Comments received on poems by sorenbarrett
Black is not black
Goldfinch60 said:
The light will always be in our lives soren.
Andy
September 17th, 2026 00:37
Goldfinch60 said:
The light will always be in our lives soren.
Andy
September 17th, 2026 00:37
Freedom
Amber D. Petty Patrick said:
Amen. I love this!! #IfYouKnowYouKnow
September 17th, 2026 00:21
Amber D. Petty Patrick said:
Amen. I love this!! #IfYouKnowYouKnow
September 17th, 2026 00:21
Black is not black
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Soren, this is a fascinating meditation on how certainty dissolves under closer attention. The absolutes we name are often mixtures, transitions, and perceptions…nothing remains as simple as its label. Excellent work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🐦⬛
September 16th, 2026 22:24
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Soren, this is a fascinating meditation on how certainty dissolves under closer attention. The absolutes we name are often mixtures, transitions, and perceptions…nothing remains as simple as its label. Excellent work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🐦⬛
September 16th, 2026 22:24
Gilded cage
Joseph M Marion said:
This is very cute I\'ve read stories like this
September 16th, 2026 19:47
Joseph M Marion said:
This is very cute I\'ve read stories like this
September 16th, 2026 19:47
All or nothing
Joseph M Marion said:
That\'s why God gave us free will so we know the difference between what\'s right and wrong evil exists because he allows it to exist I love the way you write thank you beautiful
September 16th, 2026 19:44
Joseph M Marion said:
That\'s why God gave us free will so we know the difference between what\'s right and wrong evil exists because he allows it to exist I love the way you write thank you beautiful
September 16th, 2026 19:44
Black is not black
Kevin Hulme said:
A deep Question about the Beginning of Dark and Light. Is there a Point when its Absolutely Dark of Light.
Thoughtful Write.
September 16th, 2026 18:18
Kevin Hulme said:
A deep Question about the Beginning of Dark and Light. Is there a Point when its Absolutely Dark of Light.
Thoughtful Write.
September 16th, 2026 18:18
Black is not black
Vamsi Sudha said:
Hey Sorren, please reveal your thoughts...Make them white...:)
September 16th, 2026 11:28
Vamsi Sudha said:
Hey Sorren, please reveal your thoughts...Make them white...:)
September 16th, 2026 11:28
Black is not black
Friendship said:
I had to read this poem several times; it was a bit confusing. Yet in the long run, it kind of made sense, but it really doesn\'t make sense because you were all over the place. You wrote a poem of so many questions, yet a lack of a pattern. The concept of black and white, light and dark, is shifting the boundaries between them. Over all The definitions of colors and the transitions between day and night are not absolute but rather influenced by various factors.
September 16th, 2026 11:25
Friendship said:
I had to read this poem several times; it was a bit confusing. Yet in the long run, it kind of made sense, but it really doesn\'t make sense because you were all over the place. You wrote a poem of so many questions, yet a lack of a pattern. The concept of black and white, light and dark, is shifting the boundaries between them. Over all The definitions of colors and the transitions between day and night are not absolute but rather influenced by various factors.
September 16th, 2026 11:25
All or nothing
soheil khodaparasti said:
A thoughtful philosophical poem exploring the tension between divine omniscience, free will, and moral responsibility. The poem presents these as opposing possibilities, while I believe free will and determinism are not necessarily absolute opposites; our choices can be influenced by circumstances, upbringing, and biology without eliminating all personal agency.
September 16th, 2026 02:40
soheil khodaparasti said:
A thoughtful philosophical poem exploring the tension between divine omniscience, free will, and moral responsibility. The poem presents these as opposing possibilities, while I believe free will and determinism are not necessarily absolute opposites; our choices can be influenced by circumstances, upbringing, and biology without eliminating all personal agency.
September 16th, 2026 02:40
All or nothing
Donteatmecows said:
Jesus saved my life as a child...His power literally changed what is unchangeable by any other means...God loves us and exists...and yes, he has no control over us...not because he isn\'t capable of controlling us it\'s because he gave us free will and if he controlled us he\'d be violating his own law he set for himself, which is impossible...He basically chose to have no control...He gave control to us humans so because of that if we act in certain ways we have ourselves to blame for misusing our free will....respectfully, i dont think it\'s actually an All or nothing, black and white situation, it\'s more complicated than that
September 16th, 2026 01:48
Donteatmecows said:
Jesus saved my life as a child...His power literally changed what is unchangeable by any other means...God loves us and exists...and yes, he has no control over us...not because he isn\'t capable of controlling us it\'s because he gave us free will and if he controlled us he\'d be violating his own law he set for himself, which is impossible...He basically chose to have no control...He gave control to us humans so because of that if we act in certain ways we have ourselves to blame for misusing our free will....respectfully, i dont think it\'s actually an All or nothing, black and white situation, it\'s more complicated than that
September 16th, 2026 01:48
All or nothing
Goldfinch60 said:
Intriguing words soren but we all have our own god and believe in differing ways.
Andy
September 16th, 2026 01:18
Goldfinch60 said:
Intriguing words soren but we all have our own god and believe in differing ways.
Andy
September 16th, 2026 01:18
All or nothing
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Soren, the connection between responsibility and divine knowledge is what caught me here. Knowing an action and determining it are not necessarily identical, yet explaining how freedom survives complete foreknowledge is no small task. Excellent food for thought. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 15th, 2026 22:20
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Soren, the connection between responsibility and divine knowledge is what caught me here. Knowing an action and determining it are not necessarily identical, yet explaining how freedom survives complete foreknowledge is no small task. Excellent food for thought. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 15th, 2026 22:20
All or nothing
Doggerel Dave said:
A poetic conundrum of the highest order (highest – geddit?). Fun. But seriously all speculation re this God on high and his ways is something I cannot engage with, Soren. Not that you will feel put down or sad about that as I think I know your actual views well enough.
On the general subject of God I say, and have often repeated, if someone can derive some comfort from this hard world with a belief in a god figure, then good luck to them.
But where does this God reside in the mist of Infinity and Eternity? And surely he is ripe for a pension by now?
September 15th, 2026 19:18
Doggerel Dave said:
A poetic conundrum of the highest order (highest – geddit?). Fun. But seriously all speculation re this God on high and his ways is something I cannot engage with, Soren. Not that you will feel put down or sad about that as I think I know your actual views well enough.
On the general subject of God I say, and have often repeated, if someone can derive some comfort from this hard world with a belief in a god figure, then good luck to them.
But where does this God reside in the mist of Infinity and Eternity? And surely he is ripe for a pension by now?
September 15th, 2026 19:18
All or nothing
Kevin Hulme said:
The old conundrum. Like the beginning of a Circle. Or if I went back in time, and killed my Grandfather: Would I still exist?
God being God should have known how we would have turned out. No surprise.
A fave here .
September 15th, 2026 19:12
Kevin Hulme said:
The old conundrum. Like the beginning of a Circle. Or if I went back in time, and killed my Grandfather: Would I still exist?
God being God should have known how we would have turned out. No surprise.
A fave here .
September 15th, 2026 19:12
Values that cost nothing
RSM0812 said:
This is one of my favs i have ever read from you
September 15th, 2026 16:51
RSM0812 said:
This is one of my favs i have ever read from you
September 15th, 2026 16:51
All or nothing
orchidee said:
Well, that\'s my 3 brain cells exhausted for today. Will you say: \'Awww apology for making you use all 3 cells?!\' (apology not needed really. lol). And \'apology\' has a more technical meaning too, not only in the sense of \'saying sorry\'.
September 15th, 2026 09:12
orchidee said:
Well, that\'s my 3 brain cells exhausted for today. Will you say: \'Awww apology for making you use all 3 cells?!\' (apology not needed really. lol). And \'apology\' has a more technical meaning too, not only in the sense of \'saying sorry\'.
September 15th, 2026 09:12
All or nothing
orchidee said:
Good write SB. I\'m not one for rushing in to try to shed some light on theological problems, as sometimes I may not know what I\'m on about (and Fido tells me, No change there then. lol). Or at times I am unable to sustain an \'argument\' in the sense of \'giving reasons to support a belief, idea, etc\'. I mean that \'argument\' does not mean having a row, in this sense.
But could it be both? God knowing all things, omniscient; and Him giving us free will.
Have lay down, now Fido advises - all that thinking! lol.
September 15th, 2026 09:09
orchidee said:
Good write SB. I\'m not one for rushing in to try to shed some light on theological problems, as sometimes I may not know what I\'m on about (and Fido tells me, No change there then. lol). Or at times I am unable to sustain an \'argument\' in the sense of \'giving reasons to support a belief, idea, etc\'. I mean that \'argument\' does not mean having a row, in this sense.
But could it be both? God knowing all things, omniscient; and Him giving us free will.
Have lay down, now Fido advises - all that thinking! lol.
September 15th, 2026 09:09
All or nothing
bezimienny said:
it\'s a pretty short piece but you managed to make it really thought provoking, nicely done!
September 15th, 2026 08:15
bezimienny said:
it\'s a pretty short piece but you managed to make it really thought provoking, nicely done!
September 15th, 2026 08:15
All or nothing
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a timeless philosophical knot at the center of this, wrestling honestly with the collision between divine omniscience, free will, responsibility, and the very meaning of God. The final couplet is the keeper for me because “either there is no God or no blame” reduces an enormous theological problem to one sharp, unsettling dilemma and leaves the reader sitting with it.
September 15th, 2026 07:51
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a timeless philosophical knot at the center of this, wrestling honestly with the collision between divine omniscience, free will, responsibility, and the very meaning of God. The final couplet is the keeper for me because “either there is no God or no blame” reduces an enormous theological problem to one sharp, unsettling dilemma and leaves the reader sitting with it.
September 15th, 2026 07:51
All or nothing
Paul Bell said:
I\'m sure the theologions will enlighten me, but I would say God didn\'t get off to a good start with Adam and Eve.
The blame game started immediately it seems. As for Kane and Abel, it sure went right down hill there too.
Maybe that was the idea though, it exposes human fraility
September 15th, 2026 06:33
Paul Bell said:
I\'m sure the theologions will enlighten me, but I would say God didn\'t get off to a good start with Adam and Eve.
The blame game started immediately it seems. As for Kane and Abel, it sure went right down hill there too.
Maybe that was the idea though, it exposes human fraility
September 15th, 2026 06:33
Framed
soheil khodaparasti said:
A beautiful and bittersweet reflection on how we hold on to the people we love in our memories. The image of grown children remaining forever small behind the bars of a mother’s mind is especially powerful. It captures the tenderness, nostalgia, and quiet sadness of watching children grow beyond the versions we still carry in our hearts.
September 14th, 2026 22:43
soheil khodaparasti said:
A beautiful and bittersweet reflection on how we hold on to the people we love in our memories. The image of grown children remaining forever small behind the bars of a mother’s mind is especially powerful. It captures the tenderness, nostalgia, and quiet sadness of watching children grow beyond the versions we still carry in our hearts.
September 14th, 2026 22:43
Gilded cage
soheil khodaparasti said:
A beautiful and quietly heartbreaking piece. The simple act of setting the bird free feels like an act of love, but the ending changes everything. The closed glass and the arriving cat leave so much unsaid, making the poem both tender and deeply unsettling.
September 14th, 2026 22:09
soheil khodaparasti said:
A beautiful and quietly heartbreaking piece. The simple act of setting the bird free feels like an act of love, but the ending changes everything. The closed glass and the arriving cat leave so much unsaid, making the poem both tender and deeply unsettling.
September 14th, 2026 22:09
Been here before yesterday
soheil khodaparasti said:
A wonderfully strange and atmospheric piece. The melancholic opening gradually gives way to dark humor, gothic imagery, and playful intimacy. The contrast makes it both haunting and unexpectedly amusing.
September 14th, 2026 22:03
soheil khodaparasti said:
A wonderfully strange and atmospheric piece. The melancholic opening gradually gives way to dark humor, gothic imagery, and playful intimacy. The contrast makes it both haunting and unexpectedly amusing.
September 14th, 2026 22:03
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