Comments received on poems by arqios
occhiole
Kevin Hulme said:
So much out there. Not just in the Present, but the vast Library of the Past. We are but a Blink of an eye.
A fave.
November 8th, 2026 19:34
Kevin Hulme said:
So much out there. Not just in the Present, but the vast Library of the Past. We are but a Blink of an eye.
A fave.
November 8th, 2026 19:34
occhiole
orchidee said:
I thought this was gonna be about me Scottish cousin - Occhiole, or McOrchi! heehee.
Ignorance is NOT bliss in your case, Fido says to me! lol.
And - Tenere d\'occhio....... etc. Wot SB said. Bit of French there?! lol.
November 8th, 2026 08:03
orchidee said:
I thought this was gonna be about me Scottish cousin - Occhiole, or McOrchi! heehee.
Ignorance is NOT bliss in your case, Fido says to me! lol.
And - Tenere d\'occhio....... etc. Wot SB said. Bit of French there?! lol.
November 8th, 2026 08:03
occhiole
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Rik, I love this! There\'s something wonderfully humbling about discovering just how little we actually know. And frankly, I find that exciting rather than frightening! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 8th, 2026 08:01
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Rik, I love this! There\'s something wonderfully humbling about discovering just how little we actually know. And frankly, I find that exciting rather than frightening! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 8th, 2026 08:01
occhiole
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
a much thought out piece my friend much enjoyed
November 8th, 2026 06:57
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
a much thought out piece my friend much enjoyed
November 8th, 2026 06:57
occhiole
sorenbarrett said:
Clever my friend. The eye a window to the world. That rain could well be tears at what one sees happening. That scattering of untied sheaves our harvest yet to be brought in. The seasons yet to come we see only a limited view from the light of our torch. The window left ajar bids warning Occhio! Tenere d\'occhio e chiudere um occhio o costare um occhio della testa. Certain lights such as florescent, and blue LEDs hurt my vision and incapacitate my work. Light pollution in total impair my view of the stars and my slumber.
November 8th, 2026 05:26
sorenbarrett said:
Clever my friend. The eye a window to the world. That rain could well be tears at what one sees happening. That scattering of untied sheaves our harvest yet to be brought in. The seasons yet to come we see only a limited view from the light of our torch. The window left ajar bids warning Occhio! Tenere d\'occhio e chiudere um occhio o costare um occhio della testa. Certain lights such as florescent, and blue LEDs hurt my vision and incapacitate my work. Light pollution in total impair my view of the stars and my slumber.
November 8th, 2026 05:26
standing still
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words Rik, that walk of life is there.
Andy
November 8th, 2026 02:44
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words Rik, that walk of life is there.
Andy
November 8th, 2026 02:44
standing still
FrasMac said:
Amen to all that good sir. Having not long returned from a warm holiday in a quiet place, I fully concur.
I really sat up with your words of wisdom \"we are not a sum of tasks completed, but a river meandering\"
November 8th, 2026 02:31
FrasMac said:
Amen to all that good sir. Having not long returned from a warm holiday in a quiet place, I fully concur.
I really sat up with your words of wisdom \"we are not a sum of tasks completed, but a river meandering\"
November 8th, 2026 02:31
standing still
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Beautiful, Rik! And isn\'t it absurd how we\'ve convinced ourselves that doing absolutely nothing is somehow wasting time? Sometimes I think we\'ve forgotten how to simply exist without having to justify it. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 7th, 2026 21:51
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Beautiful, Rik! And isn\'t it absurd how we\'ve convinced ourselves that doing absolutely nothing is somehow wasting time? Sometimes I think we\'ve forgotten how to simply exist without having to justify it. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 7th, 2026 21:51
standing still
Kevin Hulme said:
It\'s good to Stand and take things in Once in a While.
Especially with that Spring you are now getting.
Lucky devils.
Good Write.
November 7th, 2026 16:45
Kevin Hulme said:
It\'s good to Stand and take things in Once in a While.
Especially with that Spring you are now getting.
Lucky devils.
Good Write.
November 7th, 2026 16:45
standing still
orchidee said:
I could do with standing still. Am I coming or going? And what day is it? What year is it? I\'m a confused, hurried laddie, as you see! lol.
November 7th, 2026 12:56
orchidee said:
I could do with standing still. Am I coming or going? And what day is it? What year is it? I\'m a confused, hurried laddie, as you see! lol.
November 7th, 2026 12:56
standing still
sorenbarrett said:
This is a marvelous philosophical and existential (maybe anti-existential) poem that sets the mind a wandering. I love the metaphors used so appropriate to the image of time and so well worked with the shadows and flow of the stream. It is a condensation of another world where production, fame and rush are not the value measured but worth is weighed on a different scale. It left me with a feeling of peace far better than lust. A fave my good friend
November 7th, 2026 07:44
sorenbarrett said:
This is a marvelous philosophical and existential (maybe anti-existential) poem that sets the mind a wandering. I love the metaphors used so appropriate to the image of time and so well worked with the shadows and flow of the stream. It is a condensation of another world where production, fame and rush are not the value measured but worth is weighed on a different scale. It left me with a feeling of peace far better than lust. A fave my good friend
November 7th, 2026 07:44
standing still
Mutley Ravishes said:
In the dawn sunrise I often stand still in a park near my house. I can confirm that to \"just stand still\" is like a holy grail. What do I mean? When you try this \"exercise,\" especially if it`s from a chi gung or surya yoga tradition, then you find out just how much the prefrontal cortex tries to interfere! This poem, to me anyways, reads like a prayer. Great write, Arqios.
November 7th, 2026 05:48
Mutley Ravishes said:
In the dawn sunrise I often stand still in a park near my house. I can confirm that to \"just stand still\" is like a holy grail. What do I mean? When you try this \"exercise,\" especially if it`s from a chi gung or surya yoga tradition, then you find out just how much the prefrontal cortex tries to interfere! This poem, to me anyways, reads like a prayer. Great write, Arqios.
November 7th, 2026 05:48
left here
Goldfinch60 said:
I had that feeling when my wife died seven years ago, she will never be forgotten.
Andy
November 7th, 2026 02:19
Goldfinch60 said:
I had that feeling when my wife died seven years ago, she will never be forgotten.
Andy
November 7th, 2026 02:19
left here
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, there’s a kind of cruelty in how well a photograph can do its job. For a second you almost expect the person to turn their head and say something. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 6th, 2026 18:40
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, there’s a kind of cruelty in how well a photograph can do its job. For a second you almost expect the person to turn their head and say something. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 6th, 2026 18:40
left here
Kevin Hulme said:
Reminds me of the Ringo Starr song: \'Photograph\'. A good Write.
November 6th, 2026 16:28
Kevin Hulme said:
Reminds me of the Ringo Starr song: \'Photograph\'. A good Write.
November 6th, 2026 16:28
of the authentic reader, it could be said
Jane Frye said:
Wow! I read this twice. Beautifully written.
November 6th, 2026 11:27
Jane Frye said:
Wow! I read this twice. Beautifully written.
November 6th, 2026 11:27
left here
Tony Grannell said:
Greetings, arqios,
How an abrupt ending can heartbreakingly linger on on paper. I know the feeling well. A touching poem.
Wishing you all the best,
Tony.
November 6th, 2026 07:49
Tony Grannell said:
Greetings, arqios,
How an abrupt ending can heartbreakingly linger on on paper. I know the feeling well. A touching poem.
Wishing you all the best,
Tony.
November 6th, 2026 07:49
left here
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
A blunt striking write my friend
November 6th, 2026 04:55
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
A blunt striking write my friend
November 6th, 2026 04:55
feel for you
FrasMac said:
\"wilful acts of nature\" - now there\'s a concept to mull over... you always give us something to think about, thank you
November 6th, 2026 00:58
FrasMac said:
\"wilful acts of nature\" - now there\'s a concept to mull over... you always give us something to think about, thank you
November 6th, 2026 00:58
air traffic control
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, I can practically hear somebody say, “See? You did fine,” after spending the whole damn time making it harder. LOL! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 5th, 2026 23:03
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, I can practically hear somebody say, “See? You did fine,” after spending the whole damn time making it harder. LOL! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 5th, 2026 23:03
air traffic control
Paul Bell said:
You can never be too careful, one extra sip of coffee, and Jumbo has landed on Mavis, who is taxiing out to the runway to take her pilots test.
Sadly, Mavis didn\'t pass her test.
November 5th, 2026 08:05
Paul Bell said:
You can never be too careful, one extra sip of coffee, and Jumbo has landed on Mavis, who is taxiing out to the runway to take her pilots test.
Sadly, Mavis didn\'t pass her test.
November 5th, 2026 08:05
air traffic control
Mutley Ravishes said:
I once witnessed a martial artist in a sparring match. I can only describe his movement as imagining how a dragon standing upright would move. The \"opponent\" couldn\'t lay a finger on him, yet he didn\'t lay a finger on the opponent either. He later said in an interview that if he starts to think about doing the movements \"right,\" or \"looking good,\" \"not getting hit,\" etc. then his form-movement-balance collapses and he is in trouble. Great write, Arqios.
November 5th, 2026 07:26
Mutley Ravishes said:
I once witnessed a martial artist in a sparring match. I can only describe his movement as imagining how a dragon standing upright would move. The \"opponent\" couldn\'t lay a finger on him, yet he didn\'t lay a finger on the opponent either. He later said in an interview that if he starts to think about doing the movements \"right,\" or \"looking good,\" \"not getting hit,\" etc. then his form-movement-balance collapses and he is in trouble. Great write, Arqios.
November 5th, 2026 07:26
air traffic control
Gelyn said:
I agree with Sorenbarrett.
Here\'s my two cents for this piece.
Not every correction is an act of guidance. Sometimes, it is simply control disguised as instruction.
Nice metaphor..
Gel
November 5th, 2026 06:35
Gelyn said:
I agree with Sorenbarrett.
Here\'s my two cents for this piece.
Not every correction is an act of guidance. Sometimes, it is simply control disguised as instruction.
Nice metaphor..
Gel
November 5th, 2026 06:35
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