Comments received on poems by arqios
broad-back city
Katie B. said:
Your work is truly inspiring. It is always a pleasure to read. I hope to learn from your work. How long have you been writing?
December 23rd, 2025 09:58
Katie B. said:
Your work is truly inspiring. It is always a pleasure to read. I hope to learn from your work. How long have you been writing?
December 23rd, 2025 09:58
broad-back city
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this feels solid and earned. There’s weight in it, but not heaviness…more like steadiness. What struck me most is how you give the city a working body without romanticizing it. The labor, the scars, the persistence…none of it is polished, and that’s exactly why it rings true. The respect is quiet, not decorative. The poem stands upright the way it describes standing upright, and that integrity carries all the way through. Great job, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 23rd, 2025 09:50
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this feels solid and earned. There’s weight in it, but not heaviness…more like steadiness. What struck me most is how you give the city a working body without romanticizing it. The labor, the scars, the persistence…none of it is polished, and that’s exactly why it rings true. The respect is quiet, not decorative. The poem stands upright the way it describes standing upright, and that integrity carries all the way through. Great job, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 23rd, 2025 09:50
broad-back city
Friendship said:
Your poem reflects on the character of a city, depicting it as a gritty, labor-intensive environment filled with people who are tough yet hopeful. It highlights the significance of everyday actions and interactions among its inhabitants, portraying a strong sense of communal identity and pride.
December 23rd, 2025 05:58
Friendship said:
Your poem reflects on the character of a city, depicting it as a gritty, labor-intensive environment filled with people who are tough yet hopeful. It highlights the significance of everyday actions and interactions among its inhabitants, portraying a strong sense of communal identity and pride.
December 23rd, 2025 05:58
broad-back city
sorenbarrett said:
A poem so full of the mundane, not to be construed criticism but praise. Here is life and its temporal burden, the sweat and pain that is taken by the working man as his pay. The dirt and dust of the day not thoroughly washed away taken to bed to awaken for another round. And rounds yes not a twelve round fight where the champion is declared and the end in sight but an endless fight with no champion declared and at best it might be a draw. This is a working mans poem and yet a metaphor as well as description of life itself and the endless strife met with undeterred stubbornness and accepted determination that it is what it is. A lovely poem my friend and a fave
December 23rd, 2025 05:56
sorenbarrett said:
A poem so full of the mundane, not to be construed criticism but praise. Here is life and its temporal burden, the sweat and pain that is taken by the working man as his pay. The dirt and dust of the day not thoroughly washed away taken to bed to awaken for another round. And rounds yes not a twelve round fight where the champion is declared and the end in sight but an endless fight with no champion declared and at best it might be a draw. This is a working mans poem and yet a metaphor as well as description of life itself and the endless strife met with undeterred stubbornness and accepted determination that it is what it is. A lovely poem my friend and a fave
December 23rd, 2025 05:56
winterspeak
Kevin Hulme said:
Nice one. Though I have nothing Good to say about Winter: It is an enjoyable Read.
December 22nd, 2025 19:41
Kevin Hulme said:
Nice one. Though I have nothing Good to say about Winter: It is an enjoyable Read.
December 22nd, 2025 19:41
winterspeak
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this is understated and wise. It trusts silence, trusts time, and trusts the reader to meet it halfway. Nothing here asks to be chased…only noticed. Beautifully done, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 22nd, 2025 15:27
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this is understated and wise. It trusts silence, trusts time, and trusts the reader to meet it halfway. Nothing here asks to be chased…only noticed. Beautifully done, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 22nd, 2025 15:27
winterspeak
Friendship said:
Well said, my friend. Your poem delves into the themes of nature, introspection, patience, and the creative process. It emphasizes the importance of slowing down and listening to the subtle messages that winter—or by extension, any quiet period—can offer.
December 22nd, 2025 09:06
Friendship said:
Well said, my friend. Your poem delves into the themes of nature, introspection, patience, and the creative process. It emphasizes the importance of slowing down and listening to the subtle messages that winter—or by extension, any quiet period—can offer.
December 22nd, 2025 09:06
winterspeak
orchidee said:
Good write A. How\'s that Summer starting there?!
December 22nd, 2025 08:50
orchidee said:
Good write A. How\'s that Summer starting there?!
December 22nd, 2025 08:50
winterspeak
Katie B. said:
YOOUR WORK STANDS ALONE. I MAY NOT ALWAYS COMPREHEDN IT BUT I ALWAYS HAVE A TRUE APPRECIATION FOR IT, THE LANGUAGE, THE STRUCTURE.
December 22nd, 2025 06:36
Katie B. said:
YOOUR WORK STANDS ALONE. I MAY NOT ALWAYS COMPREHEDN IT BUT I ALWAYS HAVE A TRUE APPRECIATION FOR IT, THE LANGUAGE, THE STRUCTURE.
December 22nd, 2025 06:36
winterspeak
sorenbarrett said:
It speaks with chilling words, sometimes harsh ice cold, grey days, freezing rain with the promise of brighter and warmer days to come. Patience my friend. Well put Cryptic
December 22nd, 2025 06:31
sorenbarrett said:
It speaks with chilling words, sometimes harsh ice cold, grey days, freezing rain with the promise of brighter and warmer days to come. Patience my friend. Well put Cryptic
December 22nd, 2025 06:31
winterspeak
PerditaRose said:
arqios, you nailed it. Thank you for writing it down.
December 22nd, 2025 06:04
PerditaRose said:
arqios, you nailed it. Thank you for writing it down.
December 22nd, 2025 06:04
hills to climb
rhmn_7 said:
\"Kindness travels the low path\" I loved this message Arqios!
December 22nd, 2025 05:53
rhmn_7 said:
\"Kindness travels the low path\" I loved this message Arqios!
December 22nd, 2025 05:53
hills to climb
Goldfinch60 said:
We must all climb that hill of life Rik and we will end up in our rightful place.
Andy
December 22nd, 2025 02:42
Goldfinch60 said:
We must all climb that hill of life Rik and we will end up in our rightful place.
Andy
December 22nd, 2025 02:42
hills to climb
Katie B. said:
\"Grass leans in listening.\" Most enjoyable read, Arqois.
December 21st, 2025 15:14
Katie B. said:
\"Grass leans in listening.\" Most enjoyable read, Arqois.
December 21st, 2025 15:14
hills to climb
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this reads as a meditation on persistence without spectacle. Meaning thins, faces weather, memory loosens its grip, yet presence remains. The poem doesn’t seek resolution…only the integrity of continuing upward. Powerful, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 21st, 2025 12:50
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this reads as a meditation on persistence without spectacle. Meaning thins, faces weather, memory loosens its grip, yet presence remains. The poem doesn’t seek resolution…only the integrity of continuing upward. Powerful, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 21st, 2025 12:50
hills to climb
PerditaRose said:
\"Kindness travels the low path,
choosing its turns the way water does\" - this is a beautiful phrase, arqios. I enjoyed your poem.
December 21st, 2025 09:44
PerditaRose said:
\"Kindness travels the low path,
choosing its turns the way water does\" - this is a beautiful phrase, arqios. I enjoyed your poem.
December 21st, 2025 09:44
hills to climb
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem reflects on nature, the experience of existence, and the connections between movement, memory, and kindness. The imagery of hills and pathways symbolizes personal growth and the journey of life, while the references to natural elements suggest a deep connection to the environment and the passage of time.
December 21st, 2025 06:16
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem reflects on nature, the experience of existence, and the connections between movement, memory, and kindness. The imagery of hills and pathways symbolizes personal growth and the journey of life, while the references to natural elements suggest a deep connection to the environment and the passage of time.
December 21st, 2025 06:16
hills to climb
sorenbarrett said:
This poem carries one on a journey through hills and dales to the river banks and rocky rills it is metaphorical as Melville was in his description of the sea and its meaning dives deep into the layers of being and mind into the conscious and subconscious even the unconscious mind. It is masterfully crafted and is an odyssey that although it appears calm and tranquil is not to be ventured not by the timid. A definite fave
December 21st, 2025 06:04
sorenbarrett said:
This poem carries one on a journey through hills and dales to the river banks and rocky rills it is metaphorical as Melville was in his description of the sea and its meaning dives deep into the layers of being and mind into the conscious and subconscious even the unconscious mind. It is masterfully crafted and is an odyssey that although it appears calm and tranquil is not to be ventured not by the timid. A definite fave
December 21st, 2025 06:04
a poem that builds itself
Goldfinch60 said:
So very true Rik, life starts that way wa well.
Andy
December 21st, 2025 02:23
Goldfinch60 said:
So very true Rik, life starts that way wa well.
Andy
December 21st, 2025 02:23
a poem that builds itself
Kevin Hulme said:
Amazing how some Poems get built quicker than others . I write Poems and I think the Builders on Strike.
December 20th, 2025 20:01
Kevin Hulme said:
Amazing how some Poems get built quicker than others . I write Poems and I think the Builders on Strike.
December 20th, 2025 20:01
a poem that builds itself
orchidee said:
Good write A. Hope your poems are not like a dance I came across - two steps forward, one step backward. Didn\'t know if I was comin\' or going\'. lol.
December 20th, 2025 10:40
orchidee said:
Good write A. Hope your poems are not like a dance I came across - two steps forward, one step backward. Didn\'t know if I was comin\' or going\'. lol.
December 20th, 2025 10:40
a poem that builds itself
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this reads as a metaphor for creation itself. Thought becomes motion, motion becomes structure, and structure stands without needing proclamation. The poem doesn’t build itself out of magic, but out of attention, patience, and trust. Beautifully done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 20th, 2025 09:21
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this reads as a metaphor for creation itself. Thought becomes motion, motion becomes structure, and structure stands without needing proclamation. The poem doesn’t build itself out of magic, but out of attention, patience, and trust. Beautifully done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 20th, 2025 09:21
a poem that builds itself
PerditaRose said:
For me, that is how it somehow seems to happen. Thank you, arqios, for writing this.
December 20th, 2025 08:25
PerditaRose said:
For me, that is how it somehow seems to happen. Thank you, arqios, for writing this.
December 20th, 2025 08:25
a poem that builds itself
Friendship said:
Well written, the poem \"Ode to the Poem That Built Itself\" explores the organic and collaborative process of poetry creation. It emphasizes how ideas evolve from small beginnings into a cohesive and meaningful whole, highlighting the gradual and often unnoticed work that goes into crafting a poem.
December 20th, 2025 07:11
Friendship said:
Well written, the poem \"Ode to the Poem That Built Itself\" explores the organic and collaborative process of poetry creation. It emphasizes how ideas evolve from small beginnings into a cohesive and meaningful whole, highlighting the gradual and often unnoticed work that goes into crafting a poem.
December 20th, 2025 07:11
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