhyme.
November 24th, 2025 16:06
sorenbarrett said:
I remember his broadcasts well when I was younger and used to like to listen to them. This is a great tribute done well with great meter and rhyme.
November 24th, 2025 16:06
Pantheon of Shadows: Sonnets from a Forgotten Earth
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Matthew I doubt that we will need an alien life force for we have so many already available here. My guess is that virus\' will rule that planet. Well done
November 21st, 2025 14:42
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Matthew I doubt that we will need an alien life force for we have so many already available here. My guess is that virus\' will rule that planet. Well done
November 21st, 2025 14:42
Spank Bank
orchidee said:
Nothing goes on in my mind - only got 3 brain cells, so I say! lol.
November 20th, 2025 14:24
orchidee said:
Nothing goes on in my mind - only got 3 brain cells, so I say! lol.
November 20th, 2025 14:24
Spank Bank
sorenbarrett said:
One never knows what goes on in another\'s mind even though you think so. Nicely written
November 20th, 2025 14:16
sorenbarrett said:
One never knows what goes on in another\'s mind even though you think so. Nicely written
November 20th, 2025 14:16
At the Bus Station
Doggerel Dave said:
Sonder rulz, but your poetic definition has more depth and therefore is more enjoyable.
November 19th, 2025 16:14
Doggerel Dave said:
Sonder rulz, but your poetic definition has more depth and therefore is more enjoyable.
November 19th, 2025 16:14
At the Bus Station
2781 said:
I believe they are all written somewhere, held by a good bookkeeper.
November 19th, 2025 11:35
2781 said:
I believe they are all written somewhere, held by a good bookkeeper.
November 19th, 2025 11:35
At the Bus Station
sorenbarrett said:
This poem reminds me of a library or the book \"The bridge of San Luis Rey\" individual stories that all come together at one point in time. A lovely write.
November 19th, 2025 10:47
sorenbarrett said:
This poem reminds me of a library or the book \"The bridge of San Luis Rey\" individual stories that all come together at one point in time. A lovely write.
November 19th, 2025 10:47
Brain Farts and Other Commonalities
Doggerel Dave said:
Turns out that perhaps I\'m not the only one...
Amused with some recognition.
November 18th, 2025 18:46
Doggerel Dave said:
Turns out that perhaps I\'m not the only one...
Amused with some recognition.
November 18th, 2025 18:46
Brain Farts and Other Commonalities
sorenbarrett said:
Wonderfully written this poem hits the fun points and amusing idiosyncrasies of life. Well done
November 18th, 2025 11:23
sorenbarrett said:
Wonderfully written this poem hits the fun points and amusing idiosyncrasies of life. Well done
November 18th, 2025 11:23
Four Score and Seven Years Ago
sorenbarrett said:
Patriotic and bold it speaks with power. Nicely done
November 17th, 2025 11:37
sorenbarrett said:
Patriotic and bold it speaks with power. Nicely done
November 17th, 2025 11:37
Couch Surfing
Doggerel Dave said:
Well writ. Is this you or an imaginative account?
Reality: In the day, I missed street life and couch surfing by a whisker, Joined others and squatted derelict buildings. At that time (early \'70\'s, UK) it wasn\'t a criminal offence, only a civil matter.
November 15th, 2025 19:03
Doggerel Dave said:
Well writ. Is this you or an imaginative account?
Reality: In the day, I missed street life and couch surfing by a whisker, Joined others and squatted derelict buildings. At that time (early \'70\'s, UK) it wasn\'t a criminal offence, only a civil matter.
November 15th, 2025 19:03
Couch Surfing
sorenbarrett said:
Everyone needs to be somewhere and all need a place that accepts them. A lovely poem of drifting through life always wondering where one will end up. Well done
November 15th, 2025 10:42
sorenbarrett said:
Everyone needs to be somewhere and all need a place that accepts them. A lovely poem of drifting through life always wondering where one will end up. Well done
November 15th, 2025 10:42
The Living Tapestry of English
David Welch said:
Why be multilinugal when your language is literally seven different languades slammed together? Huzzah.
November 14th, 2025 20:50
David Welch said:
Why be multilinugal when your language is literally seven different languades slammed together? Huzzah.
November 14th, 2025 20:50
The Living Tapestry of English
Doggerel Dave said:
While multilingual people have all my admiration, for English is my only language, in it I feel I have more than enough to cope with, though all I need to convey my meaning.
Great account of it\'s foibles, dimensions and eccentricities.
November 14th, 2025 13:32
Doggerel Dave said:
While multilingual people have all my admiration, for English is my only language, in it I feel I have more than enough to cope with, though all I need to convey my meaning.
Great account of it\'s foibles, dimensions and eccentricities.
November 14th, 2025 13:32
The Living Tapestry of English
Lorenz said:
I translate my flemish melancholy into English poetry...
November 14th, 2025 12:01
Lorenz said:
I translate my flemish melancholy into English poetry...
November 14th, 2025 12:01
The Living Tapestry of English
sorenbarrett said:
A splendid write using the very concepts being talked about it emulates what it preaches. Well done
November 14th, 2025 10:05
sorenbarrett said:
A splendid write using the very concepts being talked about it emulates what it preaches. Well done
November 14th, 2025 10:05
The Stopped Clock
sorenbarrett said:
Matthew this brings back the old rhyme and song the grandfather clock. A wonderful metaphor of how we all wind down with time itself the metaphor. Well written my friend.
November 13th, 2025 08:21
sorenbarrett said:
Matthew this brings back the old rhyme and song the grandfather clock. A wonderful metaphor of how we all wind down with time itself the metaphor. Well written my friend.
November 13th, 2025 08:21
Coffee Makes Me Poop
sorenbarrett said:
Now that is more information than I needed to know all seems in poetic flow whether it comes fast of slow. A fun read to all did show but I\'ll end it now because I have to go. Well done
November 10th, 2025 08:11
sorenbarrett said:
Now that is more information than I needed to know all seems in poetic flow whether it comes fast of slow. A fun read to all did show but I\'ll end it now because I have to go. Well done
November 10th, 2025 08:11
Coffee Makes Me Poop
Doggerel Dave said:
Put yourself out there - after you\'ve pressed the porcelain, of course. More people need to read your shit.
November 10th, 2025 07:52
Doggerel Dave said:
Put yourself out there - after you\'ve pressed the porcelain, of course. More people need to read your shit.
November 10th, 2025 07:52
The Forgotten Parade
sorenbarrett said:
This poem brings to mind memories of people, places and times that proceed in a parade. Nicely woven and crafted it tells its story.
November 9th, 2025 10:28
sorenbarrett said:
This poem brings to mind memories of people, places and times that proceed in a parade. Nicely woven and crafted it tells its story.
November 9th, 2025 10:28
Ballade of Yggdrasil
sorenbarrett said:
This poem sounded very Nordic. With one grand mother from Norway and another from Sweden I have always loved Nordic myth. A lovely write with good rhyme and meter it flows well and only lacks Valhalla.
November 8th, 2025 15:03
sorenbarrett said:
This poem sounded very Nordic. With one grand mother from Norway and another from Sweden I have always loved Nordic myth. A lovely write with good rhyme and meter it flows well and only lacks Valhalla.
November 8th, 2025 15:03
Colossal Companion
sorenbarrett said:
The tales of Paul Bunyan a favorite of my childhood. Stories told by my father as bedtime stories. Loved it well worded and rhymed
November 4th, 2025 14:16
sorenbarrett said:
The tales of Paul Bunyan a favorite of my childhood. Stories told by my father as bedtime stories. Loved it well worded and rhymed
November 4th, 2025 14:16
The Minstrel\'s Song
Doggerel Dave said:
Poetic addition to the old legend I enjoyed.
November 3rd, 2025 23:14
Doggerel Dave said:
Poetic addition to the old legend I enjoyed.
November 3rd, 2025 23:14
The Minstrel\'s Song
sorenbarrett said:
Classical in nature it speaks of a classic character and in good rhyme and meter tells the tale. Nicely done
November 3rd, 2025 12:04
sorenbarrett said:
Classical in nature it speaks of a classic character and in good rhyme and meter tells the tale. Nicely done
November 3rd, 2025 12:04
Inheritance (The Hood Speaks)
Rocky Lagou said:
Honestly the title of this poem is an amazing setting stage for the rest of it. It’s the perfect thesis and grants me more clarity while reading. Our futures are predestined, and some are more privileged than others. It’s sad but the harsh reality. Wonderfully written.
November 1st, 2025 09:35
Rocky Lagou said:
Honestly the title of this poem is an amazing setting stage for the rest of it. It’s the perfect thesis and grants me more clarity while reading. Our futures are predestined, and some are more privileged than others. It’s sad but the harsh reality. Wonderfully written.
November 1st, 2025 09:35
Inheritance (The Hood Speaks)
sorenbarrett said:
This is a haunting and dark write that speaks through metaphor where it is heard deep inside the soul. It is a fearful write and a fave
November 1st, 2025 07:15
sorenbarrett said:
This is a haunting and dark write that speaks through metaphor where it is heard deep inside the soul. It is a fearful write and a fave
November 1st, 2025 07:15
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