Comments received on poems by arqios



angling angler angled
Tristan Robert Lange said:

My friend, I know that feeling of recognizing the danger in someoneโ€™s approach while still sensing a genuine connection beneath itโ€ฆsometimes awareness does not lessen the attraction. This spoke deeply, arqios! ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

September 12th, 2026 09:20

angling angler angled
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

fine write, rich in metaphor

September 12th, 2026 08:35

Front Desk 9-11
Kevin Hulme said:

Hard to believe it was 25 years ago.
And what those People went through in the Towers? We can\'t Imagine.
And in the other two incidents.
A good Write.

September 12th, 2026 08:29

angling angler angled
sorenbarrett said:

There is deep psychology in this metaphor where images become processes and in the transformation a personality is born. The fish never mentioned observes from below deep waters obscure to the fishermen above. The fellow fisher watches the manipulation not just in wrist but tongue and the shine of the mind as thoughts reflect sun beams reflecting angles. Another fave my friend.

September 12th, 2026 06:42

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Mutley Ravishes said:

A beautiful tribute, Arqios. And who \"benefitted\" from this act? And how?

September 12th, 2026 05:14

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Goldfinch60 said:

I think that every body remembers what they were doing that day Rik. I worked in computing in an open plan office normally the telephones were going very frequently, that afternoon there was not one telephone call!

Andy

September 12th, 2026 01:14

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orchidee said:

Good write A.

September 11th, 2026 11:23

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Tristan Robert Lange said:

What a powerful piece, my friend. The familiar workplace becomes strange as every routine, object, and expectation loses its meaning. You captured that terrible suspension between the ordinary world and the one that followed. Exceptionally done, Rik. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

September 11th, 2026 09:13

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Doggerel Dave said:

Couldn\'t endorse more... You have it. Restrained, but a subtle note of the brutal reality. The terrifying nature of that experienced by nine eleven participants; the decision by those with a long life ahead of them forced to make a choice to burn or jump. Firies (firefighters) and others who risked or lost their lives in attempted rescue.
I, however must comment on a different aspectโ€ฆ as above.



September 11th, 2026 06:54

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nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

A poignant write

September 11th, 2026 05:51

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sorenbarrett said:

A quiet tribute to a dreadful day and rubble that ensued. A somber write my friend in commemoration. Nicely done

September 11th, 2026 05:48

across the dark
Goldfinch60 said:

Fine words Rik.

Andy

September 11th, 2026 01:03

across the dark
Tristan Robert Lange said:

My friend, this is philosophically rich and beautifully rendered. The desire to know what lies ahead confronts the terrible cost of knowing...and uncertainty emerges not as ignorance, but as the freedom to remain fully alive. Brilliant work. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

September 10th, 2026 21:33

across the dark
Kevin Hulme said:

Tomorrow never knows as they say.
Good Write.

September 10th, 2026 16:04

across the dark
orchidee said:

Good write A.

September 10th, 2026 13:39

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sorenbarrett said:

Man susceptible to addiction loves a game of chance with the arrogance to feel he will win against a house that never looses he roll the dice. Another fave my friend

September 10th, 2026 06:37

across the dark
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

Much enjoyed write

September 10th, 2026 06:00

unkept traditions
Doggerel Dave said:

So many references raised so many memories - particularly your first stanza. Many thanks, Rik.

September 9th, 2026 17:58

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Neville said:


Takes me back yonks mate .. I could near taste & smell the wintergreen, boot polish & old holburn .. kinda happy sad really .. thank you I needed that .. Neville

September 9th, 2026 09:40

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sorenbarrett said:

So much dust on faded photos. A lovely write Cryptic this poem bleeds with nostalgia and I feel it. Simply lovely

September 9th, 2026 08:26

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Tristan Robert Lange said:

This is beautifully bittersweet, Rik. Every lived-in detail builds a world of family and belonging, then the emptiness settles in where all that life once gathered. I felt this one deeply, my friend. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

September 9th, 2026 08:25

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orchidee said:

Good write A.

September 9th, 2026 08:13

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Kevin Hulme said:

Yes. I really liked this. Brought back Memories of my own Youth with People and Places long gone . And these Memories grow more Golden with age.
NB. Had to Google: Esky. ๐Ÿค” A fave and good Write.

September 9th, 2026 06:28

unkept traditions
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:

much enjoyed write my friend

September 9th, 2026 05:29

the road back
Goldfinch60 said:

Such true words Rik but we must enjoy every moment of our lives.

Andy

September 9th, 2026 00:56

the road back
Kevin Hulme said:

I can relate to this. It\'s Life laid out.

September 8th, 2026 19:17

the road back
Paul Bell said:

I like the idea of driving down a road, but then remembering you drove down that road with someone else on board, but not anymore.
It brings up, what happened, and do the memories hurt.

September 8th, 2026 12:48

the road back
Tristan Robert Lange said:

Powerful poem, arqios! The journey becomes both physical and inward...familiar surroundings draw the past close until separate versions of the self begin converging. Iโ€™ve felt that on returning to places that still carry pieces of me. Beautifully written, my friend! ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

September 8th, 2026 08:54

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orchidee said:

Doh! What with Goldfinch\'s poem \'The road ahead\' and your poem \'The road goes on\', when going into town, I\'m gonna meet myself coming back. I\'m a confused laddie, but Fido says to me \'No change there then!\' lol.

September 8th, 2026 08:50

the road back
Thomas W Case said:

Tremendous work.

September 8th, 2026 07:36



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