The Places we Carry
Tristan Robert Lange said:

My friend, \"Tom Sawyer is probably still waiting in a box somewhere down in the basement\" is the image that stayed with me. It\'s amazing how one forgotten box can carry an entire childhood inside it. Wonderful write, Thomas. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

July 15th, 2026 20:45

The Places we Carry
Kevin Hulme said:

I Like the Penultimate Stanza. Says alot. A fave for sure.

July 14th, 2026 18:12

The Places we Carry
Doggerel Dave said:

You\'ve done it again ! I\'m with you on the constant movement (how could I not be, the the rich clarity) my pathway similar but different, the need to land, stop and lay down some roots; twenty something years feels right for me.

July 14th, 2026 08:38

The Places we Carry
sorenbarrett said:

Thomas this hit close to the bone where my oldest son lived in eighteen different houses by the time he was in high school and I was not in the military. We were gypsies in a nonethnic way. This poem is so personal with the metaphor of boxes piled \"towns blurred in the rear view mirror\" a great line that sends it message well. Transience interspersed with such wonderful images of roots in nature and an anchor of a rural living with its permanence. To end it with Tom Sawyer works so well. You have done so well what a great poem is supposed to do manipulated feelings. A fave

July 14th, 2026 07:50

Field Notes from a Wet Summer
Doggerel Dave said:

Your ability to recall in context, to slip from one part of your life and tie this to another is one of the skills which make your pieces so interesting. The ease with which you allow me to read and understand I greatly value, Thomas. And here, of course is no exception

July 12th, 2026 18:43

Field Notes from a Wet Summer
sorenbarrett said:

Lovely Thomas this poem speaks that that universal boy in all of us. You have captured the heart of what innocence is and its difference from growing up. In common identifiable activities you have written deep lines of development and psychology. Very nicely done and a fave my friend

July 12th, 2026 09:06

Porch Cat Gospel
cellinic said:

A poem with deep meanings and senses, overwhelming by their humanism and integrity. best wishes, my fave

July 8th, 2026 05:09

Porch Cat Gospel
Tristan Robert Lange said:

Wow, Thomas…this one made me laugh out loud while also landing an oddly perfect little truth about wanting things and regretting them. Excellent job! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

July 7th, 2026 23:09

Porch Cat Gospel
Paul Bell said:

Yes, that big bad world might just be all you thought it was.
Now that you\'ve conquered it, you can lie beside the log fire and purr in comfort.

July 7th, 2026 13:48

Porch Cat Gospel
Friendship said:

Nicely written, your poem explores the experience of a pet cat that longs for the outside world, only to face the harsh realities of nature after being let out.

July 7th, 2026 08:50

Porch Cat Gospel
sorenbarrett said:

Another great poem with a common feel of everyday grit and life if one is sensitive enough to notice it. Well done

July 7th, 2026 07:48

Bleeding Heart, Weeping Willow
NafisaSB said:

True some things are properly named and some don’t live up to expectations

July 6th, 2026 11:34

Dollar Shares
Kevin Hulme said:

Enjoyed. Never bothered with the Stock Exchange. Rather French-Kiss a Light Socket.
Good double meanings here.

July 5th, 2026 19:08

Dollar Shares
Neville said:



I don\'t know how you keep doing it brother T but you just keep doing it better n better .. Neville

July 5th, 2026 13:58

Dollar Shares
sorenbarrett said:

I love the double meaning of the first line. it can be taken both ways and still applies to the meaning of the poem. There are several such clever double meanings here Nike flies high do we mean the god or the stock or shoe. A clever and most true to life write where the house always wins and we pay to be entertained on a hope that soon disappears on the turn of a card or a bear market. Well written my friend

July 5th, 2026 08:33