Comments received on poems by arqios
Montgomery Slyde
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, Montgomery Slyde is a study in performed confidence. Bravado, memory, and myth prop him up just long enough to bow before the fall. The poem never condemns him…it simply watches, and that restraint is powerful. Excellent work, dearest friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
February 2nd, 2026 13:43
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, Montgomery Slyde is a study in performed confidence. Bravado, memory, and myth prop him up just long enough to bow before the fall. The poem never condemns him…it simply watches, and that restraint is powerful. Excellent work, dearest friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
February 2nd, 2026 13:43
Montgomery Slyde
sorenbarrett said:
This is a description worthy of a fave as a tip of the hat to a poet that has a way with words.
February 2nd, 2026 08:44
sorenbarrett said:
This is a description worthy of a fave as a tip of the hat to a poet that has a way with words.
February 2nd, 2026 08:44
descent
Vipassana said:
The mountain says nothing.
And somehow,
that is enough.
Beautiful.
February 1st, 2026 19:10
Vipassana said:
The mountain says nothing.
And somehow,
that is enough.
Beautiful.
February 1st, 2026 19:10
riddle of the two kin
Vipassana said:
Very nice. Particularly like the phrase:
One waits on ice
bare as dawn
February 1st, 2026 19:01
Vipassana said:
Very nice. Particularly like the phrase:
One waits on ice
bare as dawn
February 1st, 2026 19:01
observance
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is stark and contemplative. It feels stripped down to essentials…no sentiment, no adornment, just still presence. The restraint gives it real gravity. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
February 1st, 2026 15:28
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is stark and contemplative. It feels stripped down to essentials…no sentiment, no adornment, just still presence. The restraint gives it real gravity. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
February 1st, 2026 15:28
the plunge
Thomas W Case said:
You make the page feel alive—like walking through a landscape instead of reading words.
The quiet inventiveness lingers; the reader is invited to build alongside you, step by careful step.
February 1st, 2026 07:37
Thomas W Case said:
You make the page feel alive—like walking through a landscape instead of reading words.
The quiet inventiveness lingers; the reader is invited to build alongside you, step by careful step.
February 1st, 2026 07:37
the plunge
Thomas W Case said:
You make the page feel alive—like walking through a landscape instead of reading words.
The quiet inventiveness lingers; the reader is invited to build alongside you, step by careful step.
February 1st, 2026 07:37
Thomas W Case said:
You make the page feel alive—like walking through a landscape instead of reading words.
The quiet inventiveness lingers; the reader is invited to build alongside you, step by careful step.
February 1st, 2026 07:37
observance
Paul Bell said:
I always think the snow comes down to cover up bad gardens, if only for a time.
Winter sure is the reflection time, good or bad.
We promise ourselves change, and some manage, most don\'t.
February 1st, 2026 07:35
Paul Bell said:
I always think the snow comes down to cover up bad gardens, if only for a time.
Winter sure is the reflection time, good or bad.
We promise ourselves change, and some manage, most don\'t.
February 1st, 2026 07:35
observance
sorenbarrett said:
We strip the bones bare to understand the structure and see beyond the surface. Yet arriving at the core in simplicity we see that we are all what we are and in that beauty acceptance a cold stark truth, undeniable all are part of the same nature. A lovely poem and a fave my friend
February 1st, 2026 06:07
sorenbarrett said:
We strip the bones bare to understand the structure and see beyond the surface. Yet arriving at the core in simplicity we see that we are all what we are and in that beauty acceptance a cold stark truth, undeniable all are part of the same nature. A lovely poem and a fave my friend
February 1st, 2026 06:07
the rubber plant
Goldfinch60 said:
So true with rubber plants Rik, they are always consistent in their world.
Andy
February 1st, 2026 02:21
Goldfinch60 said:
So true with rubber plants Rik, they are always consistent in their world.
Andy
February 1st, 2026 02:21
the rubber plant
Doggerel Dave said:
I possibly live in much the same environment and feel I know that rubber plant in pot well. I will have to stay with yours for the moment, but hope to find space for another one day.
Apologies for the plainness and practicality of this response, but you did catch a previous rubber plant of mine perfectly.
January 31st, 2026 19:56
Doggerel Dave said:
I possibly live in much the same environment and feel I know that rubber plant in pot well. I will have to stay with yours for the moment, but hope to find space for another one day.
Apologies for the plainness and practicality of this response, but you did catch a previous rubber plant of mine perfectly.
January 31st, 2026 19:56
the rubber plant
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this poem feels like a quiet companion. Its strength is in not demanding attention, just being there…much like showing up when you can. And truly, no apology needed. Keeping pace is hard, and we’re all doing what we can. Grateful for this piece and for you, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 31st, 2026 12:48
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this poem feels like a quiet companion. Its strength is in not demanding attention, just being there…much like showing up when you can. And truly, no apology needed. Keeping pace is hard, and we’re all doing what we can. Grateful for this piece and for you, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 31st, 2026 12:48
the rubber plant
orchidee said:
Good write A. I\'ve dried up again on poems myself. Erm, you getting back on a rocking horse? a hobby horse? or what? lol.
January 31st, 2026 09:24
orchidee said:
Good write A. I\'ve dried up again on poems myself. Erm, you getting back on a rocking horse? a hobby horse? or what? lol.
January 31st, 2026 09:24
the rubber plant
sorenbarrett said:
And so with people to in this varied world there are those that hold their form quiet and steadfast. I see eyes on this plant watching. A most lovely metaphor my friend. a fave
January 31st, 2026 05:35
sorenbarrett said:
And so with people to in this varied world there are those that hold their form quiet and steadfast. I see eyes on this plant watching. A most lovely metaphor my friend. a fave
January 31st, 2026 05:35
The Treaty of Scatterings
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this is playful world-building with a beating heart. The language is vivid, the humor precise, and beneath it all is a gentle meditation on humility and belonging. Ending in purring feels exactly right. A wonderful piece, dear friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 30th, 2026 10:04
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this is playful world-building with a beating heart. The language is vivid, the humor precise, and beneath it all is a gentle meditation on humility and belonging. Ending in purring feels exactly right. A wonderful piece, dear friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 30th, 2026 10:04
The Treaty of Scatterings
orchidee said:
Good write A. Ooh, combining the familiar with the metaphorical. So that means - doubt if I will understand any crypticness in it! lol.
January 30th, 2026 08:54
orchidee said:
Good write A. Ooh, combining the familiar with the metaphorical. So that means - doubt if I will understand any crypticness in it! lol.
January 30th, 2026 08:54
The Treaty of Scatterings
sorenbarrett said:
Such a marvelous poem Cryptic that combines the familiar with the metaphorical. Cats personified and even symbolic in a most figurative manner. The power struggle, politics, ownership, territory and servitude all in one. I have often thought my animals smarter than me have me provide them shelter, food, water, warmth and coolness and on top of it all think I\'m in control when they have me trained. It is I that takes them out for a walk entertains their whims and fancies all for a few gestures on their part and even keeps their environment clean. For what a purr a wag of the tail. It is the same for those that govern or are governed in this world or country we call our own.
January 30th, 2026 07:01
sorenbarrett said:
Such a marvelous poem Cryptic that combines the familiar with the metaphorical. Cats personified and even symbolic in a most figurative manner. The power struggle, politics, ownership, territory and servitude all in one. I have often thought my animals smarter than me have me provide them shelter, food, water, warmth and coolness and on top of it all think I\'m in control when they have me trained. It is I that takes them out for a walk entertains their whims and fancies all for a few gestures on their part and even keeps their environment clean. For what a purr a wag of the tail. It is the same for those that govern or are governed in this world or country we call our own.
January 30th, 2026 07:01
be still
Paul Bell said:
Some go through their life being privileged, some get found out.
One thing is for certain, they all go the same way, even if the headstone is bigger.,
January 29th, 2026 12:33
Paul Bell said:
Some go through their life being privileged, some get found out.
One thing is for certain, they all go the same way, even if the headstone is bigger.,
January 29th, 2026 12:33
be still
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is quiet wisdom shaped by impact. From hiding and deflection to the acceptance of being simply human, the poem never postures. It just bears witness…and that stillness at the end feels like survival, not surrender. Strong work, dearest friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 29th, 2026 11:06
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is quiet wisdom shaped by impact. From hiding and deflection to the acceptance of being simply human, the poem never postures. It just bears witness…and that stillness at the end feels like survival, not surrender. Strong work, dearest friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 29th, 2026 11:06
be still
Friendship said:
Well said. Your poem explores the themes of identity, vulnerability, and the universal struggle for self-acceptance. It reflects on the experience of feeling hidden or unrecognized in a world that often overlooks individual struggles and emotions.
January 29th, 2026 10:46
Friendship said:
Well said. Your poem explores the themes of identity, vulnerability, and the universal struggle for self-acceptance. It reflects on the experience of feeling hidden or unrecognized in a world that often overlooks individual struggles and emotions.
January 29th, 2026 10:46
be still
sorenbarrett said:
A somber write my friend is has a lonely feel and seems painted in sepia and grey. From gay colors it fades into dim reminders that one is worth no more than any other and we are all grains of sand on a large beach. Very nice Cryptic and a fave
January 29th, 2026 10:04
sorenbarrett said:
A somber write my friend is has a lonely feel and seems painted in sepia and grey. From gay colors it fades into dim reminders that one is worth no more than any other and we are all grains of sand on a large beach. Very nice Cryptic and a fave
January 29th, 2026 10:04
a celestial journey
Goldfinch60 said:
Those stars are holes i heaven\'s floor Rik.
Andy
January 29th, 2026 02:47
Goldfinch60 said:
Those stars are holes i heaven\'s floor Rik.
Andy
January 29th, 2026 02:47
a celestial journey
Tristan Robert Lange said:
That image of stars as ancient runes really stays with me. It frames the cosmos as something read slowly, not conquered. Mystery here isn’t a puzzle…it’s a posture. Beautifully thought out and written, my friend!🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 28th, 2026 10:59
Tristan Robert Lange said:
That image of stars as ancient runes really stays with me. It frames the cosmos as something read slowly, not conquered. Mystery here isn’t a puzzle…it’s a posture. Beautifully thought out and written, my friend!🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 28th, 2026 10:59
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