Comments received on poems by arqios
unprinted dots
orchidee said:
Good write A. Meanwhile, I\'m discussing if it should be two dots or three dots. A matter of major importance. lol.
Three is usual for an ellipsis, as I think it\'s called. Fancy me knowing that long word! lol.
August 9th, 2026 08:12
orchidee said:
Good write A. Meanwhile, I\'m discussing if it should be two dots or three dots. A matter of major importance. lol.
Three is usual for an ellipsis, as I think it\'s called. Fancy me knowing that long word! lol.
August 9th, 2026 08:12
unprinted dots
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a quiet tension here, the kind that lives in the space between a gesture and the words that never come. The pen becomes a loaded little object, carrying all that hesitation and possibility without a single sentence being written.
August 9th, 2026 07:44
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a quiet tension here, the kind that lives in the space between a gesture and the words that never come. The pen becomes a loaded little object, carrying all that hesitation and possibility without a single sentence being written.
August 9th, 2026 07:44
unprinted dots
sorenbarrett said:
It is the unsaid that is read in these dots that thought or feeling that lack words or the courage to speak them. It holds in suspension the future. Well done my friend.
August 9th, 2026 06:01
sorenbarrett said:
It is the unsaid that is read in these dots that thought or feeling that lack words or the courage to speak them. It holds in suspension the future. Well done my friend.
August 9th, 2026 06:01
unprinted dots
Tristan Robert Lange said:
I love the restraint here, Rik...nothing dramatic needs to happen because that tiny exchange already contains all the uncertainty and possibility the moment can hold. Even the empty space feels occupied by what might come next. Beautiful work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 9th, 2026 05:49
Tristan Robert Lange said:
I love the restraint here, Rik...nothing dramatic needs to happen because that tiny exchange already contains all the uncertainty and possibility the moment can hold. Even the empty space feels occupied by what might come next. Beautiful work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 9th, 2026 05:49
August winds
Goldfinch60 said:
Autumn is my favourite time of the year Rik. Fine words.
Andy
August 9th, 2026 02:35
Goldfinch60 said:
Autumn is my favourite time of the year Rik. Fine words.
Andy
August 9th, 2026 02:35
August winds
Kevin Hulme said:
It\'s hard to Imagine Winter in August up here.
Or Christmas in Summer for that matter.
An enjoyable Read all the same.
August 8th, 2026 18:09
Kevin Hulme said:
It\'s hard to Imagine Winter in August up here.
Or Christmas in Summer for that matter.
An enjoyable Read all the same.
August 8th, 2026 18:09
August winds
orchidee said:
Must be like our UK February there at the moment. One of us is upside down! lol.
August 8th, 2026 10:00
orchidee said:
Must be like our UK February there at the moment. One of us is upside down! lol.
August 8th, 2026 10:00
August winds
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is beautifully reflective. I love that quiet anticipation running through it...change approaching gradually, carried in on the wind rather than announcing itself. Wonderful piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
August 8th, 2026 08:45
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this is beautifully reflective. I love that quiet anticipation running through it...change approaching gradually, carried in on the wind rather than announcing itself. Wonderful piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
August 8th, 2026 08:45
August winds
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
a most thoughtful write my friend
August 8th, 2026 07:26
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
a most thoughtful write my friend
August 8th, 2026 07:26
August winds
sorenbarrett said:
These winds seem a portend of a future set by the fates. They carry a sense of intimidation and concern. Well written my friend
August 8th, 2026 06:31
sorenbarrett said:
These winds seem a portend of a future set by the fates. They carry a sense of intimidation and concern. Well written my friend
August 8th, 2026 06:31
life after
NafisaSB said:
That’s the spirit- gather yourself up and get going again. 👍💅
August 7th, 2026 12:37
NafisaSB said:
That’s the spirit- gather yourself up and get going again. 👍💅
August 7th, 2026 12:37
kindle it with care
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Beautiful, Rik...hope here isn’t some passive expectation that everything will work out. It’s something deliberately tended through all those small, stubborn choices we keep making. Quiet resilience with real weight behind it. Loved this, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 7th, 2026 08:36
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Beautiful, Rik...hope here isn’t some passive expectation that everything will work out. It’s something deliberately tended through all those small, stubborn choices we keep making. Quiet resilience with real weight behind it. Loved this, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 7th, 2026 08:36
kindle it with care
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
much enjoyed write my friend
August 7th, 2026 05:39
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
much enjoyed write my friend
August 7th, 2026 05:39
kindle it with care
Paul Bell said:
I think by the time we see the light, we\'ll be gone.
August 7th, 2026 05:20
Paul Bell said:
I think by the time we see the light, we\'ll be gone.
August 7th, 2026 05:20
kindle it with care
sorenbarrett said:
Most beautifully said a truth in poetic form
August 7th, 2026 05:12
sorenbarrett said:
Most beautifully said a truth in poetic form
August 7th, 2026 05:12
laureled youth
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this really moved me…celebration and grief exist together without either diminishing the other. The honor belongs to the living, yet love carries it beyond death. Beautifully rendered! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 6th, 2026 08:14
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this really moved me…celebration and grief exist together without either diminishing the other. The honor belongs to the living, yet love carries it beyond death. Beautifully rendered! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 6th, 2026 08:14
laureled youth
sorenbarrett said:
Deep meaning in mythologic terms from the underworld of Persephone to the heights of Zeus there is an existential journey here that pales the trips of Odysseus or Jason. Well written my friend
August 6th, 2026 07:48
sorenbarrett said:
Deep meaning in mythologic terms from the underworld of Persephone to the heights of Zeus there is an existential journey here that pales the trips of Odysseus or Jason. Well written my friend
August 6th, 2026 07:48
The dune across from Dover
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this really moved me…there’s such a deep sense of stillness here. The landscape isn’t just observed, it’s inhabited, and by the end I felt like I was walking those dunes beside you. Beautifully done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 5th, 2026 22:59
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this really moved me…there’s such a deep sense of stillness here. The landscape isn’t just observed, it’s inhabited, and by the end I felt like I was walking those dunes beside you. Beautifully done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 5th, 2026 22:59
The dune across from Dover
Kevin Hulme said:
Went through Dunkirk in 1980. Visited a War Cemetery there.
A good Write.
August 5th, 2026 18:43
Kevin Hulme said:
Went through Dunkirk in 1980. Visited a War Cemetery there.
A good Write.
August 5th, 2026 18:43
The dune across from Dover
orchidee said:
Well, I can\'t shay that lastsh line after a gin or three! lol. Shiftingsh shoolt-worn shand.
August 5th, 2026 08:24
orchidee said:
Well, I can\'t shay that lastsh line after a gin or three! lol. Shiftingsh shoolt-worn shand.
August 5th, 2026 08:24
The dune across from Dover
sorenbarrett said:
Slow patience is the feel that I get with this poem. It speaks in a timeless voice. The wording is delightful and I can feel the salt air in it. Its very opening sets the tone. A delightful first stanza a beach combers vision. the second stanza introduces metaphor in personification of the grass. The third stanza draws a beautiful image that is clear to any that have walked the beach with open eyes. In the fourth another metaphor introduced. The last stanzas fill in the feeling and metaphors melding them together into that drifting feeling I have had so many times walking that shore. It leaves a solitary feeling of meditation. A most lovely write one of your best. A definite fave
August 5th, 2026 06:23
sorenbarrett said:
Slow patience is the feel that I get with this poem. It speaks in a timeless voice. The wording is delightful and I can feel the salt air in it. Its very opening sets the tone. A delightful first stanza a beach combers vision. the second stanza introduces metaphor in personification of the grass. The third stanza draws a beautiful image that is clear to any that have walked the beach with open eyes. In the fourth another metaphor introduced. The last stanzas fill in the feeling and metaphors melding them together into that drifting feeling I have had so many times walking that shore. It leaves a solitary feeling of meditation. A most lovely write one of your best. A definite fave
August 5th, 2026 06:23
The dune across from Dover
Doggerel Dave said:
\"old arguments between land and water\" - A beach personified. I felt that.
Place doesn\'t happen to be Dunkirk, does it?
August 5th, 2026 06:00
Doggerel Dave said:
\"old arguments between land and water\" - A beach personified. I felt that.
Place doesn\'t happen to be Dunkirk, does it?
August 5th, 2026 06:00
The dune across from Dover
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Great descriptive piece my friend
August 5th, 2026 05:18
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Great descriptive piece my friend
August 5th, 2026 05:18
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