Comments received on poems by arqios
blisspoint
sorenbarrett said:
Yes balance that point where the fulcrum lies beneath. A step to the right or left and it teeters that playground toy of children. So applicable to all areas of life moderation seems the key. All things good in moderation they say. But here in your poem it seems that there is a seductive element to it as well. Nicely written Cryptic and a fave
January 15th, 2026 05:36
sorenbarrett said:
Yes balance that point where the fulcrum lies beneath. A step to the right or left and it teeters that playground toy of children. So applicable to all areas of life moderation seems the key. All things good in moderation they say. But here in your poem it seems that there is a seductive element to it as well. Nicely written Cryptic and a fave
January 15th, 2026 05:36
mason
Goldfinch60 said:
Masons created such wonderful buildings in the past Rik.
Andy
January 15th, 2026 02:49
Goldfinch60 said:
Masons created such wonderful buildings in the past Rik.
Andy
January 15th, 2026 02:49
mason
Katie B. said:
Wonderful thought filled piece. We take the work of the mason for granted. Their skill has been and will always be needed. I enjoy reading your work. Keep sharing!
January 14th, 2026 08:54
Katie B. said:
Wonderful thought filled piece. We take the work of the mason for granted. Their skill has been and will always be needed. I enjoy reading your work. Keep sharing!
January 14th, 2026 08:54
mason
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arios, this resonates with how often we mistake posture for purpose. The reminder that building is about joining what’s given, not performing authority, feels deeply relevant. Thoughtful work, dearest friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 14th, 2026 07:01
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arios, this resonates with how often we mistake posture for purpose. The reminder that building is about joining what’s given, not performing authority, feels deeply relevant. Thoughtful work, dearest friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 14th, 2026 07:01
mason
sorenbarrett said:
If I were a religious man I would see God as the master mason and man as the available material from which to build but being who I am I will say nature is the builder and all creation from the available materials some solid and strong as rock, others formed of sand and earth hardened in fires of adversity, yet others built of what was living all patched with mortar held together in a single structure. Loved the acrostic in this one Cryptic
January 14th, 2026 05:52
sorenbarrett said:
If I were a religious man I would see God as the master mason and man as the available material from which to build but being who I am I will say nature is the builder and all creation from the available materials some solid and strong as rock, others formed of sand and earth hardened in fires of adversity, yet others built of what was living all patched with mortar held together in a single structure. Loved the acrostic in this one Cryptic
January 14th, 2026 05:52
con-flakes
Goldfinch60 said:
Only if that toasting burns them off of our world Rik. Great write.
Andy
January 14th, 2026 02:47
Goldfinch60 said:
Only if that toasting burns them off of our world Rik. Great write.
Andy
January 14th, 2026 02:47
con-flakes
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, clever and unsettling. The flakes preach, the labels bless, and we pour on the con-sensus instead of milk…fully aware of the trick. That final grin is perfection, my friend. Smart, biting work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 13th, 2026 20:06
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, clever and unsettling. The flakes preach, the labels bless, and we pour on the con-sensus instead of milk…fully aware of the trick. That final grin is perfection, my friend. Smart, biting work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 13th, 2026 20:06
con-flakes
Kevin Hulme said:
Enjoyed. I can\'t get over the fact you can buy packets of Ice Cubes or Water in Bottles. You can make the First at home , and the Second from a Tap.
January 13th, 2026 19:41
Kevin Hulme said:
Enjoyed. I can\'t get over the fact you can buy packets of Ice Cubes or Water in Bottles. You can make the First at home , and the Second from a Tap.
January 13th, 2026 19:41
con-flakes
Doggerel Dave said:
Ah - memories of childhood, and one of my father\'s favourite rants: \"They\'re selling us air! 90 percent of that big box\'s contents is air!\"
January 13th, 2026 19:01
Doggerel Dave said:
Ah - memories of childhood, and one of my father\'s favourite rants: \"They\'re selling us air! 90 percent of that big box\'s contents is air!\"
January 13th, 2026 19:01
con-flakes
orchidee said:
I thought ya lost the \'R\' on ya keyboard - here\'s some for ya - RRRRRRRRRRRRR! lol.
January 13th, 2026 10:44
orchidee said:
I thought ya lost the \'R\' on ya keyboard - here\'s some for ya - RRRRRRRRRRRRR! lol.
January 13th, 2026 10:44
con-flakes
Thomas W Case said:
Biting and clever—this crunches with truth and dark humor.
I love how even a simple breakfast turns into a meditation on deceit and delight.
January 13th, 2026 08:01
Thomas W Case said:
Biting and clever—this crunches with truth and dark humor.
I love how even a simple breakfast turns into a meditation on deceit and delight.
January 13th, 2026 08:01
con-flakes
sorenbarrett said:
Cereal or politics advertising sells us on its need and nutrition with a little sugar it goes down. Corn flakes invented to suppress sexual passion has done little of what it promised but instead a grain hard to digest is our morning staple. A good read my friend
January 13th, 2026 05:30
sorenbarrett said:
Cereal or politics advertising sells us on its need and nutrition with a little sugar it goes down. Corn flakes invented to suppress sexual passion has done little of what it promised but instead a grain hard to digest is our morning staple. A good read my friend
January 13th, 2026 05:30
but you are still here
Goldfinch60 said:
We are always still here Rik and I don\'t intend to go away anytime soon.
Andy
January 13th, 2026 02:22
Goldfinch60 said:
We are always still here Rik and I don\'t intend to go away anytime soon.
Andy
January 13th, 2026 02:22
but you are still here
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this feels ancient and steady in the best way. The poem holds time without trying to tame it, and that restraint gives it authority. Well done! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 12th, 2026 21:58
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this feels ancient and steady in the best way. The poem holds time without trying to tame it, and that restraint gives it authority. Well done! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 12th, 2026 21:58
but you are still here
NinjaGirl said:
It\'s all still there, but it\'s all still a part of us. Everything shapes us for who we are. Beautifully said!
January 12th, 2026 16:45
NinjaGirl said:
It\'s all still there, but it\'s all still a part of us. Everything shapes us for who we are. Beautifully said!
January 12th, 2026 16:45
but you are still here
orchidee said:
Why, yes, I\'m still here, hanging around like a........ bad smell?! lol.
January 12th, 2026 07:44
orchidee said:
Why, yes, I\'m still here, hanging around like a........ bad smell?! lol.
January 12th, 2026 07:44
but you are still here
sorenbarrett said:
Memories change over time and they shift the topography of the mind. Never the less to remember it one must still be there. Nicely done my friend
January 12th, 2026 05:43
sorenbarrett said:
Memories change over time and they shift the topography of the mind. Never the less to remember it one must still be there. Nicely done my friend
January 12th, 2026 05:43
slowly turning
Goldfinch60 said:
These things happen as we get older Rik.
Andy
January 12th, 2026 02:48
Goldfinch60 said:
These things happen as we get older Rik.
Andy
January 12th, 2026 02:48
slowly turning
Kevin Hulme said:
It\'s like the Home is a Microcosm of Life itself.
Memories and the slow Pulse of the Days.
Enjoyed.
January 11th, 2026 21:11
Kevin Hulme said:
It\'s like the Home is a Microcosm of Life itself.
Memories and the slow Pulse of the Days.
Enjoyed.
January 11th, 2026 21:11
slowly turning
Tristan Robert Lange said:
That image of May pressing over June, a birthday leaning on a funeral, is exquisite. Time isn’t just passing here…it’s crowding, overlapping, refusing to stay orderly. Beautifully done, my dear friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 11th, 2026 09:41
Tristan Robert Lange said:
That image of May pressing over June, a birthday leaning on a funeral, is exquisite. Time isn’t just passing here…it’s crowding, overlapping, refusing to stay orderly. Beautifully done, my dear friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 11th, 2026 09:41
slowly turning
orchidee said:
Maybe Polly had put the kettle on before you! lol.
January 11th, 2026 09:39
orchidee said:
Maybe Polly had put the kettle on before you! lol.
January 11th, 2026 09:39
slowly turning
Thomas W Case said:
This house breathes its own cold memory, every clink and snap a ghost whispering through the walls. I felt each step, each lost moment, right in my chest.
January 11th, 2026 08:55
Thomas W Case said:
This house breathes its own cold memory, every clink and snap a ghost whispering through the walls. I felt each step, each lost moment, right in my chest.
January 11th, 2026 08:55
slowly turning
Doggerel Dave said:
Yes - I recognise this.... but then I\'ve been retired 25 years, while you are still working. Felt I was there a little too much!!...🙃
January 11th, 2026 07:54
Doggerel Dave said:
Yes - I recognise this.... but then I\'ve been retired 25 years, while you are still working. Felt I was there a little too much!!...🙃
January 11th, 2026 07:54
slowly turning
sorenbarrett said:
In this poem of a day in the life of a man time seems to have caught up with consciousness and pulled back memory wrestling with awareness it has awoken concern and depression is coming through the door of indifference. Where did the time go? A lovely? Well written poem of grey haze where I picture a soul wandering in circles not remembering where he had been or what he had done last. A feeling of being stuck in a haze where time has stopped
January 11th, 2026 06:17
sorenbarrett said:
In this poem of a day in the life of a man time seems to have caught up with consciousness and pulled back memory wrestling with awareness it has awoken concern and depression is coming through the door of indifference. Where did the time go? A lovely? Well written poem of grey haze where I picture a soul wandering in circles not remembering where he had been or what he had done last. A feeling of being stuck in a haze where time has stopped
January 11th, 2026 06:17
the reckoning of verse
Goldfinch60 said:
Those words will always grow Rik.
Andy
January 11th, 2026 02:48
Goldfinch60 said:
Those words will always grow Rik.
Andy
January 11th, 2026 02:48
the reckoning of verse
orchidee said:
You got that quill out to use that ink?! lol.
January 10th, 2026 11:12
orchidee said:
You got that quill out to use that ink?! lol.
January 10th, 2026 11:12
the reckoning of verse
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this is ferocious in its clarity. It doesn’t romanticize the act at all, it names the pressure and the cost. That final possession feels absolutely earned. And about your note… I actually like that you call the title “a bit up itself,” because the poem itself isn’t. It earns the authority it claims through pressure and necessity, not ego. Whatever name it ends up with, the reckoning you describe feels real and lived. Strong work, Rik. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 10th, 2026 10:52
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this is ferocious in its clarity. It doesn’t romanticize the act at all, it names the pressure and the cost. That final possession feels absolutely earned. And about your note… I actually like that you call the title “a bit up itself,” because the poem itself isn’t. It earns the authority it claims through pressure and necessity, not ego. Whatever name it ends up with, the reckoning you describe feels real and lived. Strong work, Rik. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 10th, 2026 10:52
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