Comments received on poems by arqios



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Doggerel Dave said:

Not sad - (Wrong !)
Absolute freedom – (Right !)
This Freedom? – Good for me, but too much for some - tough shit!


July 10th, 2026 19:28

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Kevin Hulme said:

Truth in what you say. πŸ‘

July 10th, 2026 18:14

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orchidee said:

It\'s enough to say good write A.

July 10th, 2026 12:43

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Anna Wakey29 said:

A mantra that seems so obvious when telling another, and nigh impossible to internalise. A good, simple read - the simplicity adds a certain legitimacy to the message. Well done

July 10th, 2026 12:17

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2781 said:

If we can find one true friend, we\'d be blessed.

July 10th, 2026 10:16

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nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

one friend they say is all we need

July 10th, 2026 05:45

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Paul Bell said:

Sometimes the ones that do like you, you wish they didn\'t.
Mind you, as you get older you begin to hate everybody.
I especially hate self service checkouts that for some reason make you pull out the imaginary machine gun and blast it to bits.

July 10th, 2026 05:35

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sorenbarrett said:



July 10th, 2026 05:20

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sorenbarrett said:

Wisdom in words. The only one that needs to like you is yourself although it is much easier if others do as well. Nicely written my friend

July 10th, 2026 05:20

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Goldfinch60 said:

May that resurrection bring beauty to all Rik.

Andy

July 10th, 2026 01:12

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Tristan Robert Lange said:

Rik, this really hit me. There\'s so much hope packed into so few words...that movement from clearing away what\'s dead to making room for new life feels deeply honest. Beautifully done, my friend. πŸŒΉπŸ–€πŸ™πŸ•―οΈπŸ¦β€β¬›

July 9th, 2026 22:53

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Mutley Ravishes said:

Just this morning I was imagining myself alone, adrift on the ocean deeps, and was struck with terror. It was humbling. And I also remembered that it was just my imagination, running away with me!

July 9th, 2026 20:19

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orchidee said:

A fine write A.

July 9th, 2026 11:45

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Kevin Hulme said:

A good message here. When we do shake the Reaper by the Hand : Let\'s all have one of those \'Hand Buzzers\' ready.

July 9th, 2026 07:49

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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

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arqios said:

Thanks for the Fave @SorenBarrett

July 9th, 2026 07:13

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arqios said:

Thanks for the Fave @ Friendship πŸ™πŸ•ŠοΈ

July 9th, 2026 06:55

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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

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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. πŸŒΉπŸ–€πŸ™πŸ•―οΈπŸ¦β€β¬›

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. πŸŒΉπŸ–€πŸ™πŸ•―οΈπŸ¦β€β¬›

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

by their fruit
Friendship said:

good write

July 8th, 2026 12:20

by their fruit
orchidee said:

Good write A.

July 8th, 2026 10:16

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

by their fruit
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

enjoyed my friend

July 8th, 2026 05:47

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.πŸŒΉπŸ–€πŸ™πŸ•―οΈπŸ¦β€β¬›

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

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

the ashen crossing
orchidee said:

Good write A.

July 7th, 2026 09:39



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