once there was a boy
Tony36 said:

Excellent write

January 13th, 2025 14:06

the lighthouse keeper’s watch
Accidental Poet said:

Growing up in a town with two lighthouses in it, I have a special appreciation for this poem of yours arqios. 😊👍

January 13th, 2025 12:04

once there was a boy
Tristan Robert Lange said:

Ah the loss of innocence...and in particular I like how that loss comes through with the crumbling or loss of the sandcastle. A brilliant extended metaphor, my friend. Well done! 👏🌹

January 13th, 2025 08:41

once there was a boy
David Wakeling said:

I remember these feelings so well. This poem capture the sad and wonderful moments of childhood and how they fade into adulthood.There is a great sadness in this process. But the heart still remembers how to dream.Wonderful line and amazing poem

January 13th, 2025 05:03

once there was a boy
sorenbarrett said:

Cryptic This is a beautiful write that details that right of passage to manhood detailing the shadow side. It reads with a bit of sadness and retains a taste of hope.

January 13th, 2025 04:42

once there was a boy
orchidee said:

Good write Olive, erm, Arqois. lol.

January 13th, 2025 03:25

the lighthouse keeper’s watch
Teddy.15 said:

There has always been something most intriguing about the lighthouse and how they keep the shore from the ships and vice versa and how in great storms the lighthouse is the hero in the storm. 🌹

January 12th, 2025 15:45

the lighthouse keeper’s watch
Tristan Robert Lange said:

Love lighthouses. Also loved the Robert Eggers\' film The Lighthouse. But that is neither here nor there. This is a wonderful poem, my friend. Well done! 🌹👏

January 12th, 2025 12:11

the lighthouse keeper’s watch
orchidee said:

A fine write A.

January 12th, 2025 08:01

the lighthouse keeper’s watch
sorenbarrett said:

The poem resonates with me because I from time to time live on that rocky shore within a stones throw of a lighthouse and I hear those wave meet the shore. The metaphor is iconic as well and like the waves keeps coming back. Very nicely written

January 12th, 2025 04:50

the lighthouse keeper’s watch
Reynaldo Casison said:

Nice arqios,
Ya can Feel The Waves Dance
To Keep The Lighthouse Keeper Company

January 12th, 2025 04:34

spaces we inhabit: with every breath
Neville said:


What you have created here is without doubt a little masterpiece in its very own write .. & no kidding .. so very muchly enjoyed .. Neville

January 12th, 2025 02:15

spaces we inhabit: with every breath
Thad Wilk said:

Clapping! 👏👏
A wonderful,
delightful and
insightful write!!
Artfully expressed
and a pleasure
to recite!! 🤩
Best regards ✌️ Thad


January 11th, 2025 21:26

spaces we inhabit: with every breath
Tristan Robert Lange said:

Indeed. Every house I have lived in I have tried to imagine the people who lived there before, what their lives were like. One time I entered an abandoned house in weirdly abandoned community in Weird NJ...not the magazine...but the state in the USA I grew up. Though do check out the magazine. Fun stuff. Anywho, the house was just up and abandoned. There were fly swatters hanging on the walls, remnants of human life that was there one day and seemingly gone the next. Not sure if twas an imminent domain thing, or what. (I feel a poem about this coming on, actually, so thanks for the inspiration!)...but it was haunting to see to say the least. All of this to say, well done my friend! Well written, happy to be the second person to fave it! 🌹👏

January 11th, 2025 12:24

spaces we inhabit: with every breath
orchidee said:

It was laurels - now we\'re cutting down olive trees! Doh! heehee.

January 11th, 2025 09:17