Comments received on poems by David Wakeling
Molly and the Mean Pigs
sorenbarrett said:
Personification in a pig poem. An enthralling story with a message nicely woven in. Well done David
May 27th, 2026 04:19
sorenbarrett said:
Personification in a pig poem. An enthralling story with a message nicely woven in. Well done David
May 27th, 2026 04:19
The 7 judges of Terrestria.
Paul Bell said:
It seems when you\'re down, there is just no way back up.
You sort of want to rally behind the guy, but when the Psychiatrist:knocks you back you know it\'s the end.
May 27th, 2026 02:37
Paul Bell said:
It seems when you\'re down, there is just no way back up.
You sort of want to rally behind the guy, but when the Psychiatrist:knocks you back you know it\'s the end.
May 27th, 2026 02:37
Dusk.
NafisaSB said:
lovely - can visualize the scene - you have described it so well...
May 27th, 2026 00:47
NafisaSB said:
lovely - can visualize the scene - you have described it so well...
May 27th, 2026 00:47
The 7 judges of Terrestria.
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this captures how negative voices can pile up over a lifetime until they almost become part of your own internal dialogue. And then Death arrives sounding calmer than everyone else before it. Oof. This really moved me, David. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
May 26th, 2026 20:08
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this captures how negative voices can pile up over a lifetime until they almost become part of your own internal dialogue. And then Death arrives sounding calmer than everyone else before it. Oof. This really moved me, David. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
May 26th, 2026 20:08
The 7 judges of Terrestria.
Katie B. said:
Powerful David. Painful, almost hard to read of the rejection and loss from all who were to be loving and loveable. This will stick.
May 26th, 2026 14:29
Katie B. said:
Powerful David. Painful, almost hard to read of the rejection and loss from all who were to be loving and loveable. This will stick.
May 26th, 2026 14:29
The 7 judges of Terrestria.
arqios said:
It\'s so tempting to think of a life that has been fraught with judgement on a sequential basis. Moving and gripping read amigo. 🙏🕊️
May 26th, 2026 06:13
arqios said:
It\'s so tempting to think of a life that has been fraught with judgement on a sequential basis. Moving and gripping read amigo. 🙏🕊️
May 26th, 2026 06:13
The 7 judges of Terrestria.
sorenbarrett said:
This poem contains a downward spiral of issues from the beginning to the end. There is a difference between taking self responsibility and self blame. Nicely worded David
May 26th, 2026 03:05
sorenbarrett said:
This poem contains a downward spiral of issues from the beginning to the end. There is a difference between taking self responsibility and self blame. Nicely worded David
May 26th, 2026 03:05
The Rock in the Garden.
Tristan Robert Lange said:
David, this is one heck of a poem, my friend...and should have more faves than just mine. I love how grounded and lived-in it feels…the coffee runs, the landscaping jobs, the giant stubborn rock in the yard…all of it building naturally toward something unexpectedly profound. The old man’s presence changes the entire emotional gravity of the piece, and that final plaque line carries genuine weight. Powerful and thoughtful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 25th, 2026 15:02
Tristan Robert Lange said:
David, this is one heck of a poem, my friend...and should have more faves than just mine. I love how grounded and lived-in it feels…the coffee runs, the landscaping jobs, the giant stubborn rock in the yard…all of it building naturally toward something unexpectedly profound. The old man’s presence changes the entire emotional gravity of the piece, and that final plaque line carries genuine weight. Powerful and thoughtful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 25th, 2026 15:02
The Rock in the Garden.
arqios said:
Wow, I would love to make a pilgrimage to that rock one day. That\'s if it still is there. And if I will have failed at that be given the chance to see a photo of it at least. Moving compadre 🙏🕊️
May 25th, 2026 06:31
arqios said:
Wow, I would love to make a pilgrimage to that rock one day. That\'s if it still is there. And if I will have failed at that be given the chance to see a photo of it at least. Moving compadre 🙏🕊️
May 25th, 2026 06:31
The Rock in the Garden.
sorenbarrett said:
A good write with a wonderful metaphor of peoples attitude toward change and its effects on the world. I am one that would leave it and strangely enough I have a very large rock about twenty five feet tall outside my door and we have left it as it was when the place was settled a hundred years ago.
May 25th, 2026 04:12
sorenbarrett said:
A good write with a wonderful metaphor of peoples attitude toward change and its effects on the world. I am one that would leave it and strangely enough I have a very large rock about twenty five feet tall outside my door and we have left it as it was when the place was settled a hundred years ago.
May 25th, 2026 04:12
The Rock in the Garden.
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
good write, with a message
May 25th, 2026 03:43
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
good write, with a message
May 25th, 2026 03:43
Waiting.
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This is great, my friend. I really loved the line “The angelic visions that visit us in quiet times are not real.” There’s something deeply unsettling about how calmly it is stated…not screamed, not dramatized, just laid there like a realization someone arrived at too late. That restraint gives the poem much of its power. Strong writing, David. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 24th, 2026 12:10
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This is great, my friend. I really loved the line “The angelic visions that visit us in quiet times are not real.” There’s something deeply unsettling about how calmly it is stated…not screamed, not dramatized, just laid there like a realization someone arrived at too late. That restraint gives the poem much of its power. Strong writing, David. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 24th, 2026 12:10
Waiting.
arqios said:
An excellent expressive poem observant of people spending their lives waiting for hope, salvation, or change while suffering continues around them every day. It expresses disillusionment with promises that never arrive and frustration at humanity’s helplessness in the face of pain. Ultimately, it argues that the real catastrophe is not in the future but already exists in our everyday life. 🙏🕊️
May 24th, 2026 07:13
arqios said:
An excellent expressive poem observant of people spending their lives waiting for hope, salvation, or change while suffering continues around them every day. It expresses disillusionment with promises that never arrive and frustration at humanity’s helplessness in the face of pain. Ultimately, it argues that the real catastrophe is not in the future but already exists in our everyday life. 🙏🕊️
May 24th, 2026 07:13
Waiting.
sorenbarrett said:
Dark and projecting doom this poem is well rhymed with good flow. Nicely done
May 24th, 2026 03:56
sorenbarrett said:
Dark and projecting doom this poem is well rhymed with good flow. Nicely done
May 24th, 2026 03:56
The Back Seat Driver.
Tristan Robert Lange said:
David, this is such an enjoyable and clever piece. The “Back Seat Driver” works both as a literal comedic presence and as that anxious inner inheritance we all carry from somewhere...family, fear, instinct, experience. I especially loved the progression from trying to outtalk him to finally discovering Mozart as the only thing capable of restoring peace in the vehicle. The ending lands perfectly because it’s both funny and oddly believable. Great write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 23rd, 2026 10:33
Tristan Robert Lange said:
David, this is such an enjoyable and clever piece. The “Back Seat Driver” works both as a literal comedic presence and as that anxious inner inheritance we all carry from somewhere...family, fear, instinct, experience. I especially loved the progression from trying to outtalk him to finally discovering Mozart as the only thing capable of restoring peace in the vehicle. The ending lands perfectly because it’s both funny and oddly believable. Great write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 23rd, 2026 10:33
The Back Seat Driver.
arqios said:
With Mozart on I\'d end up being your next backseat driver! 🙏🕊️🤣
May 23rd, 2026 06:24
arqios said:
With Mozart on I\'d end up being your next backseat driver! 🙏🕊️🤣
May 23rd, 2026 06:24
The Back Seat Driver.
sorenbarrett said:
A fun read that contains enough of each of us to relate and the humor of the road. Nicely written
May 23rd, 2026 03:09
sorenbarrett said:
A fun read that contains enough of each of us to relate and the humor of the road. Nicely written
May 23rd, 2026 03:09
I am the Hellion.
Friendship said:
Nicely done. Your poem revolves around the concepts of illness, grief, and the inevitability of suffering. The poet personifies natural forces—rain, monsoon, sun, and night—as entities that inflict harm and misery on humanity.
May 22nd, 2026 08:51
Friendship said:
Nicely done. Your poem revolves around the concepts of illness, grief, and the inevitability of suffering. The poet personifies natural forces—rain, monsoon, sun, and night—as entities that inflict harm and misery on humanity.
May 22nd, 2026 08:51
I am the Hellion.
arqios said:
The dark side of nature is so much darker than we truly realise. 🕊️🙏
May 22nd, 2026 05:41
arqios said:
The dark side of nature is so much darker than we truly realise. 🕊️🙏
May 22nd, 2026 05:41
I am the Hellion.
sorenbarrett said:
A dark poem that feels demonic in some way and yet part of nature and maybe oneself. Nicely written in good rhyme it flows as the streams in flood season. Nicely done David
May 22nd, 2026 03:44
sorenbarrett said:
A dark poem that feels demonic in some way and yet part of nature and maybe oneself. Nicely written in good rhyme it flows as the streams in flood season. Nicely done David
May 22nd, 2026 03:44
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