Comments received on poems by arqios
riverine rite
sorenbarrett said:
If not for yesterday\'s poem and exchange and the note I would be left wondering but it seems clear where this is aimed. It holds beautiful image and leaves a feeling of being free from time and society\'s constraints. Nature has no pocket watch, she runs on her own time table and so it seems here timeless and as if one were frozen in a childhood time. Love it Cryptic a fave
March 22nd, 2026 06:14
sorenbarrett said:
If not for yesterday\'s poem and exchange and the note I would be left wondering but it seems clear where this is aimed. It holds beautiful image and leaves a feeling of being free from time and society\'s constraints. Nature has no pocket watch, she runs on her own time table and so it seems here timeless and as if one were frozen in a childhood time. Love it Cryptic a fave
March 22nd, 2026 06:14
the topography ahead
Goldfinch60 said:
Always go forward to the light Rik, I always do.
Andy
March 22nd, 2026 02:21
Goldfinch60 said:
Always go forward to the light Rik, I always do.
Andy
March 22nd, 2026 02:21
the topography ahead
Kevin Hulme said:
Only read Huck Finn but I see what you\'re saying here. Nice one.
March 21st, 2026 20:04
Kevin Hulme said:
Only read Huck Finn but I see what you\'re saying here. Nice one.
March 21st, 2026 20:04
the topography ahead
Katie B. said:
You\'re a master, what else can I say.
Blessings, Katie
March 21st, 2026 15:55
Katie B. said:
You\'re a master, what else can I say.
Blessings, Katie
March 21st, 2026 15:55
the topography ahead
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “If the price of our parlour is Jim in a cage” is the line that locks it in. Everything sharpens there…no abstraction, just a clear line drawn. Well done on this...and yikes on the website\'s wonk! LOL! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 21st, 2026 08:52
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “If the price of our parlour is Jim in a cage” is the line that locks it in. Everything sharpens there…no abstraction, just a clear line drawn. Well done on this...and yikes on the website\'s wonk! LOL! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 21st, 2026 08:52
the topography ahead
sorenbarrett said:
Go to hell the spot and are we on the river Styx? Then comes the new boy is the Christianity and Bible (new book) and the concept of original sin (it is known for kneeling). Siv\'lized there is something more in the way this word is spelled that I am missing Cryptic. But Christians do tend to think of themselves as civilized despite all their atrocities in the name of Christ. The concept of original sin, a man in chains and trading blood for man\'s \"theatrical stains \" all sound so familiar. Religious law can not be accepted when it goes against what we know or feel is right. I myself have headed for the sunset and the topography ahead. Great write Cryptic. As for the website a couple of weeks ago I kept getting a persistent add to watch a video that I could not x out of and kept reappearing very annoying, it had the website logo on it.
March 21st, 2026 07:17
sorenbarrett said:
Go to hell the spot and are we on the river Styx? Then comes the new boy is the Christianity and Bible (new book) and the concept of original sin (it is known for kneeling). Siv\'lized there is something more in the way this word is spelled that I am missing Cryptic. But Christians do tend to think of themselves as civilized despite all their atrocities in the name of Christ. The concept of original sin, a man in chains and trading blood for man\'s \"theatrical stains \" all sound so familiar. Religious law can not be accepted when it goes against what we know or feel is right. I myself have headed for the sunset and the topography ahead. Great write Cryptic. As for the website a couple of weeks ago I kept getting a persistent add to watch a video that I could not x out of and kept reappearing very annoying, it had the website logo on it.
March 21st, 2026 07:17
the topography ahead
cellinic said:
Dear arqios, this is genuinely amazing and wonderful, sincere and deep! Best wishes for the World Poetry Day!
March 21st, 2026 06:26
cellinic said:
Dear arqios, this is genuinely amazing and wonderful, sincere and deep! Best wishes for the World Poetry Day!
March 21st, 2026 06:26
\"fearing her own reflection\"
Goldfinch60 said:
The person you see in that mirror is the complete opposite of the one that others see.
Andy
March 21st, 2026 02:27
Goldfinch60 said:
The person you see in that mirror is the complete opposite of the one that others see.
Andy
March 21st, 2026 02:27
\"fearing her own reflection\"
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “like a scratched VHS looping her face”…that image is perfect for this. It carries the repetition, the distortion, and that stuck feeling all at once. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
March 20th, 2026 10:15
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “like a scratched VHS looping her face”…that image is perfect for this. It carries the repetition, the distortion, and that stuck feeling all at once. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
March 20th, 2026 10:15
\"fearing her own reflection\"
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic this poem approaches the two sides of an individual the painted and the bare and naked and the question is which is the person. Sometimes we become our mask the two become the same. Very thought provoking my friend
March 20th, 2026 07:25
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic this poem approaches the two sides of an individual the painted and the bare and naked and the question is which is the person. Sometimes we become our mask the two become the same. Very thought provoking my friend
March 20th, 2026 07:25
\"she\'s gutsy\"
Goldfinch60 said:
We saw many people in our younger lives Rik who we admired in many ways.
Andy
March 20th, 2026 02:21
Goldfinch60 said:
We saw many people in our younger lives Rik who we admired in many ways.
Andy
March 20th, 2026 02:21
\"and now it\'s my fault\"
Goldfinch60 said:
Young love can be hard Rik but you learn from it and you cannot teach experience.
Andy
March 20th, 2026 02:10
Goldfinch60 said:
Young love can be hard Rik but you learn from it and you cannot teach experience.
Andy
March 20th, 2026 02:10
\"she\'s gutsy\"
Kevin Hulme said:
Brings back memories of School Days and the girls therein.
March 19th, 2026 19:18
Kevin Hulme said:
Brings back memories of School Days and the girls therein.
March 19th, 2026 19:18
\"she\'s gutsy\"
Doggerel Dave said:
Did you....................................... catch up? Gutsy? Reminds me of that old idiom \'So near, and yet so far\'. Also a memory of someone right across the classroom whom I became a little obsessed with to the detriment of my studies. I don\'t, in retrospect, believe she even noticed me. Did you really have to bring that up?😂
March 19th, 2026 16:24
Doggerel Dave said:
Did you....................................... catch up? Gutsy? Reminds me of that old idiom \'So near, and yet so far\'. Also a memory of someone right across the classroom whom I became a little obsessed with to the detriment of my studies. I don\'t, in retrospect, believe she even noticed me. Did you really have to bring that up?😂
March 19th, 2026 16:24
\"she\'s gutsy\"
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this carries a bright, nostalgic energy…each “she’s gutsy” builds that image of someone fearless and alive. Really well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 19th, 2026 10:28
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this carries a bright, nostalgic energy…each “she’s gutsy” builds that image of someone fearless and alive. Really well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 19th, 2026 10:28
\"she\'s gutsy\"
sorenbarrett said:
We admire grit and courage glints of a dream we wish we were. A lovely poem of seeing another through our eyes and admiring what we are not but wish we were. We try to keep up but are often lost in the dazzling dust of an illusion we created, too focused on them to see ourselves. This poem speaks to the childhood and adolescent images we drag into adulthood. Nicely done Cryptic
March 19th, 2026 06:50
sorenbarrett said:
We admire grit and courage glints of a dream we wish we were. A lovely poem of seeing another through our eyes and admiring what we are not but wish we were. We try to keep up but are often lost in the dazzling dust of an illusion we created, too focused on them to see ourselves. This poem speaks to the childhood and adolescent images we drag into adulthood. Nicely done Cryptic
March 19th, 2026 06:50
\"and now it\'s my fault\"
orchidee said:
Why, yes, KP always says to me: \'It\'s your fault!\' lol.
March 18th, 2026 12:48
orchidee said:
Why, yes, KP always says to me: \'It\'s your fault!\' lol.
March 18th, 2026 12:48
\"and now it\'s my fault\"
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this carries that quiet, looping ache…each vignette building on the last, anchored by “and now it’s my fault” until it almost becomes unavoidable. Then that break with the boombox feels like a last attempt to push back…even though the weight’s already set. Strong, haunting piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 18th, 2026 09:33
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this carries that quiet, looping ache…each vignette building on the last, anchored by “and now it’s my fault” until it almost becomes unavoidable. Then that break with the boombox feels like a last attempt to push back…even though the weight’s already set. Strong, haunting piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 18th, 2026 09:33
\"and now it\'s my fault\"
sorenbarrett said:
And so it is with male female relationships not just in boyhood. To me I have a stupid theory it is a left over from Chivalrous times when the knight in shining armor was to protect the fair damsel in distress, to take on the dragon and black knight. Now all her troubles are dragons and you the knight are to take care of them and just because you have not prevented them it is your fault you have not done your duty.
March 18th, 2026 07:12
sorenbarrett said:
And so it is with male female relationships not just in boyhood. To me I have a stupid theory it is a left over from Chivalrous times when the knight in shining armor was to protect the fair damsel in distress, to take on the dragon and black knight. Now all her troubles are dragons and you the knight are to take care of them and just because you have not prevented them it is your fault you have not done your duty.
March 18th, 2026 07:12
\"she orders me about\"
Neville said:
Glad to see you are not one of them guys who puts their foot down with a firm hand .. Neville 😎👍
March 18th, 2026 03:31
Neville said:
Glad to see you are not one of them guys who puts their foot down with a firm hand .. Neville 😎👍
March 18th, 2026 03:31
\"she orders me about\"
Goldfinch60 said:
Good words Rik, maybe one day she will listen to you. LOL
Andy
March 18th, 2026 02:23
Goldfinch60 said:
Good words Rik, maybe one day she will listen to you. LOL
Andy
March 18th, 2026 02:23
\"she orders me about\"
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this brings me back to those kinds of dynamics we don’t always name at the time…where something feels off but you just go along with it. The way it carries through to “I’m just her neon puppet, / dancing to her beats.”…that recognition hits. I felt this one. Excellent poem and a blast from the past, too! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 17th, 2026 08:28
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this brings me back to those kinds of dynamics we don’t always name at the time…where something feels off but you just go along with it. The way it carries through to “I’m just her neon puppet, / dancing to her beats.”…that recognition hits. I felt this one. Excellent poem and a blast from the past, too! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 17th, 2026 08:28
\"she orders me about\"
Mutley Ravishes said:
Some girls expend more energy \"ordering\" guys around than if they just did some of those things themselves. And then they stress themselves out because you haven`t done the job exactly how they wanted! Oh well....
March 17th, 2026 06:43
Mutley Ravishes said:
Some girls expend more energy \"ordering\" guys around than if they just did some of those things themselves. And then they stress themselves out because you haven`t done the job exactly how they wanted! Oh well....
March 17th, 2026 06:43
\"she orders me about\"
sorenbarrett said:
A poem full of a male trapped in the paradoxes of society expectations solidified in taking orders when the male role is to lead and order but also be protective and defer to females. Choosing a follow orders from one esteemed confirms the enigma of power given to the damsel by the knight. Who is ordering and who is in control and who deferring plays out in this poem that seems only one sided. Well done Cryptic.
March 17th, 2026 06:28
sorenbarrett said:
A poem full of a male trapped in the paradoxes of society expectations solidified in taking orders when the male role is to lead and order but also be protective and defer to females. Choosing a follow orders from one esteemed confirms the enigma of power given to the damsel by the knight. Who is ordering and who is in control and who deferring plays out in this poem that seems only one sided. Well done Cryptic.
March 17th, 2026 06:28
of witnesses
Goldfinch60 said:
May those thoughts of love and peace come to the whole world Rik.
Andy
March 17th, 2026 02:12
Goldfinch60 said:
May those thoughts of love and peace come to the whole world Rik.
Andy
March 17th, 2026 02:12
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