Comments received on poems by Matthew R. Callies
1–1/∞
sorenbarrett said:
Complexity inscribed in the infinitely small. Well written
September 16th, 2025 11:59
sorenbarrett said:
Complexity inscribed in the infinitely small. Well written
September 16th, 2025 11:59
The Weight of Every Choice
sorenbarrett said:
A concept I have pondered many times over the years. It is well worded in this poem that contains good rhyme and flow. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction is the law but as on a snooker table it is almost impossible to predict all the ending positions of all the balls on a break. What will the consequences be of an action today in an hour, day, year, decade, or millennia.
September 15th, 2025 04:58
sorenbarrett said:
A concept I have pondered many times over the years. It is well worded in this poem that contains good rhyme and flow. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction is the law but as on a snooker table it is almost impossible to predict all the ending positions of all the balls on a break. What will the consequences be of an action today in an hour, day, year, decade, or millennia.
September 15th, 2025 04:58
The Düsseldorf Fiend
sorenbarrett said:
A story well told in verse and rhyme. A great ballad well written. Well done
September 14th, 2025 08:24
sorenbarrett said:
A story well told in verse and rhyme. A great ballad well written. Well done
September 14th, 2025 08:24
The Cow That Stood Too Firm
sorenbarrett said:
We often put on ourselves the strangest challenges overestimating our own abilities and underestimating the difficulty of the task. A fun read put to great rhyme in a limerick style
September 13th, 2025 04:19
sorenbarrett said:
We often put on ourselves the strangest challenges overestimating our own abilities and underestimating the difficulty of the task. A fun read put to great rhyme in a limerick style
September 13th, 2025 04:19
On Abraham Lincoln’s ‘My Childhood Home I See Again’
Fína Elara 🌙 Petra Patrice said:
Love the first and second stanza of a familiar place called home a place you thought you forget. I love how it is structured and written. Nice work.
September 12th, 2025 09:48
Fína Elara 🌙 Petra Patrice said:
Love the first and second stanza of a familiar place called home a place you thought you forget. I love how it is structured and written. Nice work.
September 12th, 2025 09:48
On Abraham Lincoln’s ‘My Childhood Home I See Again’
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of memory\'s warmth and the feel of the familiar. A lovely write
September 12th, 2025 04:45
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of memory\'s warmth and the feel of the familiar. A lovely write
September 12th, 2025 04:45
Cowboy Love
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of love imagined, found and lost now just remembered. A sad poem of fond memories. Well done
September 11th, 2025 04:04
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of love imagined, found and lost now just remembered. A sad poem of fond memories. Well done
September 11th, 2025 04:04
The
sorenbarrett said:
Etymological a poem of grammar full of meaning and lessons for the poet or writer. A wonderful poem well penned. A fave
September 10th, 2025 08:20
sorenbarrett said:
Etymological a poem of grammar full of meaning and lessons for the poet or writer. A wonderful poem well penned. A fave
September 10th, 2025 08:20
99.999%
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of odds and to be grateful for what we have. Nicely done
September 9th, 2025 08:01
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of odds and to be grateful for what we have. Nicely done
September 9th, 2025 08:01
Brisket Friend
Fína Elara 🌙 Petra Patrice said:
Interesting use of simile, this is touching love it.
September 8th, 2025 10:24
Fína Elara 🌙 Petra Patrice said:
Interesting use of simile, this is touching love it.
September 8th, 2025 10:24
Brisket Friend
sorenbarrett said:
Love brisket and loved the allegory as well. Nicely drawn out in all its points this poem paints a picture of a person inside and out.
September 8th, 2025 04:58
sorenbarrett said:
Love brisket and loved the allegory as well. Nicely drawn out in all its points this poem paints a picture of a person inside and out.
September 8th, 2025 04:58
Cohens v. Virginia
Fína Elara 🌙 Petra Patrice said:
This poem beautifully captures the tension between state and federal authority. I love how the strophe, antistrophe, and epode mirror the debate and resolution, and the language makes the Supreme Court’s role feel both heroic and essential.
September 7th, 2025 09:52
Fína Elara 🌙 Petra Patrice said:
This poem beautifully captures the tension between state and federal authority. I love how the strophe, antistrophe, and epode mirror the debate and resolution, and the language makes the Supreme Court’s role feel both heroic and essential.
September 7th, 2025 09:52
Cohens v. Virginia
sorenbarrett said:
Well crafted this poem portrays well the matter in good rhyme and meter. Nicely done and a fave
September 7th, 2025 05:01
sorenbarrett said:
Well crafted this poem portrays well the matter in good rhyme and meter. Nicely done and a fave
September 7th, 2025 05:01
Love\'s Trellis: Amidst the Bluegrass Meadow
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful metaphor of love. Very nicely written
September 6th, 2025 09:16
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful metaphor of love. Very nicely written
September 6th, 2025 09:16
Red and Blue in the Piazza
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Calcio Storico Fiorentino a rather rough game from Roman times maybe earlier. A poem nicely worded and well written to honor the sport and players.
September 4th, 2025 16:25
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Calcio Storico Fiorentino a rather rough game from Roman times maybe earlier. A poem nicely worded and well written to honor the sport and players.
September 4th, 2025 16:25
Burt in the Morning
sorenbarrett said:
Rituals and habits often give a sense of peace and security and lets one smile and hum. A lovely write
September 2nd, 2025 12:29
sorenbarrett said:
Rituals and habits often give a sense of peace and security and lets one smile and hum. A lovely write
September 2nd, 2025 12:29
Plinko, Plinko, Plinko
sorenbarrett said:
Have seen such games and there is something enthralling about them that keeps one glued to the tube to see if some poor soul wins or looses. Well written with good meter and rhyme
August 27th, 2025 04:17
sorenbarrett said:
Have seen such games and there is something enthralling about them that keeps one glued to the tube to see if some poor soul wins or looses. Well written with good meter and rhyme
August 27th, 2025 04:17
Beware the Vampire
sorenbarrett said:
A spooky poem for those that dwell on the undead. Fun read
August 26th, 2025 10:53
sorenbarrett said:
A spooky poem for those that dwell on the undead. Fun read
August 26th, 2025 10:53
Ode to My Poetic Side
sorenbarrett said:
Very nicely crafted this ode to the site that is one of the most friendly I have found. Nicely done
August 8th, 2025 09:57
sorenbarrett said:
Very nicely crafted this ode to the site that is one of the most friendly I have found. Nicely done
August 8th, 2025 09:57
Steel and Heart
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful poem filled with great images nicely done
August 7th, 2025 09:27
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful poem filled with great images nicely done
August 7th, 2025 09:27
Dry Heavin\'
sorenbarrett said:
Made me laugh and that was good enough for a fave add to that good rhyme and flow lol
August 6th, 2025 10:05
sorenbarrett said:
Made me laugh and that was good enough for a fave add to that good rhyme and flow lol
August 6th, 2025 10:05
The Six Sacred Food Groups
Poetic Licence said:
I love this and am all for this the menu of life, just to please the guilty feeling, I would have a carrot on the side!!, enjoyed the read
August 5th, 2025 10:30
Poetic Licence said:
I love this and am all for this the menu of life, just to please the guilty feeling, I would have a carrot on the side!!, enjoyed the read
August 5th, 2025 10:30
The Six Sacred Food Groups
sorenbarrett said:
Here I have to add only fruits and maybe a few vegetables to complete the fare. A delectable table of taste. Very nice and a fave
August 5th, 2025 09:47
sorenbarrett said:
Here I have to add only fruits and maybe a few vegetables to complete the fare. A delectable table of taste. Very nice and a fave
August 5th, 2025 09:47
The Six Sacred Food Groups
Cheeky Missy said:
Dang! I love, love, LOVE this!!! The table set, tuck in our napkins and partake. Wow. Excellently rendered with superb imagery and a delicious poignancy. Thank you for sharing!
August 5th, 2025 09:15
Cheeky Missy said:
Dang! I love, love, LOVE this!!! The table set, tuck in our napkins and partake. Wow. Excellently rendered with superb imagery and a delicious poignancy. Thank you for sharing!
August 5th, 2025 09:15
Left Ear, Right Ear, Broken Heart
Poetic Licence said:
A wonderful write overloaded with feeling speaking from the heart, very nicely expressed and written
August 4th, 2025 12:24
Poetic Licence said:
A wonderful write overloaded with feeling speaking from the heart, very nicely expressed and written
August 4th, 2025 12:24
Left Ear, Right Ear, Broken Heart
sorenbarrett said:
So much feeling in this poem. The lines and meter set the tone. A truly soulful poem that speaks to loss to nostalgia and to the pain and joy that goes with it. Most lovely a fave
August 4th, 2025 11:54
sorenbarrett said:
So much feeling in this poem. The lines and meter set the tone. A truly soulful poem that speaks to loss to nostalgia and to the pain and joy that goes with it. Most lovely a fave
August 4th, 2025 11:54
Ballad of the Scorpion Preacher
sorenbarrett said:
Charles Manson and gang. A great poem that can not be mistaken for the man himself. Never did get to meet him but met his wheel man Tex Watson the man that carried out the massacre
August 1st, 2025 11:28
sorenbarrett said:
Charles Manson and gang. A great poem that can not be mistaken for the man himself. Never did get to meet him but met his wheel man Tex Watson the man that carried out the massacre
August 1st, 2025 11:28
God Only Knows What We’d Be Without Him
sorenbarrett said:
Another loss and a poetic tribute to a great musician and music writer. He will be missed. Very nicely written
June 14th, 2025 04:39
sorenbarrett said:
Another loss and a poetic tribute to a great musician and music writer. He will be missed. Very nicely written
June 14th, 2025 04:39
Bubble Butts and Bulges
sorenbarrett said:
As the father of two I had to be on guard for foxes and wolves as well as vultures. Shotgun in hand I would stand watch and insisted on speaking for some time to each suitor. A lovely write that entices and seduces the reader. Well rhymed and with such good flow the poem\'s body mimicked that of the objects in it. Well done and a fave
June 13th, 2025 08:27
sorenbarrett said:
As the father of two I had to be on guard for foxes and wolves as well as vultures. Shotgun in hand I would stand watch and insisted on speaking for some time to each suitor. A lovely write that entices and seduces the reader. Well rhymed and with such good flow the poem\'s body mimicked that of the objects in it. Well done and a fave
June 13th, 2025 08:27
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