Comments received on poems by Matthew R. Callies
The Little Universe in Three Lines
sorenbarrett said:
Quite the series linked to the five seven five. Well done
April 17th, 2026 03:54
sorenbarrett said:
Quite the series linked to the five seven five. Well done
April 17th, 2026 03:54
Lightning Match
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, I apologize for the delay…just came off finishing a major composition called The Shaman, another tone poem, and needed a minute to recover. Your poem takes me back to those moments where everything speeds up and you’re just reacting, fully in it…no space to think, just feel. You captured that rush really well. Really well done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 16th, 2026 15:37
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, I apologize for the delay…just came off finishing a major composition called The Shaman, another tone poem, and needed a minute to recover. Your poem takes me back to those moments where everything speeds up and you’re just reacting, fully in it…no space to think, just feel. You captured that rush really well. Really well done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 16th, 2026 15:37
Lightning Match
sorenbarrett said:
The plays written in short explosions of words like the game itself. Nicely done
April 15th, 2026 09:11
sorenbarrett said:
The plays written in short explosions of words like the game itself. Nicely done
April 15th, 2026 09:11
The Field of Air and Echoes
sorenbarrett said:
Reading the author\'s note helps understand this piece and now it makes sense
April 11th, 2026 19:20
sorenbarrett said:
Reading the author\'s note helps understand this piece and now it makes sense
April 11th, 2026 19:20
The Field of Air and Echoes
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this carries that sense of presence without connection…like something meaningful is happening, but the personal thread has been pulled out of it. It’s subtle, but it leaves an impression. That quiet detachment really works here. Beautifully done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 11th, 2026 11:38
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this carries that sense of presence without connection…like something meaningful is happening, but the personal thread has been pulled out of it. It’s subtle, but it leaves an impression. That quiet detachment really works here. Beautifully done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 11th, 2026 11:38
Silent Stage
sorenbarrett said:
This wording is so classic in format it speaks from a different level. So nicely conceived it in its formality leaves the reader most comfortable
April 10th, 2026 15:33
sorenbarrett said:
This wording is so classic in format it speaks from a different level. So nicely conceived it in its formality leaves the reader most comfortable
April 10th, 2026 15:33
Silent Stage
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is vibrant from the first stanza…there’s an energy here that feels alive and communal. You capture that shared excitement without overplaying it, and it carries all the way through. It feels like being in the room. Well done! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 10th, 2026 09:17
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is vibrant from the first stanza…there’s an energy here that feels alive and communal. You capture that shared excitement without overplaying it, and it carries all the way through. It feels like being in the room. Well done! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 10th, 2026 09:17
Island Runner
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is smooth…just flows with a quiet confidence from start to finish. It feels controlled, steady, and fully in its element. Really strong piece. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 9th, 2026 07:57
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is smooth…just flows with a quiet confidence from start to finish. It feels controlled, steady, and fully in its element. Really strong piece. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 9th, 2026 07:57
Island Runner
sorenbarrett said:
Quite descriptive and well imaged this poem is a wonderful tribute to the dog. Well done
April 9th, 2026 02:23
sorenbarrett said:
Quite descriptive and well imaged this poem is a wonderful tribute to the dog. Well done
April 9th, 2026 02:23
I Waited for the Hammer
sorenbarrett said:
This was cold and dark but I have been there in those prison cells talking to murder\'s that see things different than we do and sometimes even see the devil himself. How then can you convince them that they did wrong. A lovely write
April 8th, 2026 15:43
sorenbarrett said:
This was cold and dark but I have been there in those prison cells talking to murder\'s that see things different than we do and sometimes even see the devil himself. How then can you convince them that they did wrong. A lovely write
April 8th, 2026 15:43
I Waited for the Hammer
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this comes in quiet and then tightens…by the time it lands, there’s no space left to step back. It holds its ground all the way through. Powerful piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 8th, 2026 07:42
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this comes in quiet and then tightens…by the time it lands, there’s no space left to step back. It holds its ground all the way through. Powerful piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 8th, 2026 07:42
I Waited for the Hammer
Katie B. said:
Love \"So I listened to the floor\'s echo, the voice in my spine. This is great work and you are indeed talented. Keep writing my friend.
April 8th, 2026 04:20
Katie B. said:
Love \"So I listened to the floor\'s echo, the voice in my spine. This is great work and you are indeed talented. Keep writing my friend.
April 8th, 2026 04:20
La Oveja Vieja Viaja (The Old Sheep Travels)
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this really lands…that steady journey, especially with the old sheep carrying all those stories in her wool. It moves gently but holds a deeper wisdom underneath it all. There’s something comforting in that. Beautiful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 7th, 2026 08:40
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this really lands…that steady journey, especially with the old sheep carrying all those stories in her wool. It moves gently but holds a deeper wisdom underneath it all. There’s something comforting in that. Beautiful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 7th, 2026 08:40
La Oveja Vieja Viaja (The Old Sheep Travels)
sorenbarrett said:
Congratulations Matthew bringing back old languages. It’s not an easy task. This is a charming tail. You have wool and poetically nicely done.
April 7th, 2026 02:32
sorenbarrett said:
Congratulations Matthew bringing back old languages. It’s not an easy task. This is a charming tail. You have wool and poetically nicely done.
April 7th, 2026 02:32
Blue Monk of the Shadows
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, there’s a quiet, shifting presence here…moving from field to house to mountain, never fully defined but always felt. That image behind the tiles anchors it in the everyday, and the sense of warning carries through. It unsettles without needing to shout. Well done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 6th, 2026 09:38
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, there’s a quiet, shifting presence here…moving from field to house to mountain, never fully defined but always felt. That image behind the tiles anchors it in the everyday, and the sense of warning carries through. It unsettles without needing to shout. Well done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 6th, 2026 09:38
Blue Monk of the Shadows
sorenbarrett said:
A good write about what many would consider the mythical story. It seems we as people require myths to build our culture and knowledge. Nicely done
April 6th, 2026 04:49
sorenbarrett said:
A good write about what many would consider the mythical story. It seems we as people require myths to build our culture and knowledge. Nicely done
April 6th, 2026 04:49
The Hopping of the Easter Bunny
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this feels joyful right away…there’s a lightness here that carries through every line. It moves like the morning itself, easy and bright. That tone holds beautifully. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 5th, 2026 10:42
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this feels joyful right away…there’s a lightness here that carries through every line. It moves like the morning itself, easy and bright. That tone holds beautifully. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 5th, 2026 10:42
The Hopping of the Easter Bunny
sorenbarrett said:
Here the poem accents the mythical and symbolic advent of spring through new life and eggs in the pageantry of Easter\'s resurrection and rebirth and the bunny so viril and fecund and the egg as a beginning of life. Well done in a most playful way
April 5th, 2026 07:26
sorenbarrett said:
Here the poem accents the mythical and symbolic advent of spring through new life and eggs in the pageantry of Easter\'s resurrection and rebirth and the bunny so viril and fecund and the egg as a beginning of life. Well done in a most playful way
April 5th, 2026 07:26
Long Afternoon Track
sorenbarrett said:
Eerie in its silence this poem wends its way to disaster. A doomed plane and passengers. It is a haunting read. Well done
April 4th, 2026 08:26
sorenbarrett said:
Eerie in its silence this poem wends its way to disaster. A doomed plane and passengers. It is a haunting read. Well done
April 4th, 2026 08:26
Circle and Cold
Doggerel Dave said:
Well thanks for all the trouble you have gone to in bringing this to my notice, but after mature reflection I think I\'d rather stay home and warm in my comfortable armchair.... Obtained all the thrills I need from your verse.
April 3rd, 2026 16:53
Doggerel Dave said:
Well thanks for all the trouble you have gone to in bringing this to my notice, but after mature reflection I think I\'d rather stay home and warm in my comfortable armchair.... Obtained all the thrills I need from your verse.
April 3rd, 2026 16:53
Circle and Cold
sorenbarrett said:
Another sport I am not familiar with but sounds exciting and thrilling. Nicely written it takes the reader on a journey
April 3rd, 2026 08:21
sorenbarrett said:
Another sport I am not familiar with but sounds exciting and thrilling. Nicely written it takes the reader on a journey
April 3rd, 2026 08:21
Circle and Cold
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is very well done…there’s a kinetic energy here that never lets up. It pulls you into the motion and keeps you there…breathless and alive in it. Powerful piece. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 3rd, 2026 08:16
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, this is very well done…there’s a kinetic energy here that never lets up. It pulls you into the motion and keeps you there…breathless and alive in it. Powerful piece. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 3rd, 2026 08:16
Born to Herd
Doggerel Dave said:
Looks almost like a border collie set up for a Finnish winter. And just as bright obviously... Great little salute to the dynamics involved in their task.
April 2nd, 2026 15:58
Doggerel Dave said:
Looks almost like a border collie set up for a Finnish winter. And just as bright obviously... Great little salute to the dynamics involved in their task.
April 2nd, 2026 15:58
Born to Herd
sorenbarrett said:
A lovely tribute to the herding dog. Smart animals, too smart for most owners, needing lots of exercise they are a wonderful breed.
April 2nd, 2026 09:28
sorenbarrett said:
A lovely tribute to the herding dog. Smart animals, too smart for most owners, needing lots of exercise they are a wonderful breed.
April 2nd, 2026 09:28
Born to Herd
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, that image of the “were-wolf of winter” is what stays with me… it sets the tone immediately. Not quite beast, not quite guide… something in between. It gives the whole poem that uneasy, commanding presence. Beautifully done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 2nd, 2026 09:02
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Matthew, that image of the “were-wolf of winter” is what stays with me… it sets the tone immediately. Not quite beast, not quite guide… something in between. It gives the whole poem that uneasy, commanding presence. Beautifully done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 2nd, 2026 09:02
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