Comments received on poems by nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)
OLD MEN
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Norman, this hit me hard. Every farewell among lifelong friends carries the awareness that the circle is becoming smaller...and another person’s passing forces each survivor to confront their own mortality. Stark, honest, and powerful, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 25th, 2026 18:51
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Norman, this hit me hard. Every farewell among lifelong friends carries the awareness that the circle is becoming smaller...and another person’s passing forces each survivor to confront their own mortality. Stark, honest, and powerful, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 25th, 2026 18:51
OLD MEN
Lorenz said:
I\'ll keep posting poems from the realm of ectoplasms...
August 25th, 2026 11:16
Lorenz said:
I\'ll keep posting poems from the realm of ectoplasms...
August 25th, 2026 11:16
OLD MEN
orchidee said:
We\'re wittering our lives away waiting for that bus! lol.
August 25th, 2026 10:34
orchidee said:
We\'re wittering our lives away waiting for that bus! lol.
August 25th, 2026 10:34
OLD MEN
arqios said:
And in so doing anticipate their turn at the queue👍🏻🕊️🙏🏻
August 25th, 2026 07:17
arqios said:
And in so doing anticipate their turn at the queue👍🏻🕊️🙏🏻
August 25th, 2026 07:17
OLD MEN
sorenbarrett said:
Clever wording in this poem. We all stand in line but never know when our number will be called. Well written.
August 25th, 2026 04:33
sorenbarrett said:
Clever wording in this poem. We all stand in line but never know when our number will be called. Well written.
August 25th, 2026 04:33
OLD MEN
Classicmister said:
Yery poignant words for another old man - It used to be 4 weddings and a funeral and now it\'s 4 funerals and a wedding!!
August 25th, 2026 03:25
Classicmister said:
Yery poignant words for another old man - It used to be 4 weddings and a funeral and now it\'s 4 funerals and a wedding!!
August 25th, 2026 03:25
OLD MEN
Paul Bell said:
Sure is the deadpool incorporated.
Wonder if those vitamin pills will give me another week.
August 25th, 2026 03:15
Paul Bell said:
Sure is the deadpool incorporated.
Wonder if those vitamin pills will give me another week.
August 25th, 2026 03:15
WHEN THE WAR IS OVER
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Norman, this hit hard. You confront the invisible aftermath carried by those who return home physically while remaining trapped within what they endured. Powerful and compassionate work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 24th, 2026 08:07
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Norman, this hit hard. You confront the invisible aftermath carried by those who return home physically while remaining trapped within what they endured. Powerful and compassionate work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 24th, 2026 08:07
WHEN THE WAR IS OVER
sorenbarrett said:
There is an emotional story the remains hidden in this write. One of violence and a trauma if one would. Nicely written
August 24th, 2026 04:24
sorenbarrett said:
There is an emotional story the remains hidden in this write. One of violence and a trauma if one would. Nicely written
August 24th, 2026 04:24
WHEN THE WAR IS OVER
orchidee said:
Good write N - the horrors of war. No other species does it. Animals need to kill for prey, but not just for the sake of killing each other. And in Nature, etc, many good things done by humans. But in other cases, along comes man and mucks it up.
When that bus turns up, you\'ll have war with the driver - what kept ya, you will say?! lol.
August 24th, 2026 02:23
orchidee said:
Good write N - the horrors of war. No other species does it. Animals need to kill for prey, but not just for the sake of killing each other. And in Nature, etc, many good things done by humans. But in other cases, along comes man and mucks it up.
When that bus turns up, you\'ll have war with the driver - what kept ya, you will say?! lol.
August 24th, 2026 02:23
I TELL MYSELF
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Such a haunting write, Norman. Denial offers no real refuge here; absence continues to occupy the mind and disturb every attempt at peace. Excellent work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 23rd, 2026 12:51
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Such a haunting write, Norman. Denial offers no real refuge here; absence continues to occupy the mind and disturb every attempt at peace. Excellent work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 23rd, 2026 12:51
I TELL MYSELF
orchidee said:
Good write N. Yes, you tell yourself that bus will turn up soon. Does it heck! lol.
August 23rd, 2026 07:56
orchidee said:
Good write N. Yes, you tell yourself that bus will turn up soon. Does it heck! lol.
August 23rd, 2026 07:56
I TELL MYSELF
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn haunted loneliness in this, where the speaker keeps trying to convince themselves that the relationship was never real while every memory argues otherwise. “The silence shouts” is the line that really sticks—it captures how absence can become louder than anything that was ever said.
August 23rd, 2026 07:25
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn haunted loneliness in this, where the speaker keeps trying to convince themselves that the relationship was never real while every memory argues otherwise. “The silence shouts” is the line that really sticks—it captures how absence can become louder than anything that was ever said.
August 23rd, 2026 07:25
I TELL MYSELF
sorenbarrett said:
There is a longing in this write and there is pain. Nicely written it begs for forgetfulness. Lovely
August 23rd, 2026 04:08
sorenbarrett said:
There is a longing in this write and there is pain. Nicely written it begs for forgetfulness. Lovely
August 23rd, 2026 04:08
INK STAINS
orchidee said:
Good write N. I know it, you were writing poems with a fountain pen at the bus stop, then it rained, and caused ink stains, cos you had to wait so long! lol.
August 22nd, 2026 12:48
orchidee said:
Good write N. I know it, you were writing poems with a fountain pen at the bus stop, then it rained, and caused ink stains, cos you had to wait so long! lol.
August 22nd, 2026 12:48
INK STAINS
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a beautifully sorrowful piece, Norman. The writing space becomes both sanctuary and evidence of absence...filled with imagination, yearning, and everything left unsaid. This one lingers, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 22nd, 2026 11:03
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a beautifully sorrowful piece, Norman. The writing space becomes both sanctuary and evidence of absence...filled with imagination, yearning, and everything left unsaid. This one lingers, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 22nd, 2026 11:03
INK STAINS
sorenbarrett said:
Lonely is the feeling here a relationship separated by space and time. Well written
August 22nd, 2026 04:08
sorenbarrett said:
Lonely is the feeling here a relationship separated by space and time. Well written
August 22nd, 2026 04:08
MIRRORED GAZE
arqios said:
What a fearful thing it could be and equally wonderful to lose oneself inside another person\'s perception of them. Sorrow and judgement are probably the most challenging of terrains to be caught in such a gaze. I have been personally caught without escape in such a gaze and understand it in some way.
August 21st, 2026 20:09
arqios said:
What a fearful thing it could be and equally wonderful to lose oneself inside another person\'s perception of them. Sorrow and judgement are probably the most challenging of terrains to be caught in such a gaze. I have been personally caught without escape in such a gaze and understand it in some way.
August 21st, 2026 20:09
MIRRORED GAZE
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a haunting poem, Norman! The speaker seems unable to recover himself directly, so he searches for the person he once was within someone else’s remembered gaze. The road, the wine, and the accumulated remorse deepen that sense of an identity lost yet still painfully preserved. Excellent work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 21st, 2026 16:34
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a haunting poem, Norman! The speaker seems unable to recover himself directly, so he searches for the person he once was within someone else’s remembered gaze. The road, the wine, and the accumulated remorse deepen that sense of an identity lost yet still painfully preserved. Excellent work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 21st, 2026 16:34
MIRRORED GAZE
orchidee said:
That\'s us two, that second verse, attempting to walk to town, as no buses, and it being enough to turn us to the bottle! lol.
August 21st, 2026 07:37
orchidee said:
That\'s us two, that second verse, attempting to walk to town, as no buses, and it being enough to turn us to the bottle! lol.
August 21st, 2026 07:37
MIRRORED GAZE
Lorenz said:
Reflective echo in the mirrored eyes .A fascinating form of synesthesia !
August 21st, 2026 06:17
Lorenz said:
Reflective echo in the mirrored eyes .A fascinating form of synesthesia !
August 21st, 2026 06:17
MIRRORED GAZE
sorenbarrett said:
Eyes the mirror to the soul. In this poem the reflection is of another. Nicely written Norman
August 21st, 2026 04:35
sorenbarrett said:
Eyes the mirror to the soul. In this poem the reflection is of another. Nicely written Norman
August 21st, 2026 04:35
A DUSTY BOOK
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What an atmospheric piece, Norman. The forgotten volume, empty corridors, distant movement, and half-heard voice create a world where memory and haunting become indistinguishable. This is beautifully gothic, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 20th, 2026 20:45
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What an atmospheric piece, Norman. The forgotten volume, empty corridors, distant movement, and half-heard voice create a world where memory and haunting become indistinguishable. This is beautifully gothic, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 20th, 2026 20:45
THE WATCHER
RSM0812 said:
One of the best angel poems i have read in a long time
August 20th, 2026 06:57
RSM0812 said:
One of the best angel poems i have read in a long time
August 20th, 2026 06:57
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