Comments received on poems by Quemis
Beauty is in the Eye of the Landlorder
sorenbarrett said:
A poem for attention to a problem among many others. Well written
May 6th, 2025 13:45
sorenbarrett said:
A poem for attention to a problem among many others. Well written
May 6th, 2025 13:45
I\'ve Never Been to the Moon
sorenbarrett said:
Even before reading the author\'s note I found the lines:
The men that are my family are caught up in a knot,
Not excepting myself from it- like Gord-ian I\'m caught.
most clever and after a triple delight. Your wordplay is well shown in this poem with good rhyme and meter and the metaphors are well placed. A Fave
April 19th, 2025 04:11
sorenbarrett said:
Even before reading the author\'s note I found the lines:
The men that are my family are caught up in a knot,
Not excepting myself from it- like Gord-ian I\'m caught.
most clever and after a triple delight. Your wordplay is well shown in this poem with good rhyme and meter and the metaphors are well placed. A Fave
April 19th, 2025 04:11
Sink Our Ship
Poetic Licence said:
A wonderful write, saying all our decisions and journeys in life are like a leaking boat on water, and as with all things that leak,they sink. The only certainty we have is we will die, very well written and expressed
March 21st, 2025 15:13
Poetic Licence said:
A wonderful write, saying all our decisions and journeys in life are like a leaking boat on water, and as with all things that leak,they sink. The only certainty we have is we will die, very well written and expressed
March 21st, 2025 15:13
Sink Our Ship
sorenbarrett said:
Dark and without the sense of hope this poem speaks of life as a sinking boat. The metaphor is a good one and fairly accurate, all of our boats are taking on water and will slowly sink and there is no rescue from this. A poem well rhymed and with good meter it sets the state of affairs straight with no mincing of words. Very well written and a fave
March 21st, 2025 13:47
sorenbarrett said:
Dark and without the sense of hope this poem speaks of life as a sinking boat. The metaphor is a good one and fairly accurate, all of our boats are taking on water and will slowly sink and there is no rescue from this. A poem well rhymed and with good meter it sets the state of affairs straight with no mincing of words. Very well written and a fave
March 21st, 2025 13:47
Popular Modern Poets Suck
jarcher54 said:
It was worth the wait!! A poem about poems can be dangerous. Nope, not from you. I laughed and groaned with you! THANKS FOR SHARING!! Please keep us in the back of your large creative mind!
January 25th, 2025 23:40
jarcher54 said:
It was worth the wait!! A poem about poems can be dangerous. Nope, not from you. I laughed and groaned with you! THANKS FOR SHARING!! Please keep us in the back of your large creative mind!
January 25th, 2025 23:40
Popular Modern Poets Suck
2781 said:
From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
January 17th, 2025 18:49
2781 said:
From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
January 17th, 2025 18:49
The Deck of Fog
jarcher54 said:
What a fortunate friend he or she is to receive this gift-in-progress! I was just thinking of you a few days ago... missed one of the dependably adept makers on this site. \"The thicket plucked her prize\" indeed... reminds me of some sort of siren or goddess that traps or drowns the unfortunate passer-by. Quite a vivid and haunting piece... is that a happy ending?
October 6th, 2024 02:24
jarcher54 said:
What a fortunate friend he or she is to receive this gift-in-progress! I was just thinking of you a few days ago... missed one of the dependably adept makers on this site. \"The thicket plucked her prize\" indeed... reminds me of some sort of siren or goddess that traps or drowns the unfortunate passer-by. Quite a vivid and haunting piece... is that a happy ending?
October 6th, 2024 02:24
Very much like the brazen giant of Greek fame, conquering limbs and all.
2781 said:
Spot on.
June 29th, 2024 06:58
2781 said:
Spot on.
June 29th, 2024 06:58
Sleepless Prayer
jarcher54 said:
... color ugly years indeed! Thanks for dropping by and sharing your sleepless prayer with us. I cannot express how elegant and sincere your hymns are...
May 18th, 2024 21:51
jarcher54 said:
... color ugly years indeed! Thanks for dropping by and sharing your sleepless prayer with us. I cannot express how elegant and sincere your hymns are...
May 18th, 2024 21:51
Administrative Malfunction
Kieron said:
Ah, I understand your poem better now, having read your reply above. I now read \"profitless\", for example, as critical of a narrow, economically focused valuation of a person\'s worth. Yes, as you say, perhaps it is not broken at all.
February 10th, 2024 05:27
Kieron said:
Ah, I understand your poem better now, having read your reply above. I now read \"profitless\", for example, as critical of a narrow, economically focused valuation of a person\'s worth. Yes, as you say, perhaps it is not broken at all.
February 10th, 2024 05:27
Worse Around my Kin
Kieron said:
I love the image of the flowers and the roots. Thank you for sharing.
February 10th, 2024 05:17
Kieron said:
I love the image of the flowers and the roots. Thank you for sharing.
February 10th, 2024 05:17
Administrative Malfunction
Kieron said:
...or fix it! After all, we are supposed to be about repairing and reusing these days, aren\'t we? :D
February 10th, 2024 05:07
Kieron said:
...or fix it! After all, we are supposed to be about repairing and reusing these days, aren\'t we? :D
February 10th, 2024 05:07
Administrative Malfunction
Doggerel Dave said:
A breakdown? You broke it down skilfully. Technology gone rong..rong..rong..
January 28th, 2024 17:59
Doggerel Dave said:
A breakdown? You broke it down skilfully. Technology gone rong..rong..rong..
January 28th, 2024 17:59
It\'s Gonna be a Cold Winter
Parisab said:
Another brilliant example of how you paint a vivid picture about the changes in your surroundings and draw them into your own unique story-stay grounded and keep sharing your poetry please-
November 26th, 2023 18:06
Parisab said:
Another brilliant example of how you paint a vivid picture about the changes in your surroundings and draw them into your own unique story-stay grounded and keep sharing your poetry please-
November 26th, 2023 18:06
One Thousand Poems are Caught in my Maw
2781 said:
I don\'t want to assume anything here, your poetry seems gifted.
November 8th, 2023 07:44
2781 said:
I don\'t want to assume anything here, your poetry seems gifted.
November 8th, 2023 07:44
Odes to Fog
Parisab said:
Something profound about the symbolism here! I was amused by how you described the “fog” as the:
It is a chorus of ghosts;
Song quiet, forlorn.
The ambiguity behind poetry is a gift,
Cursed or blessed, the poet has no other fate…
October 20th, 2023 00:34
Parisab said:
Something profound about the symbolism here! I was amused by how you described the “fog” as the:
It is a chorus of ghosts;
Song quiet, forlorn.
The ambiguity behind poetry is a gift,
Cursed or blessed, the poet has no other fate…
October 20th, 2023 00:34
The Boys
jarcher54 said:
Made my evening to see you post something... this is so true... it is so hard to understand my old male buddies (the ones that are left). I love them but sometimes I don\'t think I like any of them!
October 19th, 2023 19:51
jarcher54 said:
Made my evening to see you post something... this is so true... it is so hard to understand my old male buddies (the ones that are left). I love them but sometimes I don\'t think I like any of them!
October 19th, 2023 19:51
Dancers in the Press
Parisab said:
Great wordplay worthy of a cool video game…
October 19th, 2023 12:06
Parisab said:
Great wordplay worthy of a cool video game…
October 19th, 2023 12:06
The Boys
Parisab said:
Nothing more natural than the undying kinship between the ‘boys’….Yet you shared in such a sensitive manner about this brotherhood!
October 19th, 2023 12:04
Parisab said:
Nothing more natural than the undying kinship between the ‘boys’….Yet you shared in such a sensitive manner about this brotherhood!
October 19th, 2023 12:04
Odes to Fog
jarcher54 said:
Thanks for this contribution. Writing about writing is a fine old tradition! Sometimes not seeing clearly is a blessing, a respite, and chance to imagine instead of look. Those Monet paintings of the Rouen Cathedral shrouded in fog guide us to the outlines, silhouette, not the details. And as you suggest, being \"lost\" in your own community or in the middle of nowhere can be as liberating as it is confounding.
March 14th, 2023 10:36
jarcher54 said:
Thanks for this contribution. Writing about writing is a fine old tradition! Sometimes not seeing clearly is a blessing, a respite, and chance to imagine instead of look. Those Monet paintings of the Rouen Cathedral shrouded in fog guide us to the outlines, silhouette, not the details. And as you suggest, being \"lost\" in your own community or in the middle of nowhere can be as liberating as it is confounding.
March 14th, 2023 10:36
Odes to Fog
L. B. Mek said:
Brilliant!
\'But I think there is something more
Hidden within that veil,\'
\'A stand-in for uncertainty;
A thing without a voice.\'
\'Precipitate is water;
Conductor; Catalyst.
Balances the temperatures,
On its power insist.
When we are completely lost,
Enveloped in it\'s shroud,
There is a conversation;
Things get turned around.\'
\'Fog is a world in itself,
Where plurality hides\'
\'Should we find our way through.\'
February 24th, 2023 05:55
L. B. Mek said:
Brilliant!
\'But I think there is something more
Hidden within that veil,\'
\'A stand-in for uncertainty;
A thing without a voice.\'
\'Precipitate is water;
Conductor; Catalyst.
Balances the temperatures,
On its power insist.
When we are completely lost,
Enveloped in it\'s shroud,
There is a conversation;
Things get turned around.\'
\'Fog is a world in itself,
Where plurality hides\'
\'Should we find our way through.\'
February 24th, 2023 05:55
Tomorrow
jarcher54 said:
I second LB\'s statement... your poems are indispensable and have been greatly missed. I have always looked forward to them. As I have said many times, your allusiveness, the freshness of your dense imagery, the vivid emotion expressed with steel-eyed control, and the natural flow of your verse are impressive and addictive. This is one of my favorites for all those reasons.
PS Let us know if we can help!
February 12th, 2023 21:19
jarcher54 said:
I second LB\'s statement... your poems are indispensable and have been greatly missed. I have always looked forward to them. As I have said many times, your allusiveness, the freshness of your dense imagery, the vivid emotion expressed with steel-eyed control, and the natural flow of your verse are impressive and addictive. This is one of my favorites for all those reasons.
PS Let us know if we can help!
February 12th, 2023 21:19
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