Comments received on poems by arqios
unsigned horizon
Kevin Hulme said:
Very descriptive as usual. I keep seeing the Mississippi through this.
March 25th, 2026 19:51
Kevin Hulme said:
Very descriptive as usual. I keep seeing the Mississippi through this.
March 25th, 2026 19:51
unsigned horizon
Doggerel Dave said:
Great word painting. Can imagine this on my wall (sorry - if I had a space!) I enjoyed the texture and feel.
March 25th, 2026 18:04
Doggerel Dave said:
Great word painting. Can imagine this on my wall (sorry - if I had a space!) I enjoyed the texture and feel.
March 25th, 2026 18:04
unsigned horizon
orchidee said:
Doh! How can I think deeper and unravel cryptic-ness with only me 3 - maybe 4 now - brain cells?! heehee. Good write A.
March 25th, 2026 11:45
orchidee said:
Doh! How can I think deeper and unravel cryptic-ness with only me 3 - maybe 4 now - brain cells?! heehee. Good write A.
March 25th, 2026 11:45
unsigned horizon
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this builds with restraint…nothing forced, everything held in tension. The unsigned horizon, the refusal to be pulled toward shore, the pressure to choose…all of it gathers without breaking. And that gold behind the grey carries it through…ending not in resolution, but in endurance…“steady enough to keep / the raft in one piece.” Strong, steady work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 25th, 2026 10:50
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, this builds with restraint…nothing forced, everything held in tension. The unsigned horizon, the refusal to be pulled toward shore, the pressure to choose…all of it gathers without breaking. And that gold behind the grey carries it through…ending not in resolution, but in endurance…“steady enough to keep / the raft in one piece.” Strong, steady work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 25th, 2026 10:50
unsigned horizon
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic your poems are growing deeper and deeper. Here the horizon is unsigned indeed and gray. That gray hazy line that holds the meaning of something beyond but not visible from where one stands. I take the raft to be us afloat, our own inward force holding it together and no way to affix line or rope to draw us ashore. The next stanza speaks of the rigid view, a wall and we must learn to breath underwater creating hope in the form of counter currents to keep us alive. That lighthouse from shore meets no gaps in this wall of rigidity. It is the hope behind the clouds that gives us enough to keep ourselves together. That\'s my take but that too may be a wall of clouds that does not allow me to see the true light behind.
March 25th, 2026 05:56
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic your poems are growing deeper and deeper. Here the horizon is unsigned indeed and gray. That gray hazy line that holds the meaning of something beyond but not visible from where one stands. I take the raft to be us afloat, our own inward force holding it together and no way to affix line or rope to draw us ashore. The next stanza speaks of the rigid view, a wall and we must learn to breath underwater creating hope in the form of counter currents to keep us alive. That lighthouse from shore meets no gaps in this wall of rigidity. It is the hope behind the clouds that gives us enough to keep ourselves together. That\'s my take but that too may be a wall of clouds that does not allow me to see the true light behind.
March 25th, 2026 05:56
hallway split
Goldfinch60 said:
Such differences are always with us Rik but they can come together in time and life will be fine.
Andy
March 25th, 2026 02:46
Goldfinch60 said:
Such differences are always with us Rik but they can come together in time and life will be fine.
Andy
March 25th, 2026 02:46
hallway split
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this carries a quiet but intense divide…one pulling away, one pushing deeper in. “The floor holds steady” and that sense of the room being built for this moment really bring it together. It’s tension held, not resolved, and that’s what makes it land. Beautifully done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 24th, 2026 08:50
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this carries a quiet but intense divide…one pulling away, one pushing deeper in. “The floor holds steady” and that sense of the room being built for this moment really bring it together. It’s tension held, not resolved, and that’s what makes it land. Beautifully done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 24th, 2026 08:50
hallway split
sorenbarrett said:
Dualities in everything. Here the dissonance can be heard even in the music. We all are made up of such. Lovely write Cryptic
March 24th, 2026 07:29
sorenbarrett said:
Dualities in everything. Here the dissonance can be heard even in the music. We all are made up of such. Lovely write Cryptic
March 24th, 2026 07:29
nightwalk
Goldfinch60 said:
Such a sad poem Rik, I do hope all became well again.
Andy
March 24th, 2026 02:15
Goldfinch60 said:
Such a sad poem Rik, I do hope all became well again.
Andy
March 24th, 2026 02:15
nightwalk
🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽 said:
A deep cut poem , eloquent in abstract metaphor woah! Kudos!
Plz also read and comment my newest poem too
March 23rd, 2026 12:10
🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽 said:
A deep cut poem , eloquent in abstract metaphor woah! Kudos!
Plz also read and comment my newest poem too
March 23rd, 2026 12:10
nightwalk
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, “the Devil he danced with was himself” really stands out for me. It reframes everything…turning the conflict inward in a way that lands hard. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 23rd, 2026 09:26
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, “the Devil he danced with was himself” really stands out for me. It reframes everything…turning the conflict inward in a way that lands hard. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 23rd, 2026 09:26
nightwalk
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic I love the subtle rhyme of this piece on each final line of the stanza and its darkness is felt in the words and images where one wrestles with one\'s own conscience in despair. Well written my friend and powerful a fave
March 23rd, 2026 05:54
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic I love the subtle rhyme of this piece on each final line of the stanza and its darkness is felt in the words and images where one wrestles with one\'s own conscience in despair. Well written my friend and powerful a fave
March 23rd, 2026 05:54
riverine rite
Dan Williams said:
Caging the wind in breath, all by itself is enough imagery. Beneath the water’s will is literally the undercurrent of this. The mystery of no names for what is new. Well thought out and expressed.
March 23rd, 2026 00:11
Dan Williams said:
Caging the wind in breath, all by itself is enough imagery. Beneath the water’s will is literally the undercurrent of this. The mystery of no names for what is new. Well thought out and expressed.
March 23rd, 2026 00:11
riverine rite
Kevin Hulme said:
Could the River be a Metaphor for Life\'s Journey?
Good one.
March 22nd, 2026 20:29
Kevin Hulme said:
Could the River be a Metaphor for Life\'s Journey?
Good one.
March 22nd, 2026 20:29
riverine rite
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this carries a steady, almost meditative pull…moving beyond labels, beyond definition, into something shared but unspoken. “A third thing pulls the heavy raft” and “No labels dragged from dusty lore” really hold that center. It’s not about naming it…it’s about moving within it. Beautifully done, arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
March 22nd, 2026 09:39
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this carries a steady, almost meditative pull…moving beyond labels, beyond definition, into something shared but unspoken. “A third thing pulls the heavy raft” and “No labels dragged from dusty lore” really hold that center. It’s not about naming it…it’s about moving within it. Beautifully done, arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
March 22nd, 2026 09:39
riverine rite
sorenbarrett said:
If not for yesterday\'s poem and exchange and the note I would be left wondering but it seems clear where this is aimed. It holds beautiful image and leaves a feeling of being free from time and society\'s constraints. Nature has no pocket watch, she runs on her own time table and so it seems here timeless and as if one were frozen in a childhood time. Love it Cryptic a fave
March 22nd, 2026 06:14
sorenbarrett said:
If not for yesterday\'s poem and exchange and the note I would be left wondering but it seems clear where this is aimed. It holds beautiful image and leaves a feeling of being free from time and society\'s constraints. Nature has no pocket watch, she runs on her own time table and so it seems here timeless and as if one were frozen in a childhood time. Love it Cryptic a fave
March 22nd, 2026 06:14
the topography ahead
Goldfinch60 said:
Always go forward to the light Rik, I always do.
Andy
March 22nd, 2026 02:21
Goldfinch60 said:
Always go forward to the light Rik, I always do.
Andy
March 22nd, 2026 02:21
the topography ahead
Kevin Hulme said:
Only read Huck Finn but I see what you\'re saying here. Nice one.
March 21st, 2026 20:04
Kevin Hulme said:
Only read Huck Finn but I see what you\'re saying here. Nice one.
March 21st, 2026 20:04
the topography ahead
Katie B. said:
You\'re a master, what else can I say.
Blessings, Katie
March 21st, 2026 15:55
Katie B. said:
You\'re a master, what else can I say.
Blessings, Katie
March 21st, 2026 15:55
the topography ahead
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “If the price of our parlour is Jim in a cage” is the line that locks it in. Everything sharpens there…no abstraction, just a clear line drawn. Well done on this...and yikes on the website\'s wonk! LOL! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 21st, 2026 08:52
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “If the price of our parlour is Jim in a cage” is the line that locks it in. Everything sharpens there…no abstraction, just a clear line drawn. Well done on this...and yikes on the website\'s wonk! LOL! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 21st, 2026 08:52
the topography ahead
sorenbarrett said:
Go to hell the spot and are we on the river Styx? Then comes the new boy is the Christianity and Bible (new book) and the concept of original sin (it is known for kneeling). Siv\'lized there is something more in the way this word is spelled that I am missing Cryptic. But Christians do tend to think of themselves as civilized despite all their atrocities in the name of Christ. The concept of original sin, a man in chains and trading blood for man\'s \"theatrical stains \" all sound so familiar. Religious law can not be accepted when it goes against what we know or feel is right. I myself have headed for the sunset and the topography ahead. Great write Cryptic. As for the website a couple of weeks ago I kept getting a persistent add to watch a video that I could not x out of and kept reappearing very annoying, it had the website logo on it.
March 21st, 2026 07:17
sorenbarrett said:
Go to hell the spot and are we on the river Styx? Then comes the new boy is the Christianity and Bible (new book) and the concept of original sin (it is known for kneeling). Siv\'lized there is something more in the way this word is spelled that I am missing Cryptic. But Christians do tend to think of themselves as civilized despite all their atrocities in the name of Christ. The concept of original sin, a man in chains and trading blood for man\'s \"theatrical stains \" all sound so familiar. Religious law can not be accepted when it goes against what we know or feel is right. I myself have headed for the sunset and the topography ahead. Great write Cryptic. As for the website a couple of weeks ago I kept getting a persistent add to watch a video that I could not x out of and kept reappearing very annoying, it had the website logo on it.
March 21st, 2026 07:17
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