Comments received on poems by arqios
it never showed
Friendship said:
Nicely done. Your poem explores the theme of instability and the struggle for control in daily life.
November 1st, 2026 13:07
Friendship said:
Nicely done. Your poem explores the theme of instability and the struggle for control in daily life.
November 1st, 2026 13:07
it never showed
orchidee said:
Yes, and I been trying to collect water in this sieve for 4 hours now! Why don\'t I try collecting it in me hands?! lol.
November 1st, 2026 10:57
orchidee said:
Yes, and I been trying to collect water in this sieve for 4 hours now! Why don\'t I try collecting it in me hands?! lol.
November 1st, 2026 10:57
it never showed
sorenbarrett said:
I may be missing a far deeper meaning to this Cryptic but the first thing that came to mind was psychological not metaphorical. Maybe because having been a psychologist all these years has frozen my mind into this area. The instability held in place being pushed out of consciousness over rides complete instability under the surface (interesting that \"Beneath the day\'s footing--- a small body of water\" I thought of sweat from the stress cleverly worded as if in double meaning it ran down under one\'s feet or under the footing itself). This picture of one on the edge of loosing it. And how does one keep it still below the surface and stable by diversion into small tasks of repairing cracks in the building (errands) so that the real problem never needs to be addressed This keeps the hands from shaking or from others seeing it if it is there. Nicely done my friend
November 1st, 2026 10:00
sorenbarrett said:
I may be missing a far deeper meaning to this Cryptic but the first thing that came to mind was psychological not metaphorical. Maybe because having been a psychologist all these years has frozen my mind into this area. The instability held in place being pushed out of consciousness over rides complete instability under the surface (interesting that \"Beneath the day\'s footing--- a small body of water\" I thought of sweat from the stress cleverly worded as if in double meaning it ran down under one\'s feet or under the footing itself). This picture of one on the edge of loosing it. And how does one keep it still below the surface and stable by diversion into small tasks of repairing cracks in the building (errands) so that the real problem never needs to be addressed This keeps the hands from shaking or from others seeing it if it is there. Nicely done my friend
November 1st, 2026 10:00
it never showed
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a quietly unsettling portrait here of someone moving through ordinary responsibilities while the ground beneath their inner life keeps shifting, and the contrast between the outward steadiness of errands and the private effort of holding things together gives the poem its tension. “each list a small task / to steady the shake / that never shows in the hands” is the keeper for me, because it captures the invisible labor of appearing composed when even the simplest routines have become a way of keeping oneself from coming apart.
November 1st, 2026 09:18
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a quietly unsettling portrait here of someone moving through ordinary responsibilities while the ground beneath their inner life keeps shifting, and the contrast between the outward steadiness of errands and the private effort of holding things together gives the poem its tension. “each list a small task / to steady the shake / that never shows in the hands” is the keeper for me, because it captures the invisible labor of appearing composed when even the simplest routines have become a way of keeping oneself from coming apart.
November 1st, 2026 09:18
the melding of roads
Kevin Hulme said:
We are but the Sum of all we know and Known.
Good Write.
October 31st, 2026 19:19
Kevin Hulme said:
We are but the Sum of all we know and Known.
Good Write.
October 31st, 2026 19:19
the melding of roads
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, this moves me...I love the wish to remember with thanks before anything else. Happy Halloween, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 31st, 2026 15:40
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, this moves me...I love the wish to remember with thanks before anything else. Happy Halloween, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 31st, 2026 15:40
the melding of roads
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
much enjoyed piece, I love the way it flows
October 31st, 2026 05:09
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
much enjoyed piece, I love the way it flows
October 31st, 2026 05:09
the melding of roads
sorenbarrett said:
In vagueness of memory\'s fog I feel the frustration of learning speech, first the understanding of meanings to sounds then the replication of them and how it is to wish to say something that one has no word for. Yet over time roads of understanding and meaning merge. Just rambling Cryptic this poem dug up loose thoughts.
October 31st, 2026 04:45
sorenbarrett said:
In vagueness of memory\'s fog I feel the frustration of learning speech, first the understanding of meanings to sounds then the replication of them and how it is to wish to say something that one has no word for. Yet over time roads of understanding and meaning merge. Just rambling Cryptic this poem dug up loose thoughts.
October 31st, 2026 04:45
evening fire
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, arqios,
Handmade specks of light, like stars, a brief encounter and then to vanish. Puff! Tranquilly composed and a pleasure to read.
Fond regards,
Tony.
October 30th, 2026 17:11
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, arqios,
Handmade specks of light, like stars, a brief encounter and then to vanish. Puff! Tranquilly composed and a pleasure to read.
Fond regards,
Tony.
October 30th, 2026 17:11
evening fire
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Dust is usually something I’m trying to get rid of, arqios. This makes me reconsider what I’m so quick to dismiss, including in people. Powerful poetry, my friend.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 30th, 2026 11:39
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Dust is usually something I’m trying to get rid of, arqios. This makes me reconsider what I’m so quick to dismiss, including in people. Powerful poetry, my friend.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 30th, 2026 11:39
cathedra humanis
Joseph M Marion said:
I love this and you\'re exactly right the first law of this universe is chaos and chaos life can come into this universe and to chaos it can all be destroyed
October 30th, 2026 10:52
Joseph M Marion said:
I love this and you\'re exactly right the first law of this universe is chaos and chaos life can come into this universe and to chaos it can all be destroyed
October 30th, 2026 10:52
evening fire
Kevin Hulme said:
Brings up a nice Image. Camping Outdoors maybe. Nice one.n
October 30th, 2026 07:54
Kevin Hulme said:
Brings up a nice Image. Camping Outdoors maybe. Nice one.n
October 30th, 2026 07:54
evening fire
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic such brief clues in this piece are just like the fleeting flair of flame in a dying day where the air is already tired and ready for repose. They fade quickly leaving only a glow and so is that last burst before death that leaves only a glow of memory. Nicely written my friend.
October 30th, 2026 06:04
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic such brief clues in this piece are just like the fleeting flair of flame in a dying day where the air is already tired and ready for repose. They fade quickly leaving only a glow and so is that last burst before death that leaves only a glow of memory. Nicely written my friend.
October 30th, 2026 06:04
evening fire
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
this piece says only what it needs to say, fine write my friend
October 30th, 2026 05:08
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
this piece says only what it needs to say, fine write my friend
October 30th, 2026 05:08
cathedra humanis
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, I’d much rather admit to being complicated than spend my life pretending I’m consistent. There’s a relief in that admission. Another fantastic write, and a fave, my friend.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 30th, 2026 01:28
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, I’d much rather admit to being complicated than spend my life pretending I’m consistent. There’s a relief in that admission. Another fantastic write, and a fave, my friend.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 30th, 2026 01:28
cathedra humanis
Kevin Hulme said:
A good summing up of the the Human Animal.
October 29th, 2026 22:29
Kevin Hulme said:
A good summing up of the the Human Animal.
October 29th, 2026 22:29
crossdressed wolves
Joseph M Marion said:
I love the way you can write in parallels beautiful
October 29th, 2026 14:50
Joseph M Marion said:
I love the way you can write in parallels beautiful
October 29th, 2026 14:50
cathedra humanis
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
fine write my friend, aptly summed by previous comments
October 29th, 2026 06:31
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
fine write my friend, aptly summed by previous comments
October 29th, 2026 06:31
cathedra humanis
sorenbarrett said:
I love this one Cryptic it couples action with meaning sending a powerful message. It is the recipe of life each ingredient adding flavor. Ingredients of different types each with its own language yet all understood in the final mix. Very nicely done my friend.
October 29th, 2026 06:14
sorenbarrett said:
I love this one Cryptic it couples action with meaning sending a powerful message. It is the recipe of life each ingredient adding flavor. Ingredients of different types each with its own language yet all understood in the final mix. Very nicely done my friend.
October 29th, 2026 06:14
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