Comments received on poems by arqios
mirrored glass
arqios said:
Aye, keep that fire burning! Even a home among the gum trees can turn cold and drafty. Thanks compadre. 🙏🕊️
July 26th, 2026 20:50
arqios said:
Aye, keep that fire burning! Even a home among the gum trees can turn cold and drafty. Thanks compadre. 🙏🕊️
July 26th, 2026 20:50
mirrored glass
David Wakeling said:
The imagery here is quite powerful. I am transported to an Australian house.I see the occupant struggling to keep warm by the fire.Always a joy to read your works compadre.Never let the candle go out
July 26th, 2026 19:40
David Wakeling said:
The imagery here is quite powerful. I am transported to an Australian house.I see the occupant struggling to keep warm by the fire.Always a joy to read your works compadre.Never let the candle go out
July 26th, 2026 19:40
mirrored glass
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, what a deeply moving poem. This carries the quiet devastation of grief returning without warning...soft in its arrival, but absolute in its power. Beautiful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 26th, 2026 18:18
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Rik, what a deeply moving poem. This carries the quiet devastation of grief returning without warning...soft in its arrival, but absolute in its power. Beautiful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 26th, 2026 18:18
mirrored glass
Paul Bell said:
Death has reawoken, the secret deeply hidden revealed.
Strange how one word, one comment, picture is enough to bring back something we tried our best to bury deep.
July 26th, 2026 15:09
Paul Bell said:
Death has reawoken, the secret deeply hidden revealed.
Strange how one word, one comment, picture is enough to bring back something we tried our best to bury deep.
July 26th, 2026 15:09
mirrored glass
Kevin Hulme said:
A fine write. Just when you think the Doors and Windows locked fast: That draught somehow gets in. It\'s like Poe\'s Beating Heart under the Floorboards.
July 26th, 2026 11:53
Kevin Hulme said:
A fine write. Just when you think the Doors and Windows locked fast: That draught somehow gets in. It\'s like Poe\'s Beating Heart under the Floorboards.
July 26th, 2026 11:53
mirrored glass
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
glass and I never got on well my friend lol, good write
July 26th, 2026 10:16
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
glass and I never got on well my friend lol, good write
July 26th, 2026 10:16
mirrored glass
sorenbarrett said:
I have experience and fears of holding a pane of glass for fingers grow tired and slippery and it takes little for it to slip through them. That mirror that reflects oneself slipping through one\'s fingers. I read Thomas\' comment and believe he is right about that draft that comes through the crack under the door. Its disturbance of the marrow distracts and brings back that ash left cold reviving life and the smell of it and the mirror drops. A fave my friend
July 26th, 2026 08:35
sorenbarrett said:
I have experience and fears of holding a pane of glass for fingers grow tired and slippery and it takes little for it to slip through them. That mirror that reflects oneself slipping through one\'s fingers. I read Thomas\' comment and believe he is right about that draft that comes through the crack under the door. Its disturbance of the marrow distracts and brings back that ash left cold reviving life and the smell of it and the mirror drops. A fave my friend
July 26th, 2026 08:35
mirrored glass
Thomas W Case said:
A quiet, beautiful piece about how even the smallest message can break open the doors we thought were sealed shut.
The images of ash, rain, and slipping glass carry the ache of memory returning when the heart is still learning how to hold on.
July 26th, 2026 08:25
Thomas W Case said:
A quiet, beautiful piece about how even the smallest message can break open the doors we thought were sealed shut.
The images of ash, rain, and slipping glass carry the ache of memory returning when the heart is still learning how to hold on.
July 26th, 2026 08:25
world on mute
Neville said:
I attest to every single word & then some .. Neville
July 26th, 2026 03:33
Neville said:
I attest to every single word & then some .. Neville
July 26th, 2026 03:33
world on mute
Doggerel Dave said:
With you all the way.
PS: I do mean \'agree with\', not...
July 25th, 2026 17:42
Doggerel Dave said:
With you all the way.
PS: I do mean \'agree with\', not...
July 25th, 2026 17:42
world on mute
cellinic said:
A very nice, a bit enigmatic and deep write. Best wishes, my friend
July 25th, 2026 16:19
cellinic said:
A very nice, a bit enigmatic and deep write. Best wishes, my friend
July 25th, 2026 16:19
world on mute
Kevin Hulme said:
I really like this. We all need a Place of Peace and Quiet every now and then.
And you described it so well.
July 25th, 2026 15:53
Kevin Hulme said:
I really like this. We all need a Place of Peace and Quiet every now and then.
And you described it so well.
July 25th, 2026 15:53
world on mute
orchidee said:
Good write A. Then I came along and said \'BOO!!\' and ruined everything of silence, quietness, peace, etc. lol.
July 25th, 2026 09:55
orchidee said:
Good write A. Then I came along and said \'BOO!!\' and ruined everything of silence, quietness, peace, etc. lol.
July 25th, 2026 09:55
world on mute
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, I deeply relate to the relief of everything finally falling away...leaving room to breathe, think, and simply exist. This truly spoke to me, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 25th, 2026 09:22
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, I deeply relate to the relief of everything finally falling away...leaving room to breathe, think, and simply exist. This truly spoke to me, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 25th, 2026 09:22
world on mute
arqios said:
Thank you Soren. That is an astute reading. Most appreciated🙏🕊️
July 25th, 2026 08:17
arqios said:
Thank you Soren. That is an astute reading. Most appreciated🙏🕊️
July 25th, 2026 08:17
world on mute
sorenbarrett said:
Solitude clears the space around us allowing us to see more clearly, to breath more deeply, to hear more profoundly not just without but within. With no threats no barriers are needed, no obstructions of our view no buffers to our hearing. A lovely write Cryptic
July 25th, 2026 06:14
sorenbarrett said:
Solitude clears the space around us allowing us to see more clearly, to breath more deeply, to hear more profoundly not just without but within. With no threats no barriers are needed, no obstructions of our view no buffers to our hearing. A lovely write Cryptic
July 25th, 2026 06:14
world on mute
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
short but very sweet my friend
July 25th, 2026 04:56
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
short but very sweet my friend
July 25th, 2026 04:56
on forgetting
Kevin Hulme said:
Sometimes a Word or Name just pops in your head and you think: \'Wheres that come from\'.
Then you remember it was something from your Childhood. Or someone.
Good Write.
July 25th, 2026 03:38
Kevin Hulme said:
Sometimes a Word or Name just pops in your head and you think: \'Wheres that come from\'.
Then you remember it was something from your Childhood. Or someone.
Good Write.
July 25th, 2026 03:38
on forgetting
Mutley Ravishes said:
Beautifully put, Arqios! Your poem is so forgettable, no, I mean unforgettable. Nice song you wrote there!
July 24th, 2026 19:52
Mutley Ravishes said:
Beautifully put, Arqios! Your poem is so forgettable, no, I mean unforgettable. Nice song you wrote there!
July 24th, 2026 19:52
on forgetting
Doggerel Dave said:
Forgetting/remembering; the whole process(s) is problematic from the get-go. I have always had trouble here – one of many deficits I’ve contended with for a lifetime. Agreed, it hasn’t got better, but I can’t remember if it has got worse…
July 24th, 2026 16:14
Doggerel Dave said:
Forgetting/remembering; the whole process(s) is problematic from the get-go. I have always had trouble here – one of many deficits I’ve contended with for a lifetime. Agreed, it hasn’t got better, but I can’t remember if it has got worse…
July 24th, 2026 16:14
on forgetting
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a beautifully contemplative piece, Rik! The restraint gives its sorrow tremendous depth...and its acceptance feels tender without becoming reassuring. I have felt that ache of reaching inward and finding only traces where something complete once lived. This truly moved me, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 24th, 2026 09:39
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a beautifully contemplative piece, Rik! The restraint gives its sorrow tremendous depth...and its acceptance feels tender without becoming reassuring. I have felt that ache of reaching inward and finding only traces where something complete once lived. This truly moved me, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 24th, 2026 09:39
on forgetting
sorenbarrett said:
Entropy of the mind a constant force it erodes and changes perceptions for the better or worse. Those canyons worn channel water of thought cutting deeper gorges below cliffs of hard sediment rock of prejudice layers of past perceptions. Particles of truth carried and buried under the silt of time. of A wonderful piece Cryptic that speaks to the distortion that happens in the mind. Loved it
July 24th, 2026 06:03
sorenbarrett said:
Entropy of the mind a constant force it erodes and changes perceptions for the better or worse. Those canyons worn channel water of thought cutting deeper gorges below cliffs of hard sediment rock of prejudice layers of past perceptions. Particles of truth carried and buried under the silt of time. of A wonderful piece Cryptic that speaks to the distortion that happens in the mind. Loved it
July 24th, 2026 06:03
on forgetting
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Such beautiful reflection a fav
July 24th, 2026 05:55
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
Such beautiful reflection a fav
July 24th, 2026 05:55
daze
RSM0812 said:
Very secriptive in few words yet creates a beautiful and calm scene in the imagination. Nice job.
July 24th, 2026 05:08
RSM0812 said:
Very secriptive in few words yet creates a beautiful and calm scene in the imagination. Nice job.
July 24th, 2026 05:08
daze
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this is absolutely beautiful. The stillness feels deeply restorative...a brief sanctuary from everything clamoring beyond it. Wonderful work, Arqios! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 23rd, 2026 08:33
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this is absolutely beautiful. The stillness feels deeply restorative...a brief sanctuary from everything clamoring beyond it. Wonderful work, Arqios! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 23rd, 2026 08:33
in the shallow trench of your stride
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Rik! This feels ancient, reverent, and profoundly human. The land remembers someone history has forgotten, and the living continue within what they left behind. That connection across time hit me hard. Outstanding work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 23rd, 2026 08:05
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Rik! This feels ancient, reverent, and profoundly human. The land remembers someone history has forgotten, and the living continue within what they left behind. That connection across time hit me hard. Outstanding work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 23rd, 2026 08:05
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