Comments received on poems by arqios
\"she cares\"
Katie B. said:
Excellent, powerful, moving. Indeed a fave.
Blessings~Katie
March 15th, 2026 13:05
Katie B. said:
Excellent, powerful, moving. Indeed a fave.
Blessings~Katie
March 15th, 2026 13:05
\"she cares\"
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic we all long for someone to care and the thought that someone we idolize cares for us is hard to accept but echoes in our head and won\'t leave us alone. A lovely poem of young infatuation with a shaky self esteem of adolescence. So well done
March 15th, 2026 06:20
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic we all long for someone to care and the thought that someone we idolize cares for us is hard to accept but echoes in our head and won\'t leave us alone. A lovely poem of young infatuation with a shaky self esteem of adolescence. So well done
March 15th, 2026 06:20
\"she” poem number 8
Neville said:
I am mightily impressed my friend .. this page contains what is probably my favourite of your posted works to date .. Neville 😎⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐👍
March 15th, 2026 03:29
Neville said:
I am mightily impressed my friend .. this page contains what is probably my favourite of your posted works to date .. Neville 😎⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐👍
March 15th, 2026 03:29
\"she” poem number 8
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this reads like a snapshot from another time…Walkman humming, arcade lights glowing, a quarter ready for Pac-Man. All those details build the scene beautifully, but it’s the repeated line about whether you waited that gives the poem its ache. Nostalgic, tender, and quietly heartbreaking. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 14th, 2026 08:46
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this reads like a snapshot from another time…Walkman humming, arcade lights glowing, a quarter ready for Pac-Man. All those details build the scene beautifully, but it’s the repeated line about whether you waited that gives the poem its ache. Nostalgic, tender, and quietly heartbreaking. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 14th, 2026 08:46
\"she” poem number 8
sorenbarrett said:
The reoccurrence of the phrase \"and she doubts if I waited\" has double meaning to me. There is the obvious that leads one to think there was a mis encounter but then there is the aspect of all that you were doing in the interim and you were not waiting but doing at that time. Sometimes our anticipation and preparation and looking impedes the waiting. A deep and most thoughtful write that is quite haunting Cryptic
March 14th, 2026 06:51
sorenbarrett said:
The reoccurrence of the phrase \"and she doubts if I waited\" has double meaning to me. There is the obvious that leads one to think there was a mis encounter but then there is the aspect of all that you were doing in the interim and you were not waiting but doing at that time. Sometimes our anticipation and preparation and looking impedes the waiting. A deep and most thoughtful write that is quite haunting Cryptic
March 14th, 2026 06:51
\"she” poem number 8
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
good write definitive like
March 14th, 2026 06:38
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
good write definitive like
March 14th, 2026 06:38
\"she” poem number 8
Katie B. said:
Amazing, vivid. Puts you right there. Your writing inspires me to be a better writer.
March 14th, 2026 06:24
Katie B. said:
Amazing, vivid. Puts you right there. Your writing inspires me to be a better writer.
March 14th, 2026 06:24
\"she” poem number 8
Doggerel Dave said:
Drips with references I recognise and have various meanings for me. There is only one more thought to record - I hope you two got it together.
March 14th, 2026 05:56
Doggerel Dave said:
Drips with references I recognise and have various meanings for me. There is only one more thought to record - I hope you two got it together.
March 14th, 2026 05:56
letting you go
Goldfinch60 said:
A beautiful write on the sadness of somebody going Rik, great piece of work.
Andy
March 14th, 2026 02:27
Goldfinch60 said:
A beautiful write on the sadness of somebody going Rik, great piece of work.
Andy
March 14th, 2026 02:27
letting you go
Kevin Hulme said:
Things into a Box could be anything from a Person\'s life . Memories or Relationships.
Like it.
March 13th, 2026 20:08
Kevin Hulme said:
Things into a Box could be anything from a Person\'s life . Memories or Relationships.
Like it.
March 13th, 2026 20:08
letting you go
orchidee said:
Good write A. I doubt I will get any meanings of cryptic poems with me wooden brain-box. It\'s like talking to a plank of wood. heehee.
March 13th, 2026 09:45
orchidee said:
Good write A. I doubt I will get any meanings of cryptic poems with me wooden brain-box. It\'s like talking to a plank of wood. heehee.
March 13th, 2026 09:45
letting you go
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, what a tender piece… the small objects, the quiet goodbye, and that final cloud image all work together beautifully. The poem doesn’t shout its emotion, it just lets the moment sit there with quiet grace. That restraint makes it even more powerful. Well done, Rik.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 13th, 2026 09:01
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, what a tender piece… the small objects, the quiet goodbye, and that final cloud image all work together beautifully. The poem doesn’t shout its emotion, it just lets the moment sit there with quiet grace. That restraint makes it even more powerful. Well done, Rik.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 13th, 2026 09:01
letting you go
sorenbarrett said:
I am most sorry Cryptic for this interpretation but I could not help but picture a small child with their prize possessions (a small toy and rock) packing them in a box and saying goodbye to them. (bidding farewell to childhood). Then looking at all that remained of childhood (the sky, the tree, the muddy ground all symbolic of nature, its beauty and dirt) adult eyes are opened to things that are \"more important\" such as money, schedules, jobs, traffic, scams (none mentioned but to me implied with adulthood) and with a face of acceptance did not cry like clouds dispersed without a raindrop tear. A brilliant write my friend that leaves a feeling of nostalgia and sadness. A fave
March 13th, 2026 06:10
sorenbarrett said:
I am most sorry Cryptic for this interpretation but I could not help but picture a small child with their prize possessions (a small toy and rock) packing them in a box and saying goodbye to them. (bidding farewell to childhood). Then looking at all that remained of childhood (the sky, the tree, the muddy ground all symbolic of nature, its beauty and dirt) adult eyes are opened to things that are \"more important\" such as money, schedules, jobs, traffic, scams (none mentioned but to me implied with adulthood) and with a face of acceptance did not cry like clouds dispersed without a raindrop tear. A brilliant write my friend that leaves a feeling of nostalgia and sadness. A fave
March 13th, 2026 06:10
an architect’s aperture
Goldfinch60 said:
The truth is out there Rik but sometimes it is inconceivable.
Andy
March 13th, 2026 02:44
Goldfinch60 said:
The truth is out there Rik but sometimes it is inconceivable.
Andy
March 13th, 2026 02:44
an architect’s aperture
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this has a quiet sense of release running through it…the shedding of “Always” and the laying down of the mask feels like a moment of deep self-recognition. The tone carries a calm dignity that makes the ending especially powerful. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 12th, 2026 09:53
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this has a quiet sense of release running through it…the shedding of “Always” and the laying down of the mask feels like a moment of deep self-recognition. The tone carries a calm dignity that makes the ending especially powerful. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 12th, 2026 09:53
an architect’s aperture
sorenbarrett said:
Some would call this God others nature. A deeply spiritual poem of creation, physics laws, cosmic winds. The great architect of the universe. The first stanza describes so poetically the mystery of the entity beneath hidden behind the wool of eternity \"always\". People design him in what they believe telling him what he should be or look like. They dress him in their fine wardrobe of silk and silver pins but this is not a cage for light. \"The fractal begins to breath\" a lovely description of the infinite. The last stanza captured me the most with its poetic meshing of opposites and merging of what seems an enigma into nature itself. This is one of your finest Cryptic a most lovely write that struck me as simply brilliant!! It touches the soul a definite fave
March 12th, 2026 05:53
sorenbarrett said:
Some would call this God others nature. A deeply spiritual poem of creation, physics laws, cosmic winds. The great architect of the universe. The first stanza describes so poetically the mystery of the entity beneath hidden behind the wool of eternity \"always\". People design him in what they believe telling him what he should be or look like. They dress him in their fine wardrobe of silk and silver pins but this is not a cage for light. \"The fractal begins to breath\" a lovely description of the infinite. The last stanza captured me the most with its poetic meshing of opposites and merging of what seems an enigma into nature itself. This is one of your finest Cryptic a most lovely write that struck me as simply brilliant!! It touches the soul a definite fave
March 12th, 2026 05:53
drifter’s melody
Kevin Hulme said:
\'\'But I am the Shadow and you are the Sun \'\'.
A good Write.
March 11th, 2026 10:31
Kevin Hulme said:
\'\'But I am the Shadow and you are the Sun \'\'.
A good Write.
March 11th, 2026 10:31
drifter’s melody
2781 said:
See, I went straight to fishing!
Drifting for flathead.
Then it hit me. Amazing where this stuff can take you.
Nicely done, your a champion.
March 11th, 2026 08:23
2781 said:
See, I went straight to fishing!
Drifting for flathead.
Then it hit me. Amazing where this stuff can take you.
Nicely done, your a champion.
March 11th, 2026 08:23
drifter’s melody
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this reminded me how some relationships remain quietly present even when years pass between them. That idea of being part of the same pattern despite drifting apart feels very real. You captured that lingering connection beautifully. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 11th, 2026 08:08
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this reminded me how some relationships remain quietly present even when years pass between them. That idea of being part of the same pattern despite drifting apart feels very real. You captured that lingering connection beautifully. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 11th, 2026 08:08
drifter’s melody
Katie B. said:
Lovely,, rich poem full of truths. Great share!
March 11th, 2026 07:33
Katie B. said:
Lovely,, rich poem full of truths. Great share!
March 11th, 2026 07:33
drifter’s melody
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic this is a beautiful and insightful poem that speaks to me.
\"You may see a fool
for the way I run,
But I am the shadow,
and you are the sun—\"
What a wonderful way to place the tie between two. Metaphoric for sure and so more applicable in that light. Nicely written and a fave my friend
March 11th, 2026 05:21
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic this is a beautiful and insightful poem that speaks to me.
\"You may see a fool
for the way I run,
But I am the shadow,
and you are the sun—\"
What a wonderful way to place the tie between two. Metaphoric for sure and so more applicable in that light. Nicely written and a fave my friend
March 11th, 2026 05:21
never in the hands
Tom Dylan said:
A fine write, mate. There\'s a line in a song, Waterfall by Stone Roses, \'Stands on shifting sands.\' Your poem reminded me of that. Nicely done.
March 11th, 2026 03:18
Tom Dylan said:
A fine write, mate. There\'s a line in a song, Waterfall by Stone Roses, \'Stands on shifting sands.\' Your poem reminded me of that. Nicely done.
March 11th, 2026 03:18
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