Comments received on poems by arqios



unkept traditions
Kevin Hulme said:

Yes. I really liked this. Brought back Memories of my own Youth with People and Places long gone . And these Memories grow more Golden with age.
NB. Had to Google: Esky. 🤔 A fave and good Write.

September 9th, 2026 06:28

unkept traditions
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

much enjoyed write my friend

September 9th, 2026 05:29

the road back
Goldfinch60 said:

Such true words Rik but we must enjoy every moment of our lives.

Andy

September 9th, 2026 00:56

the road back
Kevin Hulme said:

I can relate to this. It\'s Life laid out.

September 8th, 2026 19:17

the road back
Paul Bell said:

I like the idea of driving down a road, but then remembering you drove down that road with someone else on board, but not anymore.
It brings up, what happened, and do the memories hurt.

September 8th, 2026 12:48

the road back
Tristan Robert Lange said:

Powerful poem, arqios! The journey becomes both physical and inward...familiar surroundings draw the past close until separate versions of the self begin converging. I’ve felt that on returning to places that still carry pieces of me. Beautifully written, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

September 8th, 2026 08:54

the road back
orchidee said:

Doh! What with Goldfinch\'s poem \'The road ahead\' and your poem \'The road goes on\', when going into town, I\'m gonna meet myself coming back. I\'m a confused laddie, but Fido says to me \'No change there then!\' lol.

September 8th, 2026 08:50

the road back
Thomas W Case said:

Tremendous work.

September 8th, 2026 07:36

the road back
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

time and motion, much enjoyed

September 8th, 2026 07:34

the road back
sorenbarrett said:

Time, perception trapped inside the room of now we travel through time, a rearview mirror to see the past. Our only company ourself in the now. Reflections in a bending road the future hidden around the curve and the past disappearing in the distance and as we take each bend. A nostalgic, wistful and haunting write my friend. A fave

September 8th, 2026 06:03

savoury feast
Goldfinch60 said:

We are so lucky to have food to eat every day Rik.

Andy

September 8th, 2026 01:48

savoury feast
Tristan Robert Lange said:

What a lovely opening, my friend. The kitchen feels almost sacred here...heat, aroma, memory, and gathering all folding into one generous invitation. Beautifully crafted, Rik. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

September 7th, 2026 13:52

father, father
Paul Bell said:

Must admit when I was a kid other fathers would come out and play football with us, it was a great learning curve, and one I continued when I got older.

September 7th, 2026 13:24

savoury feast
Friendship said:

Nicely done

September 7th, 2026 09:20

savoury feast
orchidee said:

Good epu-wotsit A. lol.

September 7th, 2026 09:13

savoury feast
Kevin Hulme said:

This took me back to my Grandmother\'s House.
Dinner time and Broth. Liked it 👍

September 7th, 2026 06:38

savoury feast
sorenbarrett said:

A lovely picture animated to call one most literal but to me metaphorical as well. I can smell it now.

September 7th, 2026 05:31

savoury feast
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

A beautiful simplicity well expressed not overburdened

September 7th, 2026 05:15

father, father
Kevin Hulme said:

A lovely Poem on Father and Child .

September 6th, 2026 19:37

father, father
orchidee said:

Good write A. The UK had it in June!

September 6th, 2026 13:37

father, father
Tristan Robert Lange said:

What a lovely poem, arqios. The father never needs to explain himself or take credit…he simply creates the space, tends it patiently, and lets the child grow into whatever is waiting there. Tender, wise, and beautifully restrained, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

September 6th, 2026 13:10

father, father
Friendship said:

Beautifully written

September 6th, 2026 10:14

father, father
Neville said:



there is something both inherently relatable & natural here .. dependable too & in so many ways .. Neville

September 6th, 2026 09:56

father, father
Thomas W Case said:

Tremendous work.

September 6th, 2026 08:03

father, father
sorenbarrett said:

Cryptic what a marvelous multi leveled poem of the father role, be it God, real father, teacher, father figure of any type. How help is given best not by doing for but teaching one to provide for themselves, not giving a fish but teaching how to fish and feeding one for a lifetime. So nicely put in metaphor of a garden space and providing the tools and space to learn. Being there quietly with wisdom to to tell and create resistance but available for true desired questions. A masterful work my friend

September 6th, 2026 07:46

father, father
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

Lovely thoughtful write

September 6th, 2026 07:14

father, father
2781 said:

A good father has a delicate balancing act. As mortals we can only do our best.

September 6th, 2026 07:08

father, father
arqios said:

Thanks for the Fave @Cheeky Missy.

September 6th, 2026 06:53

an unhurried hour
Goldfinch60 said:

Each day is so special Rik, enjoy every one of them.

Andy

September 6th, 2026 01:59

an unhurried hour
Tristan Robert Lange said:

What a lovely poem, arqios. There’s such peace in letting the world carry on without demanding anything from yourself…and you make that kind of rest feel almost sacramental. Absolutely loved this, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

September 5th, 2026 20:59



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