Comments received on poems by arqios
sanctuary
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, what stayed with me was the light \"snailed across the stone.\" What an unexpected and wonderful phrase. It immediately slows the pace of the poem and invites the reader into that same attentive way of seeing. A lovely piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 31st, 2026 10:56
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, what stayed with me was the light \"snailed across the stone.\" What an unexpected and wonderful phrase. It immediately slows the pace of the poem and invites the reader into that same attentive way of seeing. A lovely piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 31st, 2026 10:56
sanctuary
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic I do not know if it was intended but this held a deep and hidden meaning for me. As a church it symbolizes man\'s held beliefs. I find myself standing at the side wall of these beliefs. Central beliefs seem to open outward to the masses, holding steady and as the poem states nothing in it call to me. I remain at the edge listening to the media, those that call for religious belief and faith, politics. I listen to their confident words but remain at the edge. And there I abide. the image of light as a snail pairs the two greatest opposites the speed of light and the slow crawling snail and indeed in its journey it appears that light in its movement across earthly terrain crawls at a snails pace. An illusion just as are the religious, political, news transitions. The word sanctuary holds special meaning here. Very deep Cryptic and a fave
May 31st, 2026 05:52
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic I do not know if it was intended but this held a deep and hidden meaning for me. As a church it symbolizes man\'s held beliefs. I find myself standing at the side wall of these beliefs. Central beliefs seem to open outward to the masses, holding steady and as the poem states nothing in it call to me. I remain at the edge listening to the media, those that call for religious belief and faith, politics. I listen to their confident words but remain at the edge. And there I abide. the image of light as a snail pairs the two greatest opposites the speed of light and the slow crawling snail and indeed in its journey it appears that light in its movement across earthly terrain crawls at a snails pace. An illusion just as are the religious, political, news transitions. The word sanctuary holds special meaning here. Very deep Cryptic and a fave
May 31st, 2026 05:52
poem’s manifesto
Goldfinch60 said:
Each word written is from the heart and mind Rik.
Andy
May 31st, 2026 01:44
Goldfinch60 said:
Each word written is from the heart and mind Rik.
Andy
May 31st, 2026 01:44
backward-facing carriage
rhmn_7 said:
You have inspired me to get on a diesel train someday. I hope it feels the same as your poem...
May 31st, 2026 01:12
rhmn_7 said:
You have inspired me to get on a diesel train someday. I hope it feels the same as your poem...
May 31st, 2026 01:12
poem’s manifesto
Kevin Hulme said:
We all have our favourite Poems . And the last line said it all.
Good Write.
May 30th, 2026 19:27
Kevin Hulme said:
We all have our favourite Poems . And the last line said it all.
Good Write.
May 30th, 2026 19:27
poem’s manifesto
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I was especially drawn to the ending. “Continuing beyond the final word” captures something true about the best poems...they don\'t really end when the text stops. They continue unfolding in the reader long afterward. Beautiful piece, Arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 30th, 2026 10:25
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I was especially drawn to the ending. “Continuing beyond the final word” captures something true about the best poems...they don\'t really end when the text stops. They continue unfolding in the reader long afterward. Beautiful piece, Arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 30th, 2026 10:25
backward-facing carriage
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, what struck me most is the poem\'s quiet resistance to symbolism. “A suitcase thuds against metal. / Symbolic of something vague” made me smile. There is a gentle self-awareness throughout the piece that keeps it grounded even as it drifts into reflection. Beautifully done, Rik. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 30th, 2026 10:14
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, what struck me most is the poem\'s quiet resistance to symbolism. “A suitcase thuds against metal. / Symbolic of something vague” made me smile. There is a gentle self-awareness throughout the piece that keeps it grounded even as it drifts into reflection. Beautifully done, Rik. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 30th, 2026 10:14
poem’s manifesto
Friendship said:
Nicely done. You emphasize the idea of poetry as an open space that invites interpretation and interaction.
May 30th, 2026 08:47
Friendship said:
Nicely done. You emphasize the idea of poetry as an open space that invites interpretation and interaction.
May 30th, 2026 08:47
poem’s manifesto
Katie B. said:
A good poem does continue beyond the final word, sometimes it endures.
May 30th, 2026 06:36
Katie B. said:
A good poem does continue beyond the final word, sometimes it endures.
May 30th, 2026 06:36
poem’s manifesto
sorenbarrett said:
The interior of a poet. Lovely write Cryptic most identifiable
May 30th, 2026 05:43
sorenbarrett said:
The interior of a poet. Lovely write Cryptic most identifiable
May 30th, 2026 05:43
backward-facing carriage
Goldfinch60 said:
We should always move forward in life Rik, going back can be so disheartening.
Andy
May 30th, 2026 01:11
Goldfinch60 said:
We should always move forward in life Rik, going back can be so disheartening.
Andy
May 30th, 2026 01:11
backward-facing carriage
Kevin Hulme said:
I like the way you are traveling looking backwards as a Metaphor for the Past .
Like the Picture. But is that an Angel on the Platform?
May 29th, 2026 20:02
Kevin Hulme said:
I like the way you are traveling looking backwards as a Metaphor for the Past .
Like the Picture. But is that an Angel on the Platform?
May 29th, 2026 20:02
backward-facing carriage
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Such journeys I have taken myself, good write
May 29th, 2026 08:22
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Such journeys I have taken myself, good write
May 29th, 2026 08:22
backward-facing carriage
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic I had to read this three times for it to sink in. So set in forward motion it is hard to travel backward knowingly yet we do it all the time unknowingly. Each read produced more emotions from the past for this alone it gets a fave. Yet there is more I was struck by the last passage where everything goes contrary and backwards a clue to the rest of the poem. How often do we search for answers in the past only to return to the present. Well done my friend
May 29th, 2026 08:09
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic I had to read this three times for it to sink in. So set in forward motion it is hard to travel backward knowingly yet we do it all the time unknowingly. Each read produced more emotions from the past for this alone it gets a fave. Yet there is more I was struck by the last passage where everything goes contrary and backwards a clue to the rest of the poem. How often do we search for answers in the past only to return to the present. Well done my friend
May 29th, 2026 08:09
backward-facing carriage
Paul Bell said:
I see that train a coming down the lonesome track always moving forwards never going back.
Sometimes you just have to move on and never look back.
May 29th, 2026 06:35
Paul Bell said:
I see that train a coming down the lonesome track always moving forwards never going back.
Sometimes you just have to move on and never look back.
May 29th, 2026 06:35
leafy dapples
Goldfinch60 said:
May that light always come upon you through the trees Rik.
Andy
May 29th, 2026 01:27
Goldfinch60 said:
May that light always come upon you through the trees Rik.
Andy
May 29th, 2026 01:27
leafy dapples
David Wakeling said:
A beautiful image here.I know many places like that.Well done comrade
May 28th, 2026 22:20
David Wakeling said:
A beautiful image here.I know many places like that.Well done comrade
May 28th, 2026 22:20
leafy dapples
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is lovely. “A morning of thinking slowly” feels like something many of us have forgotten how to do. The whole piece carries a gentle, meditative calm. Beautiful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 28th, 2026 20:41
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is lovely. “A morning of thinking slowly” feels like something many of us have forgotten how to do. The whole piece carries a gentle, meditative calm. Beautiful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 28th, 2026 20:41
leafy dapples
Kevin Hulme said:
I really love the sight of dabbled Sunlight through the branches of a tree. Even when described in a Novel. Paints a fine picture.
A Simple effect but so Wonderful.
Your Notes were of great interest too.
Thanks.
May 28th, 2026 18:29
Kevin Hulme said:
I really love the sight of dabbled Sunlight through the branches of a tree. Even when described in a Novel. Paints a fine picture.
A Simple effect but so Wonderful.
Your Notes were of great interest too.
Thanks.
May 28th, 2026 18:29
leafy dapples
orchidee said:
A dappled good write A. I gotta think slowly with any crypticness, unless me 3 brain cells blow a fuse and I don\'t have the foggiest idea of wot poems are on about! lol.
May 28th, 2026 10:47
orchidee said:
A dappled good write A. I gotta think slowly with any crypticness, unless me 3 brain cells blow a fuse and I don\'t have the foggiest idea of wot poems are on about! lol.
May 28th, 2026 10:47
leafy dapples
2781 said:
My 26y old old Son is cycling solo around Japan as the moment. Even though ( I am told) he identifies as an atheist, the steep terrain and long hours seem to have invoked \"sugyo\" in him! Now he doesn\'t know what comes next.
May 28th, 2026 07:48
2781 said:
My 26y old old Son is cycling solo around Japan as the moment. Even though ( I am told) he identifies as an atheist, the steep terrain and long hours seem to have invoked \"sugyo\" in him! Now he doesn\'t know what comes next.
May 28th, 2026 07:48
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