Comments received on poems by sorenbarrett
Values
soheil khodaparasti said:
Your use of the word “tablet” layers multiple meanings into a single image, suggesting that every era has its own tablet carrying instructions.
Similarly, “a finger of bone” suggests a mortal hand. Though the author is long dead, the message survives, as if time itself were the true author of the warning. It also implies that mortal beings can create messages that outlast their makers.
These subtleties are truly impressive.
July 13th, 2026 08:33
soheil khodaparasti said:
Your use of the word “tablet” layers multiple meanings into a single image, suggesting that every era has its own tablet carrying instructions.
Similarly, “a finger of bone” suggests a mortal hand. Though the author is long dead, the message survives, as if time itself were the true author of the warning. It also implies that mortal beings can create messages that outlast their makers.
These subtleties are truly impressive.
July 13th, 2026 08:33
Values
Lorenz said:
Rock-carved writing that carries within it the frozen memory of a few ancient fables...
July 13th, 2026 07:06
Lorenz said:
Rock-carved writing that carries within it the frozen memory of a few ancient fables...
July 13th, 2026 07:06
Values
arqios said:
Fables, myths and legends all seem to be a product of hindsight🕊️🙏🏻
July 13th, 2026 05:34
arqios said:
Fables, myths and legends all seem to be a product of hindsight🕊️🙏🏻
July 13th, 2026 05:34
Values
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
another fine write my friend much enjoyed
July 13th, 2026 05:27
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
another fine write my friend much enjoyed
July 13th, 2026 05:27
Values
Teddy.15 said:
Ive visited the Genovese caves in Levanzo sicily and your poem brought back many memories 🌹
July 13th, 2026 05:03
Teddy.15 said:
Ive visited the Genovese caves in Levanzo sicily and your poem brought back many memories 🌹
July 13th, 2026 05:03
Ambiguity
Kevin Hulme said:
A good Poem on the double meaning of words.
Even down to the Headache Tablets needed at the end.🤕
July 12th, 2026 18:58
Kevin Hulme said:
A good Poem on the double meaning of words.
Even down to the Headache Tablets needed at the end.🤕
July 12th, 2026 18:58
Ambiguity
soheil khodaparasti said:
Cleverly written, the poem uses ambiguous words to show that meaning depends on interpretation. It reminds me that both language and human behavior require interpretation. Just as a word\'s meaning depends on its pronunciation, a gesture\'s meaning depends on its context. In both cases, meaning comes from more than what is immediately seen or heard.
July 12th, 2026 10:05
soheil khodaparasti said:
Cleverly written, the poem uses ambiguous words to show that meaning depends on interpretation. It reminds me that both language and human behavior require interpretation. Just as a word\'s meaning depends on its pronunciation, a gesture\'s meaning depends on its context. In both cases, meaning comes from more than what is immediately seen or heard.
July 12th, 2026 10:05
Ambiguity
Thomas W Case said:
Words twist like loose wires here—sparking meaning, then cutting it clean before you can grab hold.
You make confusion feel deliberate, like language itself is cracking its knuckles and picking a fight.
July 12th, 2026 09:40
Thomas W Case said:
Words twist like loose wires here—sparking meaning, then cutting it clean before you can grab hold.
You make confusion feel deliberate, like language itself is cracking its knuckles and picking a fight.
July 12th, 2026 09:40
Out of sight
notapoet said:
Great write, an unscheduled memory to remind us of who we once were.
July 12th, 2026 09:38
notapoet said:
Great write, an unscheduled memory to remind us of who we once were.
July 12th, 2026 09:38
Ambiguity
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem is to provoke thought about the nature of language and communication. By illustrating how meanings can shift and overlap, the poet invites readers to reflect on their own understanding of words and the potential for misinterpretation in everyday communication. To me, the central idea of \"Ambiguity\" revolves around the complexity and duality of language and meaning. It explores how words can have multiple interpretations, leading to confusion and misunderstanding. This multiplicity reflects the intricacies of human thought and communication. I myself am very guilty of this.
July 12th, 2026 07:53
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem is to provoke thought about the nature of language and communication. By illustrating how meanings can shift and overlap, the poet invites readers to reflect on their own understanding of words and the potential for misinterpretation in everyday communication. To me, the central idea of \"Ambiguity\" revolves around the complexity and duality of language and meaning. It explores how words can have multiple interpretations, leading to confusion and misunderstanding. This multiplicity reflects the intricacies of human thought and communication. I myself am very guilty of this.
July 12th, 2026 07:53
Ambiguity
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I love wordplay that makes me stop and reconsider words I\'ve used my whole life without thinking about them. This was a fun mental workout from beginning to end. Wonderful write, Soren. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 12th, 2026 07:33
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I love wordplay that makes me stop and reconsider words I\'ve used my whole life without thinking about them. This was a fun mental workout from beginning to end. Wonderful write, Soren. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 12th, 2026 07:33
Brush painted
rhmn_7 said:
Painting a fleeting, bittersweet portrait of a hybrid bloom bowing to the elements under a twilight sky. Great work Sorren!
July 12th, 2026 07:18
rhmn_7 said:
Painting a fleeting, bittersweet portrait of a hybrid bloom bowing to the elements under a twilight sky. Great work Sorren!
July 12th, 2026 07:18
Ambiguity
Paul Bell said:
Got this message out in exam form, beads of sweat were coming down my neck.
I remember the Polish bear who served in the army.
July 12th, 2026 05:31
Paul Bell said:
Got this message out in exam form, beads of sweat were coming down my neck.
I remember the Polish bear who served in the army.
July 12th, 2026 05:31
Ambiguity
orchidee said:
A good right SB, or is it write? No ambiguity with KP\'s dinners - sewage every day and no change there! lol. It\'s \'orrible in our house at mealtimes. Well it is for KP. Fido and I have roast dinners, strawberries and cream, etc.
July 12th, 2026 03:04
orchidee said:
A good right SB, or is it write? No ambiguity with KP\'s dinners - sewage every day and no change there! lol. It\'s \'orrible in our house at mealtimes. Well it is for KP. Fido and I have roast dinners, strawberries and cream, etc.
July 12th, 2026 03:04
Brush painted
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words and imagery brought to the mind soren.
Andy
July 12th, 2026 01:03
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words and imagery brought to the mind soren.
Andy
July 12th, 2026 01:03
Brush painted
Kevin Hulme said:
An interesting Image of a Portrait is formed by your description. Nice one.
July 11th, 2026 19:49
Kevin Hulme said:
An interesting Image of a Portrait is formed by your description. Nice one.
July 11th, 2026 19:49
Did you know it\'s all true
Jyoti Verma said:
Exactly! Just because man has the power to express ,can\'t say that man is the best, nature is more beautiful and more expressive,other firms of life have more interesting ways to express,more adventurous ways to survive and tgrive
July 11th, 2026 15:21
Jyoti Verma said:
Exactly! Just because man has the power to express ,can\'t say that man is the best, nature is more beautiful and more expressive,other firms of life have more interesting ways to express,more adventurous ways to survive and tgrive
July 11th, 2026 15:21
Development
JENNY M GUERRIER said:
You have a gift for turning everyday struggles—especially those of motherhood —into reflective verse.
July 11th, 2026 12:02
JENNY M GUERRIER said:
You have a gift for turning everyday struggles—especially those of motherhood —into reflective verse.
July 11th, 2026 12:02
Man
Durdica Porobija said:
The poem is full of obvious truth, exposing the lie in which we live, distant from nature and tenderness.
July 11th, 2026 11:50
Durdica Porobija said:
The poem is full of obvious truth, exposing the lie in which we live, distant from nature and tenderness.
July 11th, 2026 11:50
Brush painted
Lorenz said:
I think I hear a movement from the pastoral symphony ...
July 11th, 2026 10:08
Lorenz said:
I think I hear a movement from the pastoral symphony ...
July 11th, 2026 10:08
Brush painted
orchidee said:
Good write SB. A bit like chalk and cheese? e.g. KP and me. lol.
July 11th, 2026 09:29
orchidee said:
Good write SB. A bit like chalk and cheese? e.g. KP and me. lol.
July 11th, 2026 09:29
Brush painted
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I love the reminder that some of the most beautiful things happen where order and wildness meet. Nature has a way of ignoring the boundaries we try to give it. Wonderful read. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 11th, 2026 08:03
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I love the reminder that some of the most beautiful things happen where order and wildness meet. Nature has a way of ignoring the boundaries we try to give it. Wonderful read. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 11th, 2026 08:03
Out of sight
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Soren, what a touching piece. The passage of twenty-five years makes the rediscovery of that ticket all the more powerful, and the ending carries such quiet heartbreak. Sometimes the smallest keepsakes hold the biggest stories. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 11th, 2026 07:32
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Soren, what a touching piece. The passage of twenty-five years makes the rediscovery of that ticket all the more powerful, and the ending carries such quiet heartbreak. Sometimes the smallest keepsakes hold the biggest stories. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 11th, 2026 07:32
Brush painted
arqios said:
The complementary sides is where opposites meet, something beautiful, fragile, and enduring can be born. 🕊️🙏
July 11th, 2026 07:05
arqios said:
The complementary sides is where opposites meet, something beautiful, fragile, and enduring can be born. 🕊️🙏
July 11th, 2026 07:05
Out of sight
mylastwrites said:
The past is never far away from reminding us of loss. Very nicely done.
July 10th, 2026 21:57
mylastwrites said:
The past is never far away from reminding us of loss. Very nicely done.
July 10th, 2026 21:57
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