Comments received on poems by Matthew R. Callies
June Folding into Brightness
sorenbarrett said:
This poem that focuses on pride and Pride can apply to any although directed toward a few. Well written
June 1st, 2026 04:00
sorenbarrett said:
This poem that focuses on pride and Pride can apply to any although directed toward a few. Well written
June 1st, 2026 04:00
Where the Trail Ends
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful picture painted in this verse. It is full of images close to my heart and an activity I have done for years. Cutting new trails through forest and at times over sand dunes, through marsh and up mountain sides. One is never so close to nature. Lovely
May 31st, 2026 12:10
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful picture painted in this verse. It is full of images close to my heart and an activity I have done for years. Cutting new trails through forest and at times over sand dunes, through marsh and up mountain sides. One is never so close to nature. Lovely
May 31st, 2026 12:10
Where the Trail Ends
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this really grabbed me. There is such a spirit of adventure running through this piece...not reckless adventure, but the kind that embraces uncertainty and trusts the journey. By the end, it feels less like a hike and more like a philosophy of living. Beautifully done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 31st, 2026 11:18
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this really grabbed me. There is such a spirit of adventure running through this piece...not reckless adventure, but the kind that embraces uncertainty and trusts the journey. By the end, it feels less like a hike and more like a philosophy of living. Beautifully done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 31st, 2026 11:18
Caps in the Air
sorenbarrett said:
This poem ecoes a different culture but similar enough to other South American cultures to make it familiar. It calls to me of simple enjoyment and fun in poverty where a game can case immediate worries away. Your mention of bottle caps brought me back to Brazil where as a youth I learned how to spin them like a frisbee off a finger snap. A lovely poem that brought many feelings and a fave
May 30th, 2026 10:56
sorenbarrett said:
This poem ecoes a different culture but similar enough to other South American cultures to make it familiar. It calls to me of simple enjoyment and fun in poverty where a game can case immediate worries away. Your mention of bottle caps brought me back to Brazil where as a youth I learned how to spin them like a frisbee off a finger snap. A lovely poem that brought many feelings and a fave
May 30th, 2026 10:56
Caps in the Air
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is such a joyful celebration of community and imagination. I love how a bottle cap and a broomstick become enough to create an entire world. The poem reminds me that the spirit of a game matters far more than the equipment. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 30th, 2026 10:26
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is such a joyful celebration of community and imagination. I love how a bottle cap and a broomstick become enough to create an entire world. The poem reminds me that the spirit of a game matters far more than the equipment. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 30th, 2026 10:26
The Curse That Ended
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, even as someone who isn’t a Red Sox fan, I can feel the emotional weight of this. The poem captures how sports stories become larger than sports themselves…turning into shared myths, heartbreaks, and ultimately redemption. Strong work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
May 28th, 2026 20:48
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, even as someone who isn’t a Red Sox fan, I can feel the emotional weight of this. The poem captures how sports stories become larger than sports themselves…turning into shared myths, heartbreaks, and ultimately redemption. Strong work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
May 28th, 2026 20:48
The Curse That Ended
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of baseball history well written in poetic form. Well done
May 28th, 2026 14:43
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of baseball history well written in poetic form. Well done
May 28th, 2026 14:43
Beneath the Frozen Sky
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is beautifully atmospheric. The poem carries that immense Antarctic stillness so well...a place both hostile and awe-inspiring at the same time. There’s a quiet reverence in the way you describe the landscape and the people enduring within it. Powerful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 27th, 2026 21:49
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is beautifully atmospheric. The poem carries that immense Antarctic stillness so well...a place both hostile and awe-inspiring at the same time. There’s a quiet reverence in the way you describe the landscape and the people enduring within it. Powerful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 27th, 2026 21:49
A Whitechapel Haunting
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this carries the feel of an old gothic serial unfolding chapter by chapter through the fog. The atmosphere is thick from the opening lines onward, but what really elevates the piece is how the city itself becomes part of the horror...the soot, the rain, the alleyways, the fear feeding on itself. “The Thames, a black serpent, coils through the city” and the repeated presence of whispers and shadows create a haunting continuity all the way through. Dark, immersive, and deeply cinematic work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
May 27th, 2026 10:12
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this carries the feel of an old gothic serial unfolding chapter by chapter through the fog. The atmosphere is thick from the opening lines onward, but what really elevates the piece is how the city itself becomes part of the horror...the soot, the rain, the alleyways, the fear feeding on itself. “The Thames, a black serpent, coils through the city” and the repeated presence of whispers and shadows create a haunting continuity all the way through. Dark, immersive, and deeply cinematic work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
May 27th, 2026 10:12
Beneath the Frozen Sky
sorenbarrett said:
A great write of a place foreign to most where weather extremes are studied in a land of ice and night. Well written my friend
May 27th, 2026 04:30
sorenbarrett said:
A great write of a place foreign to most where weather extremes are studied in a land of ice and night. Well written my friend
May 27th, 2026 04:30
A Whitechapel Haunting
2781 said:
That was interesting, I didn\'t know he was never caught.
London seems to have its fare share of ghost\'s though.
May 26th, 2026 07:58
2781 said:
That was interesting, I didn\'t know he was never caught.
London seems to have its fare share of ghost\'s though.
May 26th, 2026 07:58
A Whitechapel Haunting
sorenbarrett said:
A dark story well told in rhyme. A legend of a serial killer that is enhanced by the lack of resolution in never finding who it was much like the Zodiac killer not being found makes it creepier. Love the style of writing that leaves a feel of the era. Well done my friend and a fave
May 26th, 2026 07:58
sorenbarrett said:
A dark story well told in rhyme. A legend of a serial killer that is enhanced by the lack of resolution in never finding who it was much like the Zodiac killer not being found makes it creepier. Love the style of writing that leaves a feel of the era. Well done my friend and a fave
May 26th, 2026 07:58
Fields without Footsteps
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this reminds me why Memorial Day always feels heavier than celebration to me. Beneath the flags and ceremonies are interrupted lives and families still carrying absences that never really leave. The humanity throughout this piece feels deeply sincere, Matthew. Wonderful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 25th, 2026 15:27
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this reminds me why Memorial Day always feels heavier than celebration to me. Beneath the flags and ceremonies are interrupted lives and families still carrying absences that never really leave. The humanity throughout this piece feels deeply sincere, Matthew. Wonderful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 25th, 2026 15:27
Fields without Footsteps
sorenbarrett said:
A commemoration a memorial day to those gone that gave all for the cause. Well written
May 25th, 2026 09:57
sorenbarrett said:
A commemoration a memorial day to those gone that gave all for the cause. Well written
May 25th, 2026 09:57
Chipin Pulse
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this made me laugh because my brother-in-law has a Chiweenie and this feels EXACTLY like that energy. 🤣 Tiny body…absolutely convinced it rules the known universe. The combination of chaos, attitude, affection, tiny tongues that reach unwanted places, and accidental comedy comes through beautifully here. Really enjoyable write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 24th, 2026 12:13
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this made me laugh because my brother-in-law has a Chiweenie and this feels EXACTLY like that energy. 🤣 Tiny body…absolutely convinced it rules the known universe. The combination of chaos, attitude, affection, tiny tongues that reach unwanted places, and accidental comedy comes through beautifully here. Really enjoyable write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 24th, 2026 12:13
Chipin Pulse
sorenbarrett said:
Characteristics well named in this poetic description of a dog small in size but not spirit. Well done
May 24th, 2026 04:00
sorenbarrett said:
Characteristics well named in this poetic description of a dog small in size but not spirit. Well done
May 24th, 2026 04:00
Hábrók on the Wind
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is one heck of a poem. The alliteration never feels forced...instead it drives the poem forward like beating wings through storm air. Hábrók comes across as both omen and oracle here...something feared, respected, and impossible to ignore. I especially loved the balance between vast landscape imagery and the creature’s looming presence over it all. Mythic and beautifully crafted work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 23rd, 2026 10:13
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is one heck of a poem. The alliteration never feels forced...instead it drives the poem forward like beating wings through storm air. Hábrók comes across as both omen and oracle here...something feared, respected, and impossible to ignore. I especially loved the balance between vast landscape imagery and the creature’s looming presence over it all. Mythic and beautifully crafted work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 23rd, 2026 10:13
Hábrók on the Wind
sorenbarrett said:
Mythical, metaphoric it makes for a good tale and a great poem. Well done
May 22nd, 2026 08:49
sorenbarrett said:
Mythical, metaphoric it makes for a good tale and a great poem. Well done
May 22nd, 2026 08:49
Things That Remember the Floor
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is beautifully crafted. The poem turns a simple toy box into something almost sacred…full of memory, unfinished feeling, and the quiet residue of growing older. “The memory of small arguments between toys” especially got me…such a subtle but painfully real way of showing childhood still echoing inside forgotten things. And that ending lands perfectly…like even the box itself refuses closure. Powerful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 21st, 2026 10:49
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is beautifully crafted. The poem turns a simple toy box into something almost sacred…full of memory, unfinished feeling, and the quiet residue of growing older. “The memory of small arguments between toys” especially got me…such a subtle but painfully real way of showing childhood still echoing inside forgotten things. And that ending lands perfectly…like even the box itself refuses closure. Powerful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 21st, 2026 10:49
Things That Remember the Floor
sorenbarrett said:
They say it is not over until it\'s over but it is never over for each day brings another sun. Well done
May 21st, 2026 08:21
sorenbarrett said:
They say it is not over until it\'s over but it is never over for each day brings another sun. Well done
May 21st, 2026 08:21
Ode to the Millionaire Within
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, somewhere a French revolutionary just read this and got deeply nervous about the phrase “every tycoon starts the same.” 🤣 In all seriousness though, I enjoyed the grand, almost mythic confidence running through this. It feels like ambition turned into anthem. Certainly, it\'s part of the American and many other dreams I\'d imagine. And, it is the human spirit underneath this poem that shines...that rich or poor, there\'s the \"millionaire within\" waiting to shine. Multiple ways to go with this. Truly a strong write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 20th, 2026 13:36
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, somewhere a French revolutionary just read this and got deeply nervous about the phrase “every tycoon starts the same.” 🤣 In all seriousness though, I enjoyed the grand, almost mythic confidence running through this. It feels like ambition turned into anthem. Certainly, it\'s part of the American and many other dreams I\'d imagine. And, it is the human spirit underneath this poem that shines...that rich or poor, there\'s the \"millionaire within\" waiting to shine. Multiple ways to go with this. Truly a strong write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 20th, 2026 13:36
Ode to the Millionaire Within
sorenbarrett said:
Well written the capitalist dream. Where a few inherit wealth many make it on their own with grit determination and an entrepreneur\'s vision. Nicely done
May 20th, 2026 10:34
sorenbarrett said:
Well written the capitalist dream. Where a few inherit wealth many make it on their own with grit determination and an entrepreneur\'s vision. Nicely done
May 20th, 2026 10:34
Ode to the Millionaire Within
Friendship said:
Nicely written. Your poem speaks about aspirations, dreams, and the entrepreneurial spirit. It reflects on the contrasts between material wealth and the intangible qualities of ambition, creativity, and the pursuit of one’s goals.
May 20th, 2026 08:05
Friendship said:
Nicely written. Your poem speaks about aspirations, dreams, and the entrepreneurial spirit. It reflects on the contrasts between material wealth and the intangible qualities of ambition, creativity, and the pursuit of one’s goals.
May 20th, 2026 08:05
Axis of Summer
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is wonderfully crafted, my friend. The formal structure mirrors the motion of the game so perfectly that the poem itself feels like it’s spinning tighter and tighter with each stanza. There’s such energy and control here. Beautiful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 19th, 2026 20:14
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is wonderfully crafted, my friend. The formal structure mirrors the motion of the game so perfectly that the poem itself feels like it’s spinning tighter and tighter with each stanza. There’s such energy and control here. Beautiful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 19th, 2026 20:14
Axis of Summer
sorenbarrett said:
I love the construction of this poem in tercets of cascading and rotating lines that keep bringing this back to the beginning. Nicely done
May 19th, 2026 07:56
sorenbarrett said:
I love the construction of this poem in tercets of cascading and rotating lines that keep bringing this back to the beginning. Nicely done
May 19th, 2026 07:56
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