Comments received on poems by arqios
The dune across from Dover
Doggerel Dave said:
\"old arguments between land and water\" - A beach personified. I felt that.
Place doesn\'t happen to be Dunkirk, does it?
August 5th, 2026 06:00
Doggerel Dave said:
\"old arguments between land and water\" - A beach personified. I felt that.
Place doesn\'t happen to be Dunkirk, does it?
August 5th, 2026 06:00
The dune across from Dover
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Great descriptive piece my friend
August 5th, 2026 05:18
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Great descriptive piece my friend
August 5th, 2026 05:18
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Kevin Hulme said:
On a slightly Related theme: I always watch the Television with the Subtitles on - Because some dialogue you can\'t hear , people mumble- and different words come up than was Spoke.
August 4th, 2026 18:27
Kevin Hulme said:
On a slightly Related theme: I always watch the Television with the Subtitles on - Because some dialogue you can\'t hear , people mumble- and different words come up than was Spoke.
August 4th, 2026 18:27
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Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a wonderfully clever piece, Rik. The unusual spacing delivers the joke perfectly...while the ending transforms ordinary writerly frustration into something unexpectedly introspective. Brilliant work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 4th, 2026 08:26
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a wonderfully clever piece, Rik. The unusual spacing delivers the joke perfectly...while the ending transforms ordinary writerly frustration into something unexpectedly introspective. Brilliant work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 4th, 2026 08:26
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orchidee said:
Yes, and spellchecker too. There was a \'naughty\' that it interpreted. Can\'t say in public. Blush! lol.
And you\'ll know my tale of searching for the meaning of Carpe Diem. By the time I found out, there was no day left to seize! Well, I was searching fishing terms for three hours, I thought it was to do with carps. Doh! Could it only happen to me? lol.
August 4th, 2026 07:28
orchidee said:
Yes, and spellchecker too. There was a \'naughty\' that it interpreted. Can\'t say in public. Blush! lol.
And you\'ll know my tale of searching for the meaning of Carpe Diem. By the time I found out, there was no day left to seize! Well, I was searching fishing terms for three hours, I thought it was to do with carps. Doh! Could it only happen to me? lol.
August 4th, 2026 07:28
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nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
a deep one my friend, enjoyed
August 4th, 2026 07:19
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
a deep one my friend, enjoyed
August 4th, 2026 07:19
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Doggerel Dave said:
Don\'t believe you haven\'t given OneLook a try...
August 4th, 2026 06:17
Doggerel Dave said:
Don\'t believe you haven\'t given OneLook a try...
August 4th, 2026 06:17
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sorenbarrett said:
Some time it takes time to realize ...............what was I saying? Oh yes to realize. Good one Cryptic some words have no synonym and for some things there are no words.
August 4th, 2026 05:05
sorenbarrett said:
Some time it takes time to realize ...............what was I saying? Oh yes to realize. Good one Cryptic some words have no synonym and for some things there are no words.
August 4th, 2026 05:05
on a park bench
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, what a beautiful piece. The imagery is delicate throughout, and the tension between being anchored and being lifted gives the poem such emotional depth. By the time you arrive at the closing invitation, it feels deeply personal without ever losing its quiet elegance. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 3rd, 2026 17:48
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, what a beautiful piece. The imagery is delicate throughout, and the tension between being anchored and being lifted gives the poem such emotional depth. By the time you arrive at the closing invitation, it feels deeply personal without ever losing its quiet elegance. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 3rd, 2026 17:48
on a park bench
Kevin Hulme said:
A person Mentally or Physically wanting to be somewhere else. But unable for some reason.
As for French: I only know enough to get my face slapped.
Good Poem.
August 3rd, 2026 15:55
Kevin Hulme said:
A person Mentally or Physically wanting to be somewhere else. But unable for some reason.
As for French: I only know enough to get my face slapped.
Good Poem.
August 3rd, 2026 15:55
on a park bench
orchidee said:
Bit of French there? I will ask Fido - he knows languages. lol.
August 3rd, 2026 08:26
orchidee said:
Bit of French there? I will ask Fido - he knows languages. lol.
August 3rd, 2026 08:26
on a park bench
sorenbarrett said:
Beautiful Cryptic I read the Italian as is although my Italian is poor and next to none I was able to see it was a translation of the English and bravo for the ability to put it in both. The poem itself seems an interpretation of the art but even more it speaks to what holds us all to where and who we are. A mesmerizing write and I am not sure if it is I that am opening my eyes or you that have grown in your poetic ability. This was magnificent
August 3rd, 2026 06:30
sorenbarrett said:
Beautiful Cryptic I read the Italian as is although my Italian is poor and next to none I was able to see it was a translation of the English and bravo for the ability to put it in both. The poem itself seems an interpretation of the art but even more it speaks to what holds us all to where and who we are. A mesmerizing write and I am not sure if it is I that am opening my eyes or you that have grown in your poetic ability. This was magnificent
August 3rd, 2026 06:30
foam-born of the Bay
Kevin Hulme said:
You read about Greek Myth, and then some new names spring out at you. 👍
August 2nd, 2026 16:55
Kevin Hulme said:
You read about Greek Myth, and then some new names spring out at you. 👍
August 2nd, 2026 16:55
foam-born of the Bay
Thomas W Case said:
This is a beautifully mythic piece—there’s a quiet grandeur in the way you weave origin, purpose, and impermanence together. The opening cosmology feels timeless, and then it gently narrows into something deeply personal without losing that sense of scale.
August 2nd, 2026 07:22
Thomas W Case said:
This is a beautifully mythic piece—there’s a quiet grandeur in the way you weave origin, purpose, and impermanence together. The opening cosmology feels timeless, and then it gently narrows into something deeply personal without losing that sense of scale.
August 2nd, 2026 07:22
foam-born of the Bay
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Rik, this really moved me. There is such profound loneliness beneath its beauty...especially in the fate of someone valued chiefly for what he gives others. One hell of a poem, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 2nd, 2026 07:05
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Rik, this really moved me. There is such profound loneliness beneath its beauty...especially in the fate of someone valued chiefly for what he gives others. One hell of a poem, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 2nd, 2026 07:05
foam-born of the Bay
sorenbarrett said:
Brilliant!! A beautiful myth that I take as most myths a metaphor. Poetically crafted in lovely images it takes the reader on a journey as all Myths do and this one feels so Greek in nature not just because of the names of the Gods but in style. I had forgotten this myth Cryptic. Bythos associated with the seas depth joins in this myth. The foam as transformation the interplay between turbulence and tranquility is creation ephemeral in nature. Aphrodite born of the foam. A wonderful write and a fave.
August 2nd, 2026 05:55
sorenbarrett said:
Brilliant!! A beautiful myth that I take as most myths a metaphor. Poetically crafted in lovely images it takes the reader on a journey as all Myths do and this one feels so Greek in nature not just because of the names of the Gods but in style. I had forgotten this myth Cryptic. Bythos associated with the seas depth joins in this myth. The foam as transformation the interplay between turbulence and tranquility is creation ephemeral in nature. Aphrodite born of the foam. A wonderful write and a fave.
August 2nd, 2026 05:55
life after
FrasMac said:
Yes, poignantly short, sharp and vivid. Reminds me that, as my old mother used to say, \"this too, shall pass.\" Well expressed good sir!
August 2nd, 2026 01:45
FrasMac said:
Yes, poignantly short, sharp and vivid. Reminds me that, as my old mother used to say, \"this too, shall pass.\" Well expressed good sir!
August 2nd, 2026 01:45
life after
Goldfinch60 said:
We must always go into each new day after the ruins of yesterday Rik.
Andy
August 2nd, 2026 01:13
Goldfinch60 said:
We must always go into each new day after the ruins of yesterday Rik.
Andy
August 2nd, 2026 01:13
life after
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I find hope in this kind of perspective. Sometimes the greatest act of strength isn’t recreating what was lost…it’s finding the courage to stand where it fell and begin again. Wonderful write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 1st, 2026 20:42
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I find hope in this kind of perspective. Sometimes the greatest act of strength isn’t recreating what was lost…it’s finding the courage to stand where it fell and begin again. Wonderful write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 1st, 2026 20:42
life after
sorenbarrett said:
Short, graphic with a powerful, somber and somewhat dark view of life itself. Well done Cryptic
August 1st, 2026 07:00
sorenbarrett said:
Short, graphic with a powerful, somber and somewhat dark view of life itself. Well done Cryptic
August 1st, 2026 07:00
life after
Paul Bell said:
Possessions you can replace, life you can\'t.
Mother nature sure is working overtime in destroying us.
Might be telling us something.
August 1st, 2026 06:06
Paul Bell said:
Possessions you can replace, life you can\'t.
Mother nature sure is working overtime in destroying us.
Might be telling us something.
August 1st, 2026 06:06
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