Comments received on poems by arqios
Xyloid hymn
Kevin Hulme said:
I love the Sound of the Wind in the Trees .
Good Write.
October 16th, 2026 11:52
Kevin Hulme said:
I love the Sound of the Wind in the Trees .
Good Write.
October 16th, 2026 11:52
Xyloid hymn
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, there\'s something wonderfully haunting about this one. I\'ve always loved listening to trees when the wind picks up. Sometimes I think they\'re having conversations we\'re simply too impatient to understand. Really enjoyed this, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 16th, 2026 11:11
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, there\'s something wonderfully haunting about this one. I\'ve always loved listening to trees when the wind picks up. Sometimes I think they\'re having conversations we\'re simply too impatient to understand. Really enjoyed this, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 16th, 2026 11:11
Xyloid hymn
orchidee said:
Good write A. Using \'x\' now - no shortage of them; they\'re not used in many words. lol.
October 16th, 2026 10:00
orchidee said:
Good write A. Using \'x\' now - no shortage of them; they\'re not used in many words. lol.
October 16th, 2026 10:00
Xyloid hymn
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
such tenderness in this piece a fav
October 16th, 2026 06:54
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
such tenderness in this piece a fav
October 16th, 2026 06:54
Xyloid hymn
sorenbarrett said:
How wonderful I wish I had thought of it my friend for I have heard the trees sing as they rub their branches together and the wind whistles through them. A lovely tune it is too. Nicely written I love the last stanza that makes me think it is more than personification but metaphor as well.
October 16th, 2026 06:29
sorenbarrett said:
How wonderful I wish I had thought of it my friend for I have heard the trees sing as they rub their branches together and the wind whistles through them. A lovely tune it is too. Nicely written I love the last stanza that makes me think it is more than personification but metaphor as well.
October 16th, 2026 06:29
Xyloid hymn
Mutley Ravishes said:
Sublime, Arqios. I had to look up the meaning of \"xyloid.\" Thanks for the teaching. I guess \"pine trees do not sing\" in the \"intellect is the be all and end all of existence\" paradigm. Not to belittle the intellect. I like it. A lot! Maybe we\'re in a \"simulation\"? Even so, the depth of detail, of feeling, of essence is astounding when we put our curiosity to work, isn\'t it? Of course, you already know what I mean!
October 16th, 2026 06:07
Mutley Ravishes said:
Sublime, Arqios. I had to look up the meaning of \"xyloid.\" Thanks for the teaching. I guess \"pine trees do not sing\" in the \"intellect is the be all and end all of existence\" paradigm. Not to belittle the intellect. I like it. A lot! Maybe we\'re in a \"simulation\"? Even so, the depth of detail, of feeling, of essence is astounding when we put our curiosity to work, isn\'t it? Of course, you already know what I mean!
October 16th, 2026 06:07
winnowing the ashen hours
Tristan Robert Lange said:
You know, my friend, I\'ve had moments when I\'ve wondered whether something I did ultimately mattered. It\'s a difficult question, especially when there\'s no way to go back and find out. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 15th, 2026 21:54
Tristan Robert Lange said:
You know, my friend, I\'ve had moments when I\'ve wondered whether something I did ultimately mattered. It\'s a difficult question, especially when there\'s no way to go back and find out. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 15th, 2026 21:54
winnowing the ashen hours
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
the irony of the unread message
October 15th, 2026 07:14
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
the irony of the unread message
October 15th, 2026 07:14
winnowing the ashen hours
sorenbarrett said:
This one was sad and fell heavy on the ear. The melancholy of words lost too late uttered and pain suffered for naught. Too often the case. A fave my friend
October 15th, 2026 06:37
sorenbarrett said:
This one was sad and fell heavy on the ear. The melancholy of words lost too late uttered and pain suffered for naught. Too often the case. A fave my friend
October 15th, 2026 06:37
yielding to the halflight
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Ah, arqios, perhaps the greatest luxury is being able to leave something unfinished without feeling obligated to return to it immediately. The world could use a little more of that patience. Though I suspect my to-do list would strongly disagree! 😂 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 14th, 2026 22:03
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Ah, arqios, perhaps the greatest luxury is being able to leave something unfinished without feeling obligated to return to it immediately. The world could use a little more of that patience. Though I suspect my to-do list would strongly disagree! 😂 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 14th, 2026 22:03
yielding to the halflight
Kevin Hulme said:
A good Write. And the Snow can Wait for all I care.
October 14th, 2026 18:17
Kevin Hulme said:
A good Write. And the Snow can Wait for all I care.
October 14th, 2026 18:17
yielding to the halflight
Doggerel Dave said:
I like to think of your pieces as observational scene setting, if that\'s alright with you.
They work very well, and as the paint dries the picture is very complete for me.
October 14th, 2026 16:53
Doggerel Dave said:
I like to think of your pieces as observational scene setting, if that\'s alright with you.
They work very well, and as the paint dries the picture is very complete for me.
October 14th, 2026 16:53
yielding to the halflight
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic your poems have always caught my attention for their quality as much in what is not said as what is. However the quality has improved over the years and now is, by my judgement, truly masterful and worthy of far greater distribution. This one is another marvelous poem, that for me that always sees more in metaphor than what is written, glows as it falls into shadows. What was said in that part unread? What lies in the unknown. Much like life itself that seems at times written there is too much unknown as our light goes out. We walk in a garden as wide and empty as the sea. Brilliant!
October 14th, 2026 07:39
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic your poems have always caught my attention for their quality as much in what is not said as what is. However the quality has improved over the years and now is, by my judgement, truly masterful and worthy of far greater distribution. This one is another marvelous poem, that for me that always sees more in metaphor than what is written, glows as it falls into shadows. What was said in that part unread? What lies in the unknown. Much like life itself that seems at times written there is too much unknown as our light goes out. We walk in a garden as wide and empty as the sea. Brilliant!
October 14th, 2026 07:39
yielding to the halflight
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
much enjoyed my friend
October 14th, 2026 05:34
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
much enjoyed my friend
October 14th, 2026 05:34
those hours
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Rik. I felt this one, especially tonight. It\'s funny how much time we spend trying to figure life out, only to find ourselves back at the writing desk asking the same damn questions. Glad we have poetry, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 13th, 2026 23:23
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Rik. I felt this one, especially tonight. It\'s funny how much time we spend trying to figure life out, only to find ourselves back at the writing desk asking the same damn questions. Glad we have poetry, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 13th, 2026 23:23
those hours
orchidee said:
Good write A. We\'ve our annual 25 hour day soon in UK, having had our annual 23 hour day in March - messing about with clock-changing. lol.
October 13th, 2026 09:35
orchidee said:
Good write A. We\'ve our annual 25 hour day soon in UK, having had our annual 23 hour day in March - messing about with clock-changing. lol.
October 13th, 2026 09:35
those hours
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn quiet, almost sacred stillness here, as the heavy footsteps, hollow field, small fire, and unhurried tears gradually give way to spring, a falling spark, and the stirring of something not yet spoken. The ending is the keeper for me, because “where poems / flow again / into the dark” makes home feel like more than a final destination—it becomes the place where the burden of living falls away and the poet returns to the mystery that first gave him a voice.
October 13th, 2026 08:19
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn quiet, almost sacred stillness here, as the heavy footsteps, hollow field, small fire, and unhurried tears gradually give way to spring, a falling spark, and the stirring of something not yet spoken. The ending is the keeper for me, because “where poems / flow again / into the dark” makes home feel like more than a final destination—it becomes the place where the burden of living falls away and the poet returns to the mystery that first gave him a voice.
October 13th, 2026 08:19
those hours
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Entering the writing zone where all else fades
October 13th, 2026 06:49
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Entering the writing zone where all else fades
October 13th, 2026 06:49
those hours
Tony Grannell said:
Good day, arqios,
A most beautiful and wistful passage of poetry: a poetess at her bureau whilst all around her disappears as she enters the poem. Elegantly composed.
Wishing you much happiness,
Tony.
October 13th, 2026 06:45
Tony Grannell said:
Good day, arqios,
A most beautiful and wistful passage of poetry: a poetess at her bureau whilst all around her disappears as she enters the poem. Elegantly composed.
Wishing you much happiness,
Tony.
October 13th, 2026 06:45
those hours
sorenbarrett said:
This is a most salome poem, somber and gently dark. It casts a hypnotic spell where one drifts form the light of day to the soft spell of night to close one\'s eyes and sleep into another world.
October 13th, 2026 06:26
sorenbarrett said:
This is a most salome poem, somber and gently dark. It casts a hypnotic spell where one drifts form the light of day to the soft spell of night to close one\'s eyes and sleep into another world.
October 13th, 2026 06:26
weaving dreams
NafisaSB said:
Sweet dreams 😴 relax and get refreshed and may your dreams be attainable and come true 😁
October 13th, 2026 04:31
NafisaSB said:
Sweet dreams 😴 relax and get refreshed and may your dreams be attainable and come true 😁
October 13th, 2026 04:31
matilda to the coast
Dan Williams said:
Wow. My ancestors came here as indentured servants from Scotland, Ireland, Wales when this country was for some a penal colony. I have tried to tell their stories unsuccessfully, so thank you for this. Fourth verse especially. Nice work.
October 12th, 2026 21:10
Dan Williams said:
Wow. My ancestors came here as indentured servants from Scotland, Ireland, Wales when this country was for some a penal colony. I have tried to tell their stories unsuccessfully, so thank you for this. Fourth verse especially. Nice work.
October 12th, 2026 21:10
abandonee
Tristan Robert Lange said:
LOL! Rik, I\'m just wondering what happens when the band goes on tour. Does he need orthopedic clearance, or will a good pair of compression socks suffice? Either way, I\'m buying tickets! 😂🎷🥁
October 12th, 2026 19:37
Tristan Robert Lange said:
LOL! Rik, I\'m just wondering what happens when the band goes on tour. Does he need orthopedic clearance, or will a good pair of compression socks suffice? Either way, I\'m buying tickets! 😂🎷🥁
October 12th, 2026 19:37
abandonee
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, arqios,
Did you publish this poem just a few days ago? It matters not for a lovely poem it is. \'Music is the breath of life\' according to the bard and this poem proves it. Joyous.
Fond regards,
Tony.
October 12th, 2026 11:17
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, arqios,
Did you publish this poem just a few days ago? It matters not for a lovely poem it is. \'Music is the breath of life\' according to the bard and this poem proves it. Joyous.
Fond regards,
Tony.
October 12th, 2026 11:17
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