Comments received on poems by Iva Hotko



Freedom in Motion
Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose) said:

This is beautiful and nicely expressed poem liked reading yoir words

July 11th, 2023 05:56

A Half Smoked Cigarette
L. B. Mek said:

Brilliant!
(I bow to your superior talent)

June 5th, 2023 02:30

The Dance of Avatars
Doggerel Dave said:

A case study of a poet\'s passage through a poetry site on the web. But who? I\'m certainly not owning up!!!🙂
A well thought through piece for me, Iva

April 30th, 2023 19:58

Free But in Chains
Doggerel Dave said:

Your slavery, conformity does allow the possibility to blame others for unfortunate circumstances, Iva and far too many take that option.
There are however some few who are overwhelmed by their circumstances and really had no choice in the matter.
Your piece does give cause for thought , and I\'m by no means sure I\'ve completely sorted this out.

April 19th, 2023 20:30

Free But in Chains
Bobby O said:

Hits harder than my first impression of the circumstance described and the best thing is I also salute any independent thought such as you describe. Nice

April 18th, 2023 18:40

Freedom in Motion
Parisab said:

Great read-I miss that time of childhood , when I didn’t have to chose between the earth and the skies;

April 15th, 2023 21:46

Freedom in Motion
Eugene S. said:

Wow, love it. It reminds me of fall. Gathering all of those happy and lively memories before the cold dead winter. Beautiful.

April 15th, 2023 16:16

Disturbance of Equilibrium
Doggerel Dave said:

Thanks Iva for a heads up on a situation which is only at its opening phase. What place AI will assume, along with search engines such as Google I have no idea. Good to be wary at this stage I think….
Financial gain? They will change that soon I bet…
Usual quality poetry – More on the way..?


April 3rd, 2023 20:58

Muslin or Silk
Iva Hotko said:

Dave, from where do you take all this words for describing ones poem, in this case mine? I read it three times and I still don\'t know what you are saying. It may well be that I\'m too tired and words ( especially English) aren\'t coming through to my brain.
Anyway, thank you for taking the time to read and comment on this poem 🤍🦋

March 9th, 2023 15:22

Muslin or Silk
Doggerel Dave said:

Iva, the rich poetic examination of a relationship or encounter not quite authentic contrasts with the second half of your commentary which becomes almost manifesto like.
I can only support ‘pain is not love, not in any tongue.’

March 9th, 2023 05:33

Dark Side Of Hope
Iva Hotko said:

Thank you, Dave 😊🤗🤍

March 3rd, 2023 02:14

Dark Side Of Hope
Doggerel Dave said:

Fully endorsed re hope. Hope and prayer expressed become the justification for inaction, as if enough to verse something and forget…..!
Apologies for rushing off, Iva – I have at least another of your posts to answer.... And this piece stands by itself with its very own justification.

(Reposted slightly reworked).

March 2nd, 2023 19:13

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
Doggerel Dave said:

Elusive is my inner voice – occasionally I think I’ve cut through, found a path out of the ‘weeds, trees, and caves’. To what? You term it a dead end, but are there any that are not? How do I know that the most recent revelation isn’t as dead as all the others?
As usual, I’ve spent more time with your poem than most of the rest put together. IF it’s possible to have a GOOD tension headache, then I’ve got one…… 🥲


February 28th, 2023 18:37

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
Archdoom said:

Marvelous!
I find that all the untought lessons are the ones we truly must learn in order to live and not just exist to let life pass us by.
More often than not, the more alien our inner voice sounds, the more sincere it is.
And every struggle we go through makes every victory that much more satisfying.
I know it\'s nothing close to romanticising life\'s struggles, but those struggles do seem more romantic on this page, compared to how \'normal\' people would picture them.

February 28th, 2023 15:24

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
Basumori said:

thank you for this amazing poem. It was written amazingly and I truly enjoyed reading it.

February 28th, 2023 14:50

Lullaby Of Sin
Doggerel Dave said:

The ephemeral stuff which result from my personal circumstances mean all or nothing when underneath or even overall I have freewill.. Got it, I hope, but tell me I’m all wrong if you wish and we can start from there…
Wrapped in your words and enjoyed the picture, as usual.


February 20th, 2023 18:36

Lullaby Of Sin
kespat@aol.com said:

I\'m very confused by this poem

February 20th, 2023 18:15

Courage
mvvenkataraman said:

You have defined my life of 63 years,
In just very few words so precisely,
Amazed by your meaningful writing,
Thanks as you have told the truth!

February 17th, 2023 10:47

Courage
L. B. Mek said:

so true
yet courage is also, bravely
sharing that wisdom
which curated that bridge
to your survival
and for that, I thank you
kind poet, stay strong!

February 17th, 2023 05:48

Courage
Doggerel Dave said:

Haven\'t quite put my head down yet...
Sturdy definition, Iva. Everyone\'s reaction in such a situation is different..... Hope for me didn\'t enter the equation - the dynamic was self talk and the effort required to push through.

February 17th, 2023 05:28

Dance of Love
Doggerel Dave said:

You promised something controversial. Nothing controversial there - what we have is a good old enjoyable fuck........ Bought back a memory or two, though. Thanks.

February 16th, 2023 06:16

Dance of Love
2781 said:

O to be young.

February 16th, 2023 05:27

Dance of Love
VenneKing said:

Did absolute justice with the category
i.e. \'Erotic\'

February 16th, 2023 04:57

The World Is Still Young
Doggerel Dave said:

Not keen on love poetry, but still wrapped up in your words and photograph.

February 15th, 2023 06:46

Desire
Doggerel Dave said:

The whole poem is a whisper, polished and complete.... complete, that is, with the picture. I\'d like to see more...
Please enjoy your stay with MPS. It is a quite interactive site, so I hope you will feel free to read and comment on other\'s work.

February 14th, 2023 19:33