Comments received on poems by PerditaRose
Houses
PerditaRose said:
Soren and Katie -Thank you to both of you for your kind comments. They are like a balm that smooths the edges of the day.
December 4th, 2025 06:44
PerditaRose said:
Soren and Katie -Thank you to both of you for your kind comments. They are like a balm that smooths the edges of the day.
December 4th, 2025 06:44
Houses
Katie B. said:
Lovely walk down memory lane and how are memory changes over time. I like \"how they shift in and out of focus.\"
Well written.Thaks for sharing.
December 4th, 2025 04:52
Katie B. said:
Lovely walk down memory lane and how are memory changes over time. I like \"how they shift in and out of focus.\"
Well written.Thaks for sharing.
December 4th, 2025 04:52
Houses
sorenbarrett said:
This phenomena set in analogy is well treated in this poem. Memory itself fragile and malleable changes with time and perspective. Remember my grandfather\'s house that I had not seen since I was small and how my memory of it was much larger with higher ceilings that it is now. I grew it shrunk. But here is where the poem moves from analogy and perspective to metaphor. The whole idea of returning to memories and living in the past, of twisting it and molding it to fit todays needs is ingenious. It is exactly what we do and it pacifies us, protects us, angers and frustrates us. A deem psychological dive in this poem and a fave.
December 4th, 2025 04:04
sorenbarrett said:
This phenomena set in analogy is well treated in this poem. Memory itself fragile and malleable changes with time and perspective. Remember my grandfather\'s house that I had not seen since I was small and how my memory of it was much larger with higher ceilings that it is now. I grew it shrunk. But here is where the poem moves from analogy and perspective to metaphor. The whole idea of returning to memories and living in the past, of twisting it and molding it to fit todays needs is ingenious. It is exactly what we do and it pacifies us, protects us, angers and frustrates us. A deem psychological dive in this poem and a fave.
December 4th, 2025 04:04
Winter 2025
sorenbarrett said:
This poem casts a shadow on the future. It shows a darkening of the world and its cooling due to our lack of care. A disparaging and dark write that leaves one shuddering
December 3rd, 2025 06:59
sorenbarrett said:
This poem casts a shadow on the future. It shows a darkening of the world and its cooling due to our lack of care. A disparaging and dark write that leaves one shuddering
December 3rd, 2025 06:59
troubles
sorenbarrett said:
A great haiku or senryu not sure how to classify this one. It has deeper meaning than just the image and shows that one man\'s misfortune can be another man\'s gain. Most lovely
December 2nd, 2025 04:20
sorenbarrett said:
A great haiku or senryu not sure how to classify this one. It has deeper meaning than just the image and shows that one man\'s misfortune can be another man\'s gain. Most lovely
December 2nd, 2025 04:20
Thief
jarcher54 said:
My late dad taught me many wise things that I live by. One is that when things go wrong, before you blame others, look at what you contributed to the situation. Another, treasure the memories not the things. Most of us have had tradespeople or visitors take advantage at some point. I try (not always successfully) to think of it as my charitable contribution. Thanks for sharing your own gracious, humane reactions so thoughtfully composed. See, without the crimes, we\'d lose the rhymes.
December 1st, 2025 21:51
jarcher54 said:
My late dad taught me many wise things that I live by. One is that when things go wrong, before you blame others, look at what you contributed to the situation. Another, treasure the memories not the things. Most of us have had tradespeople or visitors take advantage at some point. I try (not always successfully) to think of it as my charitable contribution. Thanks for sharing your own gracious, humane reactions so thoughtfully composed. See, without the crimes, we\'d lose the rhymes.
December 1st, 2025 21:51
Thief
sorenbarrett said:
I empathize, I have had important things stolen as has my wife some by workers, baby sitters and people I thought were friends. My mind kept going back to Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. A good write
December 1st, 2025 20:57
sorenbarrett said:
I empathize, I have had important things stolen as has my wife some by workers, baby sitters and people I thought were friends. My mind kept going back to Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. A good write
December 1st, 2025 20:57
car ride on a wet day
Doggerel Dave said:
Perfect - I know this and the gratitude which comes of being on the dry observer\'s side.
December 1st, 2025 07:11
Doggerel Dave said:
Perfect - I know this and the gratitude which comes of being on the dry observer\'s side.
December 1st, 2025 07:11
car ride on a wet day
sorenbarrett said:
A snapshot that transforms into a deep message where it takes on multiple meanings. Sadness equated with cloud tears, a life giving force, a cleansing wash of baptism, the cycle of life, one of the four basic elements all stopped by a window frame. A boundary to transparency, a barrier. A lovely write
November 30th, 2025 08:59
sorenbarrett said:
A snapshot that transforms into a deep message where it takes on multiple meanings. Sadness equated with cloud tears, a life giving force, a cleansing wash of baptism, the cycle of life, one of the four basic elements all stopped by a window frame. A boundary to transparency, a barrier. A lovely write
November 30th, 2025 08:59
only half awake
sorenbarrett said:
Sorry that I did not catch this one earlier. I must have clicked on it and been interrupted leaving the print for the title dark and fooling me into thinking I had done it. Thanks for alerting me. This is a magnificent senryu that speaks so poetically of that hypnogogic state where a person is between sleep and wakefulness. It is a fuzzy and soft state that can be quite confusing where one is not fully aware of what they are doing. This gives me visions of Carl Sandberg\'s poem fog
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Loved your poem and so sorry I overlooked it. Please let me know if it ever happens again
November 28th, 2025 14:09
sorenbarrett said:
Sorry that I did not catch this one earlier. I must have clicked on it and been interrupted leaving the print for the title dark and fooling me into thinking I had done it. Thanks for alerting me. This is a magnificent senryu that speaks so poetically of that hypnogogic state where a person is between sleep and wakefulness. It is a fuzzy and soft state that can be quite confusing where one is not fully aware of what they are doing. This gives me visions of Carl Sandberg\'s poem fog
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Loved your poem and so sorry I overlooked it. Please let me know if it ever happens again
November 28th, 2025 14:09
only half awake
Paul Bell said:
Must admit never heard of it myself, but now I have I\'ll be using it when it\'s my round in the pub.
I\'m coming back as a cat.
November 28th, 2025 09:05
Paul Bell said:
Must admit never heard of it myself, but now I have I\'ll be using it when it\'s my round in the pub.
I\'m coming back as a cat.
November 28th, 2025 09:05
upstairs
sorenbarrett said:
I love this senryu that is not only sensuous and seductive but most metaphoric in its nature. Lovely
November 27th, 2025 04:31
sorenbarrett said:
I love this senryu that is not only sensuous and seductive but most metaphoric in its nature. Lovely
November 27th, 2025 04:31
Shutdown
Paul Bell said:
Sometimes you just have to walk in the fresh air, clear the lungs.
In saying that, it\'s blowing a storm out yonder. Maybe just stay in and reflect.
November 26th, 2025 09:48
Paul Bell said:
Sometimes you just have to walk in the fresh air, clear the lungs.
In saying that, it\'s blowing a storm out yonder. Maybe just stay in and reflect.
November 26th, 2025 09:48
Shutdown
sorenbarrett said:
I have been there and it always turns around. Stick with it would miss your rhyme
November 26th, 2025 08:20
sorenbarrett said:
I have been there and it always turns around. Stick with it would miss your rhyme
November 26th, 2025 08:20
shadow puppets
sorenbarrett said:
A vivid picture cast in this haiku of darkness. Lovely
November 25th, 2025 04:25
sorenbarrett said:
A vivid picture cast in this haiku of darkness. Lovely
November 25th, 2025 04:25
3:00am, more or less
sorenbarrett said:
I feel this poem. It speak to the poet inside us that keeps us company. A lovely write
November 23rd, 2025 04:49
sorenbarrett said:
I feel this poem. It speak to the poet inside us that keeps us company. A lovely write
November 23rd, 2025 04:49
Bumpy Ride
sorenbarrett said:
A poem about getting one\'s feet on solid ground before taking any risks. A lovely poem of trepidation and patience. The time will come to open up and take risks. A wonderful write
November 21st, 2025 06:50
sorenbarrett said:
A poem about getting one\'s feet on solid ground before taking any risks. A lovely poem of trepidation and patience. The time will come to open up and take risks. A wonderful write
November 21st, 2025 06:50
Bumpy Ride
Paul Bell said:
The minefield of love.
One must wear gloves.
Hope the other is in agree.
And if not.
Let it be.
November 21st, 2025 06:03
Paul Bell said:
The minefield of love.
One must wear gloves.
Hope the other is in agree.
And if not.
Let it be.
November 21st, 2025 06:03
Snow Scenes
sorenbarrett said:
So many classic images of winter and all hooked together in rhyme. A lovely poem of oncoming cold. Although this seems clearly to be a literal poem it could be taken as metaphoric abut a cooling relationship as well. Loved it
November 20th, 2025 11:13
sorenbarrett said:
So many classic images of winter and all hooked together in rhyme. A lovely poem of oncoming cold. Although this seems clearly to be a literal poem it could be taken as metaphoric abut a cooling relationship as well. Loved it
November 20th, 2025 11:13
Snow Scenes
2781 said:
It\'s a serious poem. I feel for you.
If not, you hit the spot.
November 20th, 2025 10:37
2781 said:
It\'s a serious poem. I feel for you.
If not, you hit the spot.
November 20th, 2025 10:37
Thoughts of Spring
sorenbarrett said:
A nicely done poem of winter\'s approach and the changing of the season. Nicely penned
November 18th, 2025 20:46
sorenbarrett said:
A nicely done poem of winter\'s approach and the changing of the season. Nicely penned
November 18th, 2025 20:46
Idioms
Doggerel Dave said:
I am well past responding to \"Baby, won\'t you come home?\" verses................ However the self proclaimed silliness tickled my......
November 17th, 2025 01:24
Doggerel Dave said:
I am well past responding to \"Baby, won\'t you come home?\" verses................ However the self proclaimed silliness tickled my......
November 17th, 2025 01:24
Idioms
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of love and needing another. It is moving and nicely written
November 16th, 2025 14:51
sorenbarrett said:
A poem of love and needing another. It is moving and nicely written
November 16th, 2025 14:51
Shooting Stars
sorenbarrett said:
Such an interesting write it makes me think of the Aurora borealis. Nicely written
November 15th, 2025 10:54
sorenbarrett said:
Such an interesting write it makes me think of the Aurora borealis. Nicely written
November 15th, 2025 10:54
Isolation
sorenbarrett said:
A most poignant poem about the decent of relationships in society and the present lack of trust. Sad and to where it will go no one can say. Well penned
November 14th, 2025 10:07
sorenbarrett said:
A most poignant poem about the decent of relationships in society and the present lack of trust. Sad and to where it will go no one can say. Well penned
November 14th, 2025 10:07
Creation
sorenbarrett said:
A poem full of metaphor that sends a deeper message about communication and its difficulty in painting a thought or emotion. Nicely done.
November 12th, 2025 14:48
sorenbarrett said:
A poem full of metaphor that sends a deeper message about communication and its difficulty in painting a thought or emotion. Nicely done.
November 12th, 2025 14:48
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