Comments received on poems by Kevin Hulme
The Marx Sister
sorenbarrett said:
Love the play on words Kevin. Nicely done
September 8th, 2026 21:03
sorenbarrett said:
Love the play on words Kevin. Nicely done
September 8th, 2026 21:03
Cathy
Jabberwocky said:
I got the love of a worthless tormenting woman that lingers on after she\'s gone. Like a ghost that haunts even in spite of the pain.
Interesting you talk about being inspired by Brontë.
My early influences were Dostoevsky, Kerouac, and Henry Miller, so obviously I killed money lenders, bummed around a lot and courted unstable women. Ah youth.
Good write.
Ps, I never killed money lenders, my torment came from other sins.
September 8th, 2026 11:59
Jabberwocky said:
I got the love of a worthless tormenting woman that lingers on after she\'s gone. Like a ghost that haunts even in spite of the pain.
Interesting you talk about being inspired by Brontë.
My early influences were Dostoevsky, Kerouac, and Henry Miller, so obviously I killed money lenders, bummed around a lot and courted unstable women. Ah youth.
Good write.
Ps, I never killed money lenders, my torment came from other sins.
September 8th, 2026 11:59
Cathy
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn haunted-romantic atmosphere here, with the moors, rattling windows, dying candles, creaking beams, and spectral gale making the dead lover feel like he’s still physically haunting the landscape. The final “fevered hope of a reunion again” is what gives all that Gothic machinery its heart—the ghost isn’t really the frightening thing; it’s the living speaker’s inability to stop longing for someone who is already gone.
September 8th, 2026 07:42
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn haunted-romantic atmosphere here, with the moors, rattling windows, dying candles, creaking beams, and spectral gale making the dead lover feel like he’s still physically haunting the landscape. The final “fevered hope of a reunion again” is what gives all that Gothic machinery its heart—the ghost isn’t really the frightening thing; it’s the living speaker’s inability to stop longing for someone who is already gone.
September 8th, 2026 07:42
Cathy
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a terrific gothic piece, Kevin. The moors, the old house, the spectral presence, and that desperate longing for reunion all feel steeped in the same storm. Dark, romantic, and beautifully haunted, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 7th, 2026 08:12
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a terrific gothic piece, Kevin. The moors, the old house, the spectral presence, and that desperate longing for reunion all feel steeped in the same storm. Dark, romantic, and beautifully haunted, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 7th, 2026 08:12
Cathy
Doggerel Dave said:
I don\'t deserve to be here - I knw nothing of Wuthering heights. However I don\'t really believe you had to tell me it was Gothic...
A creepy write.
September 7th, 2026 07:56
Doggerel Dave said:
I don\'t deserve to be here - I knw nothing of Wuthering heights. However I don\'t really believe you had to tell me it was Gothic...
A creepy write.
September 7th, 2026 07:56
Cathy
sorenbarrett said:
Some wonderful lines \"And was your old temper within the Mad Gale; That Hammered the doors with a tearful tale\" great rhyme as well made this a haunting poem and a fave
September 7th, 2026 03:56
sorenbarrett said:
Some wonderful lines \"And was your old temper within the Mad Gale; That Hammered the doors with a tearful tale\" great rhyme as well made this a haunting poem and a fave
September 7th, 2026 03:56
Cathy
arqios said:
When I was turning 12, I began reading Wuthering Heights. I would have done so earlier but I was told that it was too \"grown up\" for a primary school child. Something about the novel stayed with me and that appears to now be revealed and encapsulated in your poem. Perhaps ghost-pacing the moors is a type of thinking/mental-emotional state metaphorised in Cathy, almost a stand in for the insomnia of the mind. But I may fly off on a tangent if I don\'t stop, if it hasn\'t already begun.
September 6th, 2026 22:01
arqios said:
When I was turning 12, I began reading Wuthering Heights. I would have done so earlier but I was told that it was too \"grown up\" for a primary school child. Something about the novel stayed with me and that appears to now be revealed and encapsulated in your poem. Perhaps ghost-pacing the moors is a type of thinking/mental-emotional state metaphorised in Cathy, almost a stand in for the insomnia of the mind. But I may fly off on a tangent if I don\'t stop, if it hasn\'t already begun.
September 6th, 2026 22:01
Double Whammy
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn delightful dad-joke precision to both of these, with the setups sounding almost respectable before the final words yank the rug out—“Aloha Temperature” is gloriously terrible in exactly the right way. “None Direction” is even cleaner, though: the girlfriend says he has no sense of direction, so he gets up and goes “Right”—a wonderfully stupid little punchline that lands because it’s so perfectly literal.
September 6th, 2026 07:53
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn delightful dad-joke precision to both of these, with the setups sounding almost respectable before the final words yank the rug out—“Aloha Temperature” is gloriously terrible in exactly the right way. “None Direction” is even cleaner, though: the girlfriend says he has no sense of direction, so he gets up and goes “Right”—a wonderfully stupid little punchline that lands because it’s so perfectly literal.
September 6th, 2026 07:53
Double Whammy
Doggerel Dave said:
No experience of a Hawaiian Pizza, thankfully, but some with a burnt pizza and a blunt knife in particular the one where half shot the beer off the table and the other landed in my lap - one redeeming element: the pizza was so dry it did not threaten my sartorial elegance one whit.
I decline to involve myself in marital disputes of any kind.
September 6th, 2026 06:43
Doggerel Dave said:
No experience of a Hawaiian Pizza, thankfully, but some with a burnt pizza and a blunt knife in particular the one where half shot the beer off the table and the other landed in my lap - one redeeming element: the pizza was so dry it did not threaten my sartorial elegance one whit.
I decline to involve myself in marital disputes of any kind.
September 6th, 2026 06:43
Double Whammy
arqios said:
Ah. the small disasters in life! Burnt food and friction in relationships! Later on they become stuff for a bit of a larf 👍🏻🕊️
September 6th, 2026 06:18
arqios said:
Ah. the small disasters in life! Burnt food and friction in relationships! Later on they become stuff for a bit of a larf 👍🏻🕊️
September 6th, 2026 06:18
Double Whammy
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kevin, these had me laughing. Two quick shots, two gloriously bad decisions, and both land exactly where they should. Fun stuff, my friend. 😂🌹🙏🐦⬛
September 5th, 2026 21:06
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kevin, these had me laughing. Two quick shots, two gloriously bad decisions, and both land exactly where they should. Fun stuff, my friend. 😂🌹🙏🐦⬛
September 5th, 2026 21:06
Double Whammy
sorenbarrett said:
Adjustments made for circumstances. A fun read, well done.
September 5th, 2026 17:50
sorenbarrett said:
Adjustments made for circumstances. A fun read, well done.
September 5th, 2026 17:50
It\'s Good for the Soul
NafisaSB said:
wow - what stamina - and what cockiness in announcing it to the world !!!
September 4th, 2026 02:28
NafisaSB said:
wow - what stamina - and what cockiness in announcing it to the world !!!
September 4th, 2026 02:28
Such Is Life
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a poignant piece, Kevin. Childhood greets the coming years with wonder, never imagining the losses waiting within them...then experience turns our gaze toward everything left behind. Beautifully expressed, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 3rd, 2026 10:23
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a poignant piece, Kevin. Childhood greets the coming years with wonder, never imagining the losses waiting within them...then experience turns our gaze toward everything left behind. Beautifully expressed, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 3rd, 2026 10:23
Such Is Life
sorenbarrett said:
Time ran slowly as a child now so fast. A good write Kevin also what was suffering then now appears to have been good times.
September 2nd, 2026 20:12
sorenbarrett said:
Time ran slowly as a child now so fast. A good write Kevin also what was suffering then now appears to have been good times.
September 2nd, 2026 20:12
Banking on the Swiss
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, you got me with this one, Kevin! That friendly conversational buildup completely conceals the trap…then comes the gloriously ridiculous payoff. Clever, clean, and genuinely funny. Loved it, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 2nd, 2026 18:02
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, you got me with this one, Kevin! That friendly conversational buildup completely conceals the trap…then comes the gloriously ridiculous payoff. Clever, clean, and genuinely funny. Loved it, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 2nd, 2026 18:02
Banking on the Swiss
sorenbarrett said:
Now that has various implications the first the most obvious and the humor of the poem but the second is for those that are religious it kind of looks like a cross, then there are those that just like red and white. A fun read
September 1st, 2026 18:44
sorenbarrett said:
Now that has various implications the first the most obvious and the humor of the poem but the second is for those that are religious it kind of looks like a cross, then there are those that just like red and white. A fun read
September 1st, 2026 18:44
No Bones about it
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a wonderfully groan-worthy little piece, Kevin. You build it like a proper question, keep a straight face, and then let the pun do all the damage. 😂 Loved it, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 1st, 2026 12:33
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a wonderfully groan-worthy little piece, Kevin. You build it like a proper question, keep a straight face, and then let the pun do all the damage. 😂 Loved it, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 1st, 2026 12:33
No Bones about it
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a wonderfully groan-worthy setup here, with the overly formal “Of which Authority is considered the best?” making the punchline feel inevitable in the best possible way. “Try Sarah Topps” is exactly the kind of silly wordplay that earns an eye-roll and a smile.
September 1st, 2026 06:48
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a wonderfully groan-worthy setup here, with the overly formal “Of which Authority is considered the best?” making the punchline feel inevitable in the best possible way. “Try Sarah Topps” is exactly the kind of silly wordplay that earns an eye-roll and a smile.
September 1st, 2026 06:48
No Bones about it
Doggerel Dave said:
And then she morphed and saw you off with a roar...
September 1st, 2026 06:31
Doggerel Dave said:
And then she morphed and saw you off with a roar...
September 1st, 2026 06:31
No Bones about it
sorenbarrett said:
You know I love word play Kevin and this one is a good one.
August 31st, 2026 20:29
sorenbarrett said:
You know I love word play Kevin and this one is a good one.
August 31st, 2026 20:29
It\'s Good for the Soul
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kevin, this cracked me up. 🤣 The setup is so straight-faced that the ending lands even harder…absolutely hilarious, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 30th, 2026 21:23
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kevin, this cracked me up. 🤣 The setup is so straight-faced that the ending lands even harder…absolutely hilarious, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 30th, 2026 21:23
It\'s Good for the Soul
Paul Bell said:
Yes, sometimes you\'ve just got to beat your own drum, and it\'s only right others should know.
August 30th, 2026 11:23
Paul Bell said:
Yes, sometimes you\'ve just got to beat your own drum, and it\'s only right others should know.
August 30th, 2026 11:23
It\'s Good for the Soul
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn cheeky little joke at the center of this, and the reveal that he isn’t confessing out of guilt but simply because he wants to brag gives it its punch. The priest’s final question sets up the perfect straight line for the man’s shameless answer.
August 30th, 2026 06:46
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn cheeky little joke at the center of this, and the reveal that he isn’t confessing out of guilt but simply because he wants to brag gives it its punch. The priest’s final question sets up the perfect straight line for the man’s shameless answer.
August 30th, 2026 06:46
It\'s Good for the Soul
arqios said:
That’s quite the avenue for confession and dissemination! 🙏🏻🕊️
August 30th, 2026 05:24
arqios said:
That’s quite the avenue for confession and dissemination! 🙏🏻🕊️
August 30th, 2026 05:24
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