Comments received on poems by arqios
there is no lack in you
sorenbarrett said:
Such good advice but like a novice guitar player listening to a Stevie Ray Vaughn or Jimi Hendrix one can not but help to dream. But I\'m with you for it is not to copy exactly but to put one\'s own flavor of life into it. Yes indeed make it your own. Lovely
May 5th, 2025 05:31
sorenbarrett said:
Such good advice but like a novice guitar player listening to a Stevie Ray Vaughn or Jimi Hendrix one can not but help to dream. But I\'m with you for it is not to copy exactly but to put one\'s own flavor of life into it. Yes indeed make it your own. Lovely
May 5th, 2025 05:31
revelatory
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow...you and I are vibing a VERY similar themes today! Love this, my friend. Love the Ecclesiastes reference, which my poem also hints at. I also love the play with opposites: Truth vs Lies...the positive progress of the one followed by the destructive regression of the other. Kind of like two steps forward, one (or many more steps) backward. This is a brilliant and very thought provoking poem, my friend. A must fave for me. 🌹👏
May 4th, 2025 07:40
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow...you and I are vibing a VERY similar themes today! Love this, my friend. Love the Ecclesiastes reference, which my poem also hints at. I also love the play with opposites: Truth vs Lies...the positive progress of the one followed by the destructive regression of the other. Kind of like two steps forward, one (or many more steps) backward. This is a brilliant and very thought provoking poem, my friend. A must fave for me. 🌹👏
May 4th, 2025 07:40
revelatory
David Wakeling said:
I like the cadence here .It reads so well.A great exploration of the sadness of the human experience of truth and lies
May 4th, 2025 05:28
David Wakeling said:
I like the cadence here .It reads so well.A great exploration of the sadness of the human experience of truth and lies
May 4th, 2025 05:28
revelatory
sorenbarrett said:
A darker poem played on ebony minor keys. Truth is relative a theme to which I agree. Most intriguing and engaging nicely written in rhyme. Loved it.
May 4th, 2025 03:47
sorenbarrett said:
A darker poem played on ebony minor keys. Truth is relative a theme to which I agree. Most intriguing and engaging nicely written in rhyme. Loved it.
May 4th, 2025 03:47
revelatory
Goldfinch60 said:
If you tell the truth it is easier to remember than trying to remember which lie you have told someone arqios.
Andy
May 4th, 2025 01:24
Goldfinch60 said:
If you tell the truth it is easier to remember than trying to remember which lie you have told someone arqios.
Andy
May 4th, 2025 01:24
the fury\'s chant
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow. This feels chillingly close to the rhetoric of certain political figures who paint empathy as weakness and glorify brute strength as moral virtue. Empathy, of course, is now blamed for all the world’s problems—not greed, not corruption, not unchecked testosterone levels (though that one might be speculative 😏), and certainly not disrespecting allies or sovereign nations. Nope—empathy.
My poem today touches on this terrain from a very different angle, but perhaps I’m reading this through the filter of the current climate in the USA. Still, I see my nation veering in this direction—not toward glory, but toward a time when the weak are deemed disposable, and the strong (often the rich) get to decide when someone’s expiration date has arrived.
Regardless of how this poem was intended, it’s undeniably powerful. It flows wonderfully, and the Norse god imagery really lands. Skål, my friend. A fantastic poem and a fave. 🌹👏
May 3rd, 2025 08:16
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow. This feels chillingly close to the rhetoric of certain political figures who paint empathy as weakness and glorify brute strength as moral virtue. Empathy, of course, is now blamed for all the world’s problems—not greed, not corruption, not unchecked testosterone levels (though that one might be speculative 😏), and certainly not disrespecting allies or sovereign nations. Nope—empathy.
My poem today touches on this terrain from a very different angle, but perhaps I’m reading this through the filter of the current climate in the USA. Still, I see my nation veering in this direction—not toward glory, but toward a time when the weak are deemed disposable, and the strong (often the rich) get to decide when someone’s expiration date has arrived.
Regardless of how this poem was intended, it’s undeniably powerful. It flows wonderfully, and the Norse god imagery really lands. Skål, my friend. A fantastic poem and a fave. 🌹👏
May 3rd, 2025 08:16
the fury\'s chant
sorenbarrett said:
Brave words in a weak age. Beyond the eloquence of the words and the classical feel to this poem I take a more modern view of the metaphor. An over reaction to harshness, abuse and discrimination in the past has led the pendulum to swing too far to the politically correct with feelings of entitlement, easily hurt feelings and hypersensitivity. Lazy, timid souls the byproduct. A wonderful poem in either literal or metaphoric form
May 3rd, 2025 03:55
sorenbarrett said:
Brave words in a weak age. Beyond the eloquence of the words and the classical feel to this poem I take a more modern view of the metaphor. An over reaction to harshness, abuse and discrimination in the past has led the pendulum to swing too far to the politically correct with feelings of entitlement, easily hurt feelings and hypersensitivity. Lazy, timid souls the byproduct. A wonderful poem in either literal or metaphoric form
May 3rd, 2025 03:55
the fury\'s chant
David Wakeling said:
Wow certainly some anger here.Justified anger I\'m sure.Powerful poem
May 3rd, 2025 03:32
David Wakeling said:
Wow certainly some anger here.Justified anger I\'m sure.Powerful poem
May 3rd, 2025 03:32
the fury\'s chant
Goldfinch60 said:
We must always keep our strength arqios.
Andy
May 3rd, 2025 01:45
Goldfinch60 said:
We must always keep our strength arqios.
Andy
May 3rd, 2025 01:45
the fury\'s chant
Muse of Calliope said:
I read this as “the furry’s chant” 😅 Love the poem
May 3rd, 2025 00:45
Muse of Calliope said:
I read this as “the furry’s chant” 😅 Love the poem
May 3rd, 2025 00:45
against the age
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Remain true to one\'s self and principles and defy any person/entity that tries to deter that. Always seek truth, always seek righteousness, always draw seep for inner strength than sell out for safety. No matter the cost. This poem, my friend, hits home in this way and in others. A powerful poem! 🌹👏
May 2nd, 2025 10:42
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Remain true to one\'s self and principles and defy any person/entity that tries to deter that. Always seek truth, always seek righteousness, always draw seep for inner strength than sell out for safety. No matter the cost. This poem, my friend, hits home in this way and in others. A powerful poem! 🌹👏
May 2nd, 2025 10:42
O Frenzied Light!
Cheeky Missy said:
My la! What on earth is this? The germ from whence the others followed? Rendered in italics so as to yield effective response, oh, the imagery and finer details! Oh the haunting poignancy writhing in the half light of a sputtering candle! Gorgeous. Thank you for sharing.
May 2nd, 2025 08:51
Cheeky Missy said:
My la! What on earth is this? The germ from whence the others followed? Rendered in italics so as to yield effective response, oh, the imagery and finer details! Oh the haunting poignancy writhing in the half light of a sputtering candle! Gorgeous. Thank you for sharing.
May 2nd, 2025 08:51
against the age
Salvia.S said:
A strong reminder to stay true and defiant, even when the world seems broken and lost.
Well written!!!
May 2nd, 2025 07:09
Salvia.S said:
A strong reminder to stay true and defiant, even when the world seems broken and lost.
Well written!!!
May 2nd, 2025 07:09
against the age
sorenbarrett said:
A magnificent revelation of a truthful mirror that we do not want to look into. Like the bloated, overfed, unkept we fear the mirror and prefer to live in the fantasy of safe politically correct surroundings trading freedom of speech for false safety of pretended lies of reassurance and entitlement. We have handed over the reigns of control to those that make promises carried in the wind. A lovely write that speaks with power and reproach that few are willing to hear. A fave
May 2nd, 2025 04:25
sorenbarrett said:
A magnificent revelation of a truthful mirror that we do not want to look into. Like the bloated, overfed, unkept we fear the mirror and prefer to live in the fantasy of safe politically correct surroundings trading freedom of speech for false safety of pretended lies of reassurance and entitlement. We have handed over the reigns of control to those that make promises carried in the wind. A lovely write that speaks with power and reproach that few are willing to hear. A fave
May 2nd, 2025 04:25
against the age
Victor Bolshov said:
To freedom, to upholding our stance -
We celebrate and we dance!
Loved it!!! Few lines but a lot of spirit in them!
May 2nd, 2025 03:15
Victor Bolshov said:
To freedom, to upholding our stance -
We celebrate and we dance!
Loved it!!! Few lines but a lot of spirit in them!
May 2nd, 2025 03:15
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