Comments received on poems by arqios
bloom
sorenbarrett said:
Wow! Short and sweet but so deep psychologically where winter\'s death must be cleaned. Where the primal fear of death must be cleaned away. That fear itself defeated brings about new growth. Lovely my friend a fave
July 9th, 2026 07:14
sorenbarrett said:
Wow! Short and sweet but so deep psychologically where winter\'s death must be cleaned. Where the primal fear of death must be cleaned away. That fear itself defeated brings about new growth. Lovely my friend a fave
July 9th, 2026 07:14
bloom
Paul Bell said:
The way my weeds are reincarnating is out of this world.
Good to know they\'ll be above me someday.
July 9th, 2026 05:51
Paul Bell said:
The way my weeds are reincarnating is out of this world.
Good to know they\'ll be above me someday.
July 9th, 2026 05:51
bloom
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
the eternal passage death leads to new life be it human or nature
July 9th, 2026 05:26
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
the eternal passage death leads to new life be it human or nature
July 9th, 2026 05:26
by their fruit
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, what a powerful piece. I love how restrained it is...you let the images do the work, and they carry both sorrow and an unexpected tenderness. \"My sap is sealed / my root is dry\" hit me especially hard, and that quiet ending leaves the whole poem echoing in the mind. Excellent write, arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 8th, 2026 21:00
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, what a powerful piece. I love how restrained it is...you let the images do the work, and they carry both sorrow and an unexpected tenderness. \"My sap is sealed / my root is dry\" hit me especially hard, and that quiet ending leaves the whole poem echoing in the mind. Excellent write, arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 8th, 2026 21:00
by their fruit
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, what a powerful piece. I love how restrained it is...you let the images do the work, and they carry both sorrow and an unexpected tenderness. \"My sap is sealed / my root is dry\" hit me especially hard, and that quiet ending leaves the whole poem echoing in the mind. Excellent write, arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 8th, 2026 21:00
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, what a powerful piece. I love how restrained it is...you let the images do the work, and they carry both sorrow and an unexpected tenderness. \"My sap is sealed / my root is dry\" hit me especially hard, and that quiet ending leaves the whole poem echoing in the mind. Excellent write, arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 8th, 2026 21:00
by their fruit
Kevin Hulme said:
Last two Stanzas tell of Death as in Autumn when the Leaves fall from the Trees. .
July 8th, 2026 18:40
Kevin Hulme said:
Last two Stanzas tell of Death as in Autumn when the Leaves fall from the Trees. .
July 8th, 2026 18:40
by their fruit
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic this borrows from the biblical and becomes metaphorical. Well written this poem has a sense of quiet power. Nicely done my friend
July 8th, 2026 06:00
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic this borrows from the biblical and becomes metaphorical. Well written this poem has a sense of quiet power. Nicely done my friend
July 8th, 2026 06:00
the ashen crossing
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This was powerful, Rik…from the sacred fire that becomes destruction to that final choice between the sky or the walls, this poem builds toward a reckoning that doesn’t let you look away. Wonderfully written.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 7th, 2026 23:07
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This was powerful, Rik…from the sacred fire that becomes destruction to that final choice between the sky or the walls, this poem builds toward a reckoning that doesn’t let you look away. Wonderfully written.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 7th, 2026 23:07
the ashen crossing
Doggerel Dave said:
Well if it\'s a metaphor I shouldn\'t bother , but I have to tell you I got stuck on this narrow ledge, no way forward or back, hoping for the imminent arrival of the Westpac helicopter....
Not a good feeling...
July 7th, 2026 20:03
Doggerel Dave said:
Well if it\'s a metaphor I shouldn\'t bother , but I have to tell you I got stuck on this narrow ledge, no way forward or back, hoping for the imminent arrival of the Westpac helicopter....
Not a good feeling...
July 7th, 2026 20:03
the ashen crossing
Kevin Hulme said:
Sometimes in life there is no \'Going Back\'.
And will have to deal with the choices we made.
July 7th, 2026 18:28
Kevin Hulme said:
Sometimes in life there is no \'Going Back\'.
And will have to deal with the choices we made.
July 7th, 2026 18:28
the ashen crossing
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
the last leap comes across to me possibly, good write, enjoyed
July 7th, 2026 07:48
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
the last leap comes across to me possibly, good write, enjoyed
July 7th, 2026 07:48
the ashen crossing
sorenbarrett said:
Forward indeed in this poem of vivid detail and may I ask can it be metaphoric as well in our journey of life forward is the only path for none may turn back.
July 7th, 2026 06:10
sorenbarrett said:
Forward indeed in this poem of vivid detail and may I ask can it be metaphoric as well in our journey of life forward is the only path for none may turn back.
July 7th, 2026 06:10
townhouse days
Goldfinch60 said:
That unlatched window will allow us in again Rik.
Come back soon.
Andy
July 7th, 2026 01:25
Goldfinch60 said:
That unlatched window will allow us in again Rik.
Come back soon.
Andy
July 7th, 2026 01:25
townhouse days
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, this is absolutely beautiful. It has that quiet, contemplative quality I\'ve come to associate with your work, where each image invites me to slow down and simply dwell with it. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 6th, 2026 15:16
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, this is absolutely beautiful. It has that quiet, contemplative quality I\'ve come to associate with your work, where each image invites me to slow down and simply dwell with it. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 6th, 2026 15:16
bright as a dare
NafisaSB said:
Description is very well Written - one can almost visualize it✌️
July 6th, 2026 12:08
NafisaSB said:
Description is very well Written - one can almost visualize it✌️
July 6th, 2026 12:08
townhouse days
orchidee said:
A palimp-wotsit, vaguely heard of by me! Ohh, no worries if you post-and-run. I\'ll be weeks figuring out the crypticness of it all, and will get nowhere! lol.
July 6th, 2026 08:17
orchidee said:
A palimp-wotsit, vaguely heard of by me! Ohh, no worries if you post-and-run. I\'ll be weeks figuring out the crypticness of it all, and will get nowhere! lol.
July 6th, 2026 08:17
townhouse days
sorenbarrett said:
This poem requires careful examination it seems that it is the palimpsest itself. ( I thank you for teaching me this word that I was not aware of) In my interpretation the first stanza reflect a metaphoric identification with volume in a case, being of late harvest color seems to indicate stage of life. Open to life. Here are memories some not yet recognized or admitted. The end of the poem is open to change with a missing page and the palimpsest. A wonderful work and a fave
July 6th, 2026 07:11
sorenbarrett said:
This poem requires careful examination it seems that it is the palimpsest itself. ( I thank you for teaching me this word that I was not aware of) In my interpretation the first stanza reflect a metaphoric identification with volume in a case, being of late harvest color seems to indicate stage of life. Open to life. Here are memories some not yet recognized or admitted. The end of the poem is open to change with a missing page and the palimpsest. A wonderful work and a fave
July 6th, 2026 07:11
and I would stay
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a quiet restraint in this—like the poem is holding its breath right up until that final promise.
The shift from landscape to “I would stay” gives it a gentle emotional weight that lands without needing force.
July 5th, 2026 07:49
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a quiet restraint in this—like the poem is holding its breath right up until that final promise.
The shift from landscape to “I would stay” gives it a gentle emotional weight that lands without needing force.
July 5th, 2026 07:49
and I would stay
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, what a beautiful little poem. In just a handful of lines you move from longing, to possibility, to belonging. By the time I reached, \"and I would stay,\" it felt less like a destination than a quiet resolution of the heart. Beautiful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 5th, 2026 06:00
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, what a beautiful little poem. In just a handful of lines you move from longing, to possibility, to belonging. By the time I reached, \"and I would stay,\" it felt less like a destination than a quiet resolution of the heart. Beautiful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 5th, 2026 06:00
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