Comments received on poems by David Wakeling
Jacqueline and John.
sorenbarrett said:
A personalized tribute to a man and woman that created a Camelot that went down in a shot. Nicely written David it speaks out of the past from an era that was built on dreams and then the nation awoke. I remember well that day when he was shot, still being in grade school and the principal came in and announced to the class what had happened. As Dylan put it \"A murder most foul\" full of conspiracy theory leaving many unanswered questions but a picture from the Zapruder films of a woman holding her husband shot by her side. You have painted a regal side to her. Well done
May 30th, 2026 02:40
sorenbarrett said:
A personalized tribute to a man and woman that created a Camelot that went down in a shot. Nicely written David it speaks out of the past from an era that was built on dreams and then the nation awoke. I remember well that day when he was shot, still being in grade school and the principal came in and announced to the class what had happened. As Dylan put it \"A murder most foul\" full of conspiracy theory leaving many unanswered questions but a picture from the Zapruder films of a woman holding her husband shot by her side. You have painted a regal side to her. Well done
May 30th, 2026 02:40
Amber Watson\'s recorded message.
sorenbarrett said:
A sad story of parental loss of child and maybe faith as well. The question of why does a God allow such things when maybe we should ask why do we think our values are the same as a God\'s.
May 29th, 2026 04:33
sorenbarrett said:
A sad story of parental loss of child and maybe faith as well. The question of why does a God allow such things when maybe we should ask why do we think our values are the same as a God\'s.
May 29th, 2026 04:33
Amber Watson\'s recorded message.
orchidee said:
It\'s painful and emotional. There\'s seeming platitudes of religion, or cliche phrases, at times. Is it that sadly some do not have enough faith, yet not in a \'pull your socks up. soldier on\' way? Also, there\'s no guarantee that those of Christian faith, or anyone of any faith, will not end their own lives. And would I have \'enough faith\' if in the same situations?
May 29th, 2026 02:03
orchidee said:
It\'s painful and emotional. There\'s seeming platitudes of religion, or cliche phrases, at times. Is it that sadly some do not have enough faith, yet not in a \'pull your socks up. soldier on\' way? Also, there\'s no guarantee that those of Christian faith, or anyone of any faith, will not end their own lives. And would I have \'enough faith\' if in the same situations?
May 29th, 2026 02:03
The Poem.
arqios said:
Let turn it from ramshackle hut into a well-appointed palace of sorts. 🙏🕊️
May 28th, 2026 20:34
arqios said:
Let turn it from ramshackle hut into a well-appointed palace of sorts. 🙏🕊️
May 28th, 2026 20:34
The Poem.
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I love how this presents poetry as both refuge and transformation. The poet may be alone in the hut, surrounded by wolves, yet still creates worlds, light, and meaning from words. That tension between isolation and creation feels deeply true. Strong work, David. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 28th, 2026 20:25
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I love how this presents poetry as both refuge and transformation. The poet may be alone in the hut, surrounded by wolves, yet still creates worlds, light, and meaning from words. That tension between isolation and creation feels deeply true. Strong work, David. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 28th, 2026 20:25
The Poem.
sorenbarrett said:
A wonderful poem that casts in metaphor the world of the poet set in medível images. Nicely done
May 28th, 2026 03:44
sorenbarrett said:
A wonderful poem that casts in metaphor the world of the poet set in medível images. Nicely done
May 28th, 2026 03:44
Molly and the Mean Pigs
arqios said:
Just wondering about mum not mentioning Molly at all. LOL Much enjoyed 🕊️🙏
May 27th, 2026 18:58
arqios said:
Just wondering about mum not mentioning Molly at all. LOL Much enjoyed 🕊️🙏
May 27th, 2026 18:58
Molly and the Mean Pigs
Tristan Robert Lange said:
David, this is unexpectedly tender and heartfelt beneath the playful voice. Little Snouty feels innocent and sincere in a way that makes the emotional turns genuinely land...especially the conversation with his mother. There’s something very sweet and quietly comforting about this piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 27th, 2026 10:28
Tristan Robert Lange said:
David, this is unexpectedly tender and heartfelt beneath the playful voice. Little Snouty feels innocent and sincere in a way that makes the emotional turns genuinely land...especially the conversation with his mother. There’s something very sweet and quietly comforting about this piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
May 27th, 2026 10:28
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
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