Comments received on poems by arqios
in the end
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic although arcane this piece has deep meaning for me. How often we attempt to please but our vision is not that of the one we wish to oblige. In the end no one to blame remains two separate beings, neither content but just who they are. Very nicely crafted (but the grain ran otherwise) a great metaphor my friend and it says it all. So it is with our poems as well. Cut to specifications to some they are not polished.
November 5th, 2025 08:10
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic although arcane this piece has deep meaning for me. How often we attempt to please but our vision is not that of the one we wish to oblige. In the end no one to blame remains two separate beings, neither content but just who they are. Very nicely crafted (but the grain ran otherwise) a great metaphor my friend and it says it all. So it is with our poems as well. Cut to specifications to some they are not polished.
November 5th, 2025 08:10
in the end
Doggerel Dave said:
\"the masked \'reader\' not responding... not there? one way conversation now?
November 5th, 2025 05:47
Doggerel Dave said:
\"the masked \'reader\' not responding... not there? one way conversation now?
November 5th, 2025 05:47
the masked \'reader\'
Doggerel Dave said:
\"the masked \'reader\' not responding... not there? one way conversation now?
November 5th, 2025 05:46
Doggerel Dave said:
\"the masked \'reader\' not responding... not there? one way conversation now?
November 5th, 2025 05:46
in the end
orchidee said:
You\'ve started at the end. Will you get to the beginning?! Good write A. lol.
November 5th, 2025 05:08
orchidee said:
You\'ve started at the end. Will you get to the beginning?! Good write A. lol.
November 5th, 2025 05:08
the promise of morning
orchidee said:
Good morning, good day to you A! Oh, that was yesterday I first said that. It\'s \'today\' now.
And I still can\'t find \'tomorrow\'. When it gets here, it\'s today.
Do shut up Orchi, says Fido - you\'re becoming cryptically rambling! lol.
November 5th, 2025 03:31
orchidee said:
Good morning, good day to you A! Oh, that was yesterday I first said that. It\'s \'today\' now.
And I still can\'t find \'tomorrow\'. When it gets here, it\'s today.
Do shut up Orchi, says Fido - you\'re becoming cryptically rambling! lol.
November 5th, 2025 03:31
the promise of morning
Goldfinch60 said:
Every morning we arise is so special Rik, leading us into another day of unknown wonder and beauty. Great poem.
Andy
November 5th, 2025 02:18
Goldfinch60 said:
Every morning we arise is so special Rik, leading us into another day of unknown wonder and beauty. Great poem.
Andy
November 5th, 2025 02:18
the promise of morning
Tristan Robert Lange said:
The imagery breathes…each line a slow inhale of grace. “Both ache and joy” becomes one pulse here...dawn and soul rising together. Wonderful, my dear friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 4th, 2025 15:31
Tristan Robert Lange said:
The imagery breathes…each line a slow inhale of grace. “Both ache and joy” becomes one pulse here...dawn and soul rising together. Wonderful, my dear friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 4th, 2025 15:31
the promise of morning
sorenbarrett said:
This poem requires several readings as all deeper poems do. Cryptic the currents run deep in this one.
\"Embrace this new day’s promise,
not as a grand decree,
but as the simple turning
of leaves toward the sun.\"
This caught my attention first and how deeply it hit. So often we order, demand yet the turning of the leaf to the sun is natural no order given but self serving. A lovely metaphor. This poem carries with if a feel of spiritual calm and peace. A fave my friend
November 4th, 2025 05:50
sorenbarrett said:
This poem requires several readings as all deeper poems do. Cryptic the currents run deep in this one.
\"Embrace this new day’s promise,
not as a grand decree,
but as the simple turning
of leaves toward the sun.\"
This caught my attention first and how deeply it hit. So often we order, demand yet the turning of the leaf to the sun is natural no order given but self serving. A lovely metaphor. This poem carries with if a feel of spiritual calm and peace. A fave my friend
November 4th, 2025 05:50
the promise of morning
Paul Bell said:
I always think, if you wake up, it\'s already a great day.
After that, everything else is a bonus.
If you\'re old, think like a child and get out in the elements and live.
November 4th, 2025 04:58
Paul Bell said:
I always think, if you wake up, it\'s already a great day.
After that, everything else is a bonus.
If you\'re old, think like a child and get out in the elements and live.
November 4th, 2025 04:58
the promise of morning
orchidee said:
Good morning there A, and good write! I went back to the beginning - I was walking backwards. Doh! lol.
November 4th, 2025 04:56
orchidee said:
Good morning there A, and good write! I went back to the beginning - I was walking backwards. Doh! lol.
November 4th, 2025 04:56
the masked \'reader\'
Goldfinch60 said:
Such true words Rik, but some of us do read the poems and understand them. I do not want anything for my comment, LOL.
Andy
November 4th, 2025 02:11
Goldfinch60 said:
Such true words Rik, but some of us do read the poems and understand them. I do not want anything for my comment, LOL.
Andy
November 4th, 2025 02:11
the masked \'reader\'
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, “Make me hear the sound of grinding steel”...that line rings like thunder through the whole poem. It’s the perfect refrain…brutal and human. Love it, my dear friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 3rd, 2025 18:25
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, “Make me hear the sound of grinding steel”...that line rings like thunder through the whole poem. It’s the perfect refrain…brutal and human. Love it, my dear friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 3rd, 2025 18:25
closing the distance
NafisaSB said:
Truly cryptic and yet so full of beautiful memories of the true riches that we cherish
November 3rd, 2025 10:00
NafisaSB said:
Truly cryptic and yet so full of beautiful memories of the true riches that we cherish
November 3rd, 2025 10:00
the masked \'reader\'
Doggerel Dave said:
Cyber friends, cyber love and all that shit – impossible to in this instance quote any one line of your piece, It’s the cumulative condemnation which does the trick.
MPS is my only vehicle of conversation on the web, so I won’t make comparisons, though I have my suspicions, and if I took seriously the loose excrement which burbles out of here sometimes……
But it happens in the world of commerce via the net too. Ordered product from a company which checked out on Scamadvisor et al, took my money, did not provide the goods. I was delt with by someone styled as “Customer Happiness Officer”, who eventually became unhappy herself after months of correspondence and, I admit, some veiled threats, made an executive (lol) decision and refunded…..
November 3rd, 2025 09:52
Doggerel Dave said:
Cyber friends, cyber love and all that shit – impossible to in this instance quote any one line of your piece, It’s the cumulative condemnation which does the trick.
MPS is my only vehicle of conversation on the web, so I won’t make comparisons, though I have my suspicions, and if I took seriously the loose excrement which burbles out of here sometimes……
But it happens in the world of commerce via the net too. Ordered product from a company which checked out on Scamadvisor et al, took my money, did not provide the goods. I was delt with by someone styled as “Customer Happiness Officer”, who eventually became unhappy herself after months of correspondence and, I admit, some veiled threats, made an executive (lol) decision and refunded…..
November 3rd, 2025 09:52
the masked \'reader\'
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Cryptic this poem strikes with its message not wording. The rhyme is good and flow is fine but I can read between the line. Victim and perpetrator I may be but the magician never reveals his trickery. To a poem bland I hold out a helping hand. How unkind would be to call a parent\'s child ugly. Instead find some small thing that a smile would bring. Forgive the spiel my friend it just came like a unplanned belch. I find worse the people that look for praise for their children but have no desire to see the children of others. At times I read poems that mean little to me and I have little to say, mother told me if you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all but I realize that it may just be me and it strikes others differently. So I plead guilty to the crime of generic (lovely) as an attempt at encouragement to write more. This was a poignant write my friend.
November 3rd, 2025 05:24
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Cryptic this poem strikes with its message not wording. The rhyme is good and flow is fine but I can read between the line. Victim and perpetrator I may be but the magician never reveals his trickery. To a poem bland I hold out a helping hand. How unkind would be to call a parent\'s child ugly. Instead find some small thing that a smile would bring. Forgive the spiel my friend it just came like a unplanned belch. I find worse the people that look for praise for their children but have no desire to see the children of others. At times I read poems that mean little to me and I have little to say, mother told me if you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all but I realize that it may just be me and it strikes others differently. So I plead guilty to the crime of generic (lovely) as an attempt at encouragement to write more. This was a poignant write my friend.
November 3rd, 2025 05:24
trickster in fur
Goldfinch60 said:
Cats are such arrogant pets Rik, they seem to own you and the house in which they live. 🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛
Andy
November 3rd, 2025 02:57
Goldfinch60 said:
Cats are such arrogant pets Rik, they seem to own you and the house in which they live. 🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛
Andy
November 3rd, 2025 02:57
trickster in fur
Kevin Hulme said:
Could be a Character from \'Cats\' : Montgomery Slyde , The Trickster Cat.
November 2nd, 2025 21:32
Kevin Hulme said:
Could be a Character from \'Cats\' : Montgomery Slyde , The Trickster Cat.
November 2nd, 2025 21:32
trickster in fur
Doggerel Dave said:
Got him! Pinned him - except he won\'t be pinned.
An accurate portrait of a cat which doesn\'t own me, but owns someone I know very well.....
November 2nd, 2025 18:04
Doggerel Dave said:
Got him! Pinned him - except he won\'t be pinned.
An accurate portrait of a cat which doesn\'t own me, but owns someone I know very well.....
November 2nd, 2025 18:04
trickster in fur
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, this piece is pure charisma wrapped in fur…a satire, a portrait, and a love letter to feline theater. Every line purrs with personality. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 2nd, 2025 13:23
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, this piece is pure charisma wrapped in fur…a satire, a portrait, and a love letter to feline theater. Every line purrs with personality. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 2nd, 2025 13:23
trickster in fur
FrasMac said:
wonderful caricature, cats are sources of endless inspiration.
November 2nd, 2025 11:53
FrasMac said:
wonderful caricature, cats are sources of endless inspiration.
November 2nd, 2025 11:53
trickster in fur
Bella Shepard said:
What a delightful feline, strutting his stuff with such aplomb. I love the character, the personality and I have to ask, does he sing and dance as well? lol
Love every line!
November 2nd, 2025 10:32
Bella Shepard said:
What a delightful feline, strutting his stuff with such aplomb. I love the character, the personality and I have to ask, does he sing and dance as well? lol
Love every line!
November 2nd, 2025 10:32
trickster in fur
2781 said:
I thought you were describing our daughter\'s cat Tommy.
November 2nd, 2025 07:43
2781 said:
I thought you were describing our daughter\'s cat Tommy.
November 2nd, 2025 07:43
trickster in fur
sorenbarrett said:
Such a lovely description of feline majesty. It reminds me of my old cat and his presumptive attitude, ruling all that surrounded him. A most lovely poetic description my friend.
November 2nd, 2025 06:15
sorenbarrett said:
Such a lovely description of feline majesty. It reminds me of my old cat and his presumptive attitude, ruling all that surrounded him. A most lovely poetic description my friend.
November 2nd, 2025 06:15
should paths recross
Goldfinch60 said:
Paths may well cross Rik but in my life experience has taught me never to go back.
Andy
November 2nd, 2025 02:18
Goldfinch60 said:
Paths may well cross Rik but in my life experience has taught me never to go back.
Andy
November 2nd, 2025 02:18
should paths recross
sorenbarrett said:
A poem\'s message to society, cultures, families and individuals that differences are not to be short circuited, that each wire has its purpose in transporting the energy of a species. Should our paths cross at some point in time let it be for a greater purpose than to burn out the system. A lovely write my friend
November 1st, 2025 06:08
sorenbarrett said:
A poem\'s message to society, cultures, families and individuals that differences are not to be short circuited, that each wire has its purpose in transporting the energy of a species. Should our paths cross at some point in time let it be for a greater purpose than to burn out the system. A lovely write my friend
November 1st, 2025 06:08
should paths recross
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this piece rests at the crossroads of longing and acceptance. You let wisdom and ache share the same breath, which is what makes it linger. Makes for a great philosophical and practical inquiry! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 1st, 2025 06:03
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this piece rests at the crossroads of longing and acceptance. You let wisdom and ache share the same breath, which is what makes it linger. Makes for a great philosophical and practical inquiry! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
November 1st, 2025 06:03
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