Comments received on poems by arqios
hallway split
sorenbarrett said:
Dualities in everything. Here the dissonance can be heard even in the music. We all are made up of such. Lovely write Cryptic
March 24th, 2026 07:29
sorenbarrett said:
Dualities in everything. Here the dissonance can be heard even in the music. We all are made up of such. Lovely write Cryptic
March 24th, 2026 07:29
nightwalk
Goldfinch60 said:
Such a sad poem Rik, I do hope all became well again.
Andy
March 24th, 2026 02:15
Goldfinch60 said:
Such a sad poem Rik, I do hope all became well again.
Andy
March 24th, 2026 02:15
nightwalk
🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽 said:
A deep cut poem , eloquent in abstract metaphor woah! Kudos!
Plz also read and comment my newest poem too
March 23rd, 2026 12:10
🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽 said:
A deep cut poem , eloquent in abstract metaphor woah! Kudos!
Plz also read and comment my newest poem too
March 23rd, 2026 12:10
nightwalk
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, “the Devil he danced with was himself” really stands out for me. It reframes everything…turning the conflict inward in a way that lands hard. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 23rd, 2026 09:26
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, “the Devil he danced with was himself” really stands out for me. It reframes everything…turning the conflict inward in a way that lands hard. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 23rd, 2026 09:26
nightwalk
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic I love the subtle rhyme of this piece on each final line of the stanza and its darkness is felt in the words and images where one wrestles with one\'s own conscience in despair. Well written my friend and powerful a fave
March 23rd, 2026 05:54
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic I love the subtle rhyme of this piece on each final line of the stanza and its darkness is felt in the words and images where one wrestles with one\'s own conscience in despair. Well written my friend and powerful a fave
March 23rd, 2026 05:54
riverine rite
Dan Williams said:
Caging the wind in breath, all by itself is enough imagery. Beneath the water’s will is literally the undercurrent of this. The mystery of no names for what is new. Well thought out and expressed.
March 23rd, 2026 00:11
Dan Williams said:
Caging the wind in breath, all by itself is enough imagery. Beneath the water’s will is literally the undercurrent of this. The mystery of no names for what is new. Well thought out and expressed.
March 23rd, 2026 00:11
riverine rite
Kevin Hulme said:
Could the River be a Metaphor for Life\'s Journey?
Good one.
March 22nd, 2026 20:29
Kevin Hulme said:
Could the River be a Metaphor for Life\'s Journey?
Good one.
March 22nd, 2026 20:29
riverine rite
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this carries a steady, almost meditative pull…moving beyond labels, beyond definition, into something shared but unspoken. “A third thing pulls the heavy raft” and “No labels dragged from dusty lore” really hold that center. It’s not about naming it…it’s about moving within it. Beautifully done, arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
March 22nd, 2026 09:39
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this carries a steady, almost meditative pull…moving beyond labels, beyond definition, into something shared but unspoken. “A third thing pulls the heavy raft” and “No labels dragged from dusty lore” really hold that center. It’s not about naming it…it’s about moving within it. Beautifully done, arqios. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
March 22nd, 2026 09:39
riverine rite
sorenbarrett said:
If not for yesterday\'s poem and exchange and the note I would be left wondering but it seems clear where this is aimed. It holds beautiful image and leaves a feeling of being free from time and society\'s constraints. Nature has no pocket watch, she runs on her own time table and so it seems here timeless and as if one were frozen in a childhood time. Love it Cryptic a fave
March 22nd, 2026 06:14
sorenbarrett said:
If not for yesterday\'s poem and exchange and the note I would be left wondering but it seems clear where this is aimed. It holds beautiful image and leaves a feeling of being free from time and society\'s constraints. Nature has no pocket watch, she runs on her own time table and so it seems here timeless and as if one were frozen in a childhood time. Love it Cryptic a fave
March 22nd, 2026 06:14
the topography ahead
Goldfinch60 said:
Always go forward to the light Rik, I always do.
Andy
March 22nd, 2026 02:21
Goldfinch60 said:
Always go forward to the light Rik, I always do.
Andy
March 22nd, 2026 02:21
the topography ahead
Kevin Hulme said:
Only read Huck Finn but I see what you\'re saying here. Nice one.
March 21st, 2026 20:04
Kevin Hulme said:
Only read Huck Finn but I see what you\'re saying here. Nice one.
March 21st, 2026 20:04
the topography ahead
Katie B. said:
You\'re a master, what else can I say.
Blessings, Katie
March 21st, 2026 15:55
Katie B. said:
You\'re a master, what else can I say.
Blessings, Katie
March 21st, 2026 15:55
the topography ahead
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “If the price of our parlour is Jim in a cage” is the line that locks it in. Everything sharpens there…no abstraction, just a clear line drawn. Well done on this...and yikes on the website\'s wonk! LOL! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 21st, 2026 08:52
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “If the price of our parlour is Jim in a cage” is the line that locks it in. Everything sharpens there…no abstraction, just a clear line drawn. Well done on this...and yikes on the website\'s wonk! LOL! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 21st, 2026 08:52
the topography ahead
sorenbarrett said:
Go to hell the spot and are we on the river Styx? Then comes the new boy is the Christianity and Bible (new book) and the concept of original sin (it is known for kneeling). Siv\'lized there is something more in the way this word is spelled that I am missing Cryptic. But Christians do tend to think of themselves as civilized despite all their atrocities in the name of Christ. The concept of original sin, a man in chains and trading blood for man\'s \"theatrical stains \" all sound so familiar. Religious law can not be accepted when it goes against what we know or feel is right. I myself have headed for the sunset and the topography ahead. Great write Cryptic. As for the website a couple of weeks ago I kept getting a persistent add to watch a video that I could not x out of and kept reappearing very annoying, it had the website logo on it.
March 21st, 2026 07:17
sorenbarrett said:
Go to hell the spot and are we on the river Styx? Then comes the new boy is the Christianity and Bible (new book) and the concept of original sin (it is known for kneeling). Siv\'lized there is something more in the way this word is spelled that I am missing Cryptic. But Christians do tend to think of themselves as civilized despite all their atrocities in the name of Christ. The concept of original sin, a man in chains and trading blood for man\'s \"theatrical stains \" all sound so familiar. Religious law can not be accepted when it goes against what we know or feel is right. I myself have headed for the sunset and the topography ahead. Great write Cryptic. As for the website a couple of weeks ago I kept getting a persistent add to watch a video that I could not x out of and kept reappearing very annoying, it had the website logo on it.
March 21st, 2026 07:17
the topography ahead
cellinic said:
Dear arqios, this is genuinely amazing and wonderful, sincere and deep! Best wishes for the World Poetry Day!
March 21st, 2026 06:26
cellinic said:
Dear arqios, this is genuinely amazing and wonderful, sincere and deep! Best wishes for the World Poetry Day!
March 21st, 2026 06:26
\"fearing her own reflection\"
Goldfinch60 said:
The person you see in that mirror is the complete opposite of the one that others see.
Andy
March 21st, 2026 02:27
Goldfinch60 said:
The person you see in that mirror is the complete opposite of the one that others see.
Andy
March 21st, 2026 02:27
\"fearing her own reflection\"
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “like a scratched VHS looping her face”…that image is perfect for this. It carries the repetition, the distortion, and that stuck feeling all at once. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
March 20th, 2026 10:15
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, “like a scratched VHS looping her face”…that image is perfect for this. It carries the repetition, the distortion, and that stuck feeling all at once. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
March 20th, 2026 10:15
\"fearing her own reflection\"
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic this poem approaches the two sides of an individual the painted and the bare and naked and the question is which is the person. Sometimes we become our mask the two become the same. Very thought provoking my friend
March 20th, 2026 07:25
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic this poem approaches the two sides of an individual the painted and the bare and naked and the question is which is the person. Sometimes we become our mask the two become the same. Very thought provoking my friend
March 20th, 2026 07:25
\"she\'s gutsy\"
Goldfinch60 said:
We saw many people in our younger lives Rik who we admired in many ways.
Andy
March 20th, 2026 02:21
Goldfinch60 said:
We saw many people in our younger lives Rik who we admired in many ways.
Andy
March 20th, 2026 02:21
\"and now it\'s my fault\"
Goldfinch60 said:
Young love can be hard Rik but you learn from it and you cannot teach experience.
Andy
March 20th, 2026 02:10
Goldfinch60 said:
Young love can be hard Rik but you learn from it and you cannot teach experience.
Andy
March 20th, 2026 02:10
\"she\'s gutsy\"
Kevin Hulme said:
Brings back memories of School Days and the girls therein.
March 19th, 2026 19:18
Kevin Hulme said:
Brings back memories of School Days and the girls therein.
March 19th, 2026 19:18
\"she\'s gutsy\"
Doggerel Dave said:
Did you....................................... catch up? Gutsy? Reminds me of that old idiom \'So near, and yet so far\'. Also a memory of someone right across the classroom whom I became a little obsessed with to the detriment of my studies. I don\'t, in retrospect, believe she even noticed me. Did you really have to bring that up?😂
March 19th, 2026 16:24
Doggerel Dave said:
Did you....................................... catch up? Gutsy? Reminds me of that old idiom \'So near, and yet so far\'. Also a memory of someone right across the classroom whom I became a little obsessed with to the detriment of my studies. I don\'t, in retrospect, believe she even noticed me. Did you really have to bring that up?😂
March 19th, 2026 16:24
\"she\'s gutsy\"
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this carries a bright, nostalgic energy…each “she’s gutsy” builds that image of someone fearless and alive. Really well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 19th, 2026 10:28
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this carries a bright, nostalgic energy…each “she’s gutsy” builds that image of someone fearless and alive. Really well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 19th, 2026 10:28
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