Comments received on poems by arqios
on a park bench
sorenbarrett said:
Beautiful Cryptic I read the Italian as is although my Italian is poor and next to none I was able to see it was a translation of the English and bravo for the ability to put it in both. The poem itself seems an interpretation of the art but even more it speaks to what holds us all to where and who we are. A mesmerizing write and I am not sure if it is I that am opening my eyes or you that have grown in your poetic ability. This was magnificent
August 3rd, 2026 06:30
sorenbarrett said:
Beautiful Cryptic I read the Italian as is although my Italian is poor and next to none I was able to see it was a translation of the English and bravo for the ability to put it in both. The poem itself seems an interpretation of the art but even more it speaks to what holds us all to where and who we are. A mesmerizing write and I am not sure if it is I that am opening my eyes or you that have grown in your poetic ability. This was magnificent
August 3rd, 2026 06:30
foam-born of the Bay
Kevin Hulme said:
You read about Greek Myth, and then some new names spring out at you. 👍
August 2nd, 2026 16:55
Kevin Hulme said:
You read about Greek Myth, and then some new names spring out at you. 👍
August 2nd, 2026 16:55
foam-born of the Bay
Thomas W Case said:
This is a beautifully mythic piece—there’s a quiet grandeur in the way you weave origin, purpose, and impermanence together. The opening cosmology feels timeless, and then it gently narrows into something deeply personal without losing that sense of scale.
August 2nd, 2026 07:22
Thomas W Case said:
This is a beautifully mythic piece—there’s a quiet grandeur in the way you weave origin, purpose, and impermanence together. The opening cosmology feels timeless, and then it gently narrows into something deeply personal without losing that sense of scale.
August 2nd, 2026 07:22
foam-born of the Bay
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Rik, this really moved me. There is such profound loneliness beneath its beauty...especially in the fate of someone valued chiefly for what he gives others. One hell of a poem, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 2nd, 2026 07:05
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Rik, this really moved me. There is such profound loneliness beneath its beauty...especially in the fate of someone valued chiefly for what he gives others. One hell of a poem, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 2nd, 2026 07:05
foam-born of the Bay
sorenbarrett said:
Brilliant!! A beautiful myth that I take as most myths a metaphor. Poetically crafted in lovely images it takes the reader on a journey as all Myths do and this one feels so Greek in nature not just because of the names of the Gods but in style. I had forgotten this myth Cryptic. Bythos associated with the seas depth joins in this myth. The foam as transformation the interplay between turbulence and tranquility is creation ephemeral in nature. Aphrodite born of the foam. A wonderful write and a fave.
August 2nd, 2026 05:55
sorenbarrett said:
Brilliant!! A beautiful myth that I take as most myths a metaphor. Poetically crafted in lovely images it takes the reader on a journey as all Myths do and this one feels so Greek in nature not just because of the names of the Gods but in style. I had forgotten this myth Cryptic. Bythos associated with the seas depth joins in this myth. The foam as transformation the interplay between turbulence and tranquility is creation ephemeral in nature. Aphrodite born of the foam. A wonderful write and a fave.
August 2nd, 2026 05:55
life after
FrasMac said:
Yes, poignantly short, sharp and vivid. Reminds me that, as my old mother used to say, \"this too, shall pass.\" Well expressed good sir!
August 2nd, 2026 01:45
FrasMac said:
Yes, poignantly short, sharp and vivid. Reminds me that, as my old mother used to say, \"this too, shall pass.\" Well expressed good sir!
August 2nd, 2026 01:45
life after
Goldfinch60 said:
We must always go into each new day after the ruins of yesterday Rik.
Andy
August 2nd, 2026 01:13
Goldfinch60 said:
We must always go into each new day after the ruins of yesterday Rik.
Andy
August 2nd, 2026 01:13
life after
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I find hope in this kind of perspective. Sometimes the greatest act of strength isn’t recreating what was lost…it’s finding the courage to stand where it fell and begin again. Wonderful write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 1st, 2026 20:42
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I find hope in this kind of perspective. Sometimes the greatest act of strength isn’t recreating what was lost…it’s finding the courage to stand where it fell and begin again. Wonderful write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 1st, 2026 20:42
life after
sorenbarrett said:
Short, graphic with a powerful, somber and somewhat dark view of life itself. Well done Cryptic
August 1st, 2026 07:00
sorenbarrett said:
Short, graphic with a powerful, somber and somewhat dark view of life itself. Well done Cryptic
August 1st, 2026 07:00
life after
Paul Bell said:
Possessions you can replace, life you can\'t.
Mother nature sure is working overtime in destroying us.
Might be telling us something.
August 1st, 2026 06:06
Paul Bell said:
Possessions you can replace, life you can\'t.
Mother nature sure is working overtime in destroying us.
Might be telling us something.
August 1st, 2026 06:06
between them
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Beautiful poem, Rik. You capture something profound about the relationship between creation and reception. The writer’s intention remains present, yet every interpretation brings another dimension beyond their control. As both a poet and reader, I find that endlessly fascinating...something deeply personal becomes equally authentic within another person. Brilliantly expressed and a fave, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 31st, 2026 08:18
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Beautiful poem, Rik. You capture something profound about the relationship between creation and reception. The writer’s intention remains present, yet every interpretation brings another dimension beyond their control. As both a poet and reader, I find that endlessly fascinating...something deeply personal becomes equally authentic within another person. Brilliantly expressed and a fave, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 31st, 2026 08:18
between them
Kevin Hulme said:
And Sometimes People may get a different Interpretation of a Poem than was planned.
A good Write.
July 31st, 2026 06:27
Kevin Hulme said:
And Sometimes People may get a different Interpretation of a Poem than was planned.
A good Write.
July 31st, 2026 06:27
between them
sorenbarrett said:
Masterful my friend this poem holds so much meaning. It travels not only in ripples on the surface but has depth as well. Water what a symbol, a deeply meaningful metaphor from the Tao to the Bible. Softness, yet the persistent wearing power to shape rock, force to move mountains yet life giving, It cleanses and destroys,. It takes all shapes. In this poem it feels, communicates with vibrations, senses recognizes. It not only sends the message but is the message. Water is poetry and song. A most lovely poem that is as quiet as pond on a summer morning and yet as powerful as a tidal wave. A fave
July 31st, 2026 05:48
sorenbarrett said:
Masterful my friend this poem holds so much meaning. It travels not only in ripples on the surface but has depth as well. Water what a symbol, a deeply meaningful metaphor from the Tao to the Bible. Softness, yet the persistent wearing power to shape rock, force to move mountains yet life giving, It cleanses and destroys,. It takes all shapes. In this poem it feels, communicates with vibrations, senses recognizes. It not only sends the message but is the message. Water is poetry and song. A most lovely poem that is as quiet as pond on a summer morning and yet as powerful as a tidal wave. A fave
July 31st, 2026 05:48
threadspin
Goldfinch60 said:
Great words Rik showing the way life can change in many ways.
Andy
July 31st, 2026 01:07
Goldfinch60 said:
Great words Rik showing the way life can change in many ways.
Andy
July 31st, 2026 01:07
threadspin
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is one hell of a poem. The emotional disorientation is immediate and relentless...as though the speaker is being pulled apart by the very machinery meant to connect us. Brilliantly unsettling, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 30th, 2026 10:08
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is one hell of a poem. The emotional disorientation is immediate and relentless...as though the speaker is being pulled apart by the very machinery meant to connect us. Brilliantly unsettling, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 30th, 2026 10:08
threadspin
sorenbarrett said:
Mechanical emotion lacking in its program. Garbage in garbage out emotion a borrowed code that is only an echo of what lies outside transistors and wires or maybe not. Are we not but electrical impulses but with feeling? A wonderful write that poses deep questions about what difference there is between man and machine and what separates one person from another. Are we all but one loop? Very profound Cryptic
July 30th, 2026 05:44
sorenbarrett said:
Mechanical emotion lacking in its program. Garbage in garbage out emotion a borrowed code that is only an echo of what lies outside transistors and wires or maybe not. Are we not but electrical impulses but with feeling? A wonderful write that poses deep questions about what difference there is between man and machine and what separates one person from another. Are we all but one loop? Very profound Cryptic
July 30th, 2026 05:44
legend
David Wakeling said:
This is very subtle and very clever.I see the whole Christian philosphy in a dozen words.Wonderful achievement comrade
July 29th, 2026 19:18
David Wakeling said:
This is very subtle and very clever.I see the whole Christian philosphy in a dozen words.Wonderful achievement comrade
July 29th, 2026 19:18
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