Comments received on poems by Tony Grannell
The Grave Digger
arqios said:
Soil swallows names
Shadows remain
Hands still ache
From weight of shame
August 21st, 2025 18:37
arqios said:
Soil swallows names
Shadows remain
Hands still ache
From weight of shame
August 21st, 2025 18:37
The Grave Digger
Teddy.15 said:
Shivers down my spine, I\'d drink a lot of whiskey too. lol most entertaining. 🌹
August 21st, 2025 14:44
Teddy.15 said:
Shivers down my spine, I\'d drink a lot of whiskey too. lol most entertaining. 🌹
August 21st, 2025 14:44
The Grave Digger
Tristan Robert Lange said:
I heard someone call me. Grave digger has arrived! 🪦 🤣 My silliness aside, the spade digs deeper than the earth here—it carves into conscience. “Through whiskey’s tears my horrors seep” lingers like a curse. Powerful work, Tony. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
August 21st, 2025 08:09
Tristan Robert Lange said:
I heard someone call me. Grave digger has arrived! 🪦 🤣 My silliness aside, the spade digs deeper than the earth here—it carves into conscience. “Through whiskey’s tears my horrors seep” lingers like a curse. Powerful work, Tony. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
August 21st, 2025 08:09
The Grave Digger
Doggerel Dave said:
A trade overworked by which mortal conflict? Applicable to one of many.
A point of view enriched by your poetic lines, Tony.
August 21st, 2025 05:20
Doggerel Dave said:
A trade overworked by which mortal conflict? Applicable to one of many.
A point of view enriched by your poetic lines, Tony.
August 21st, 2025 05:20
The Grave Digger
sorenbarrett said:
Another most entertaining poem Tony. Have a good friend that was a grave digger when he was young and also knew a mortician but he has a very dark sense of humor. I continue to love the cadance and rhyme in your poems not to speak of the tales. Another fave my friend
August 21st, 2025 04:12
sorenbarrett said:
Another most entertaining poem Tony. Have a good friend that was a grave digger when he was young and also knew a mortician but he has a very dark sense of humor. I continue to love the cadance and rhyme in your poems not to speak of the tales. Another fave my friend
August 21st, 2025 04:12
The Making of the Dawn
Tristan Robert Lange said:
That phrase “born a light in its believing” really lingers in all the right ways, Tony. You gave dawn a faith of its own, and it shines through the whole piece. Strong work, my friend. Love it. A fave.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🦇🐦⬛
August 20th, 2025 20:00
Tristan Robert Lange said:
That phrase “born a light in its believing” really lingers in all the right ways, Tony. You gave dawn a faith of its own, and it shines through the whole piece. Strong work, my friend. Love it. A fave.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🦇🐦⬛
August 20th, 2025 20:00
The Making of the Dawn
Teddy.15 said:
Wow stunning like a complete play and with a magnificent sight at the end. Wonderful. 🌹
August 20th, 2025 12:37
Teddy.15 said:
Wow stunning like a complete play and with a magnificent sight at the end. Wonderful. 🌹
August 20th, 2025 12:37
The Making of the Dawn
Bella Shepard said:
You have captured the awakening of the dawn, as well as of the mind in this most beautiful verse. Your lovely, lyrical poem flows seamlessly from line to line, stanza to stanza, and I love reading it aloud. It is always a joy!
August 20th, 2025 10:30
Bella Shepard said:
You have captured the awakening of the dawn, as well as of the mind in this most beautiful verse. Your lovely, lyrical poem flows seamlessly from line to line, stanza to stanza, and I love reading it aloud. It is always a joy!
August 20th, 2025 10:30
The Making of the Dawn
sorenbarrett said:
Once again Tony you have penned a poem that is a joy to read. Hats off.
August 20th, 2025 10:10
sorenbarrett said:
Once again Tony you have penned a poem that is a joy to read. Hats off.
August 20th, 2025 10:10
Storm Over Gaza
NafisaSB said:
powerful, wonderful and a message that needs to be heard
August 20th, 2025 02:44
NafisaSB said:
powerful, wonderful and a message that needs to be heard
August 20th, 2025 02:44
Death Wrapped
NafisaSB said:
when talking about a tree, you quietly slip in the relationship angle of seniors...well done - bravo
August 20th, 2025 00:37
NafisaSB said:
when talking about a tree, you quietly slip in the relationship angle of seniors...well done - bravo
August 20th, 2025 00:37
To Them Who...
Teddy.15 said:
Outstanding poem, I absolutely love your take on the human, you really have weaved us into art. 🌹
August 19th, 2025 10:55
Teddy.15 said:
Outstanding poem, I absolutely love your take on the human, you really have weaved us into art. 🌹
August 19th, 2025 10:55
To Them Who...
Tristan Robert Lange said:
A strong piece, my friend. Feels like a ballad of labor and life, lifting up the ones too often forgotten. Always in line with that! Powerfully crafted, Tony. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 19th, 2025 07:45
Tristan Robert Lange said:
A strong piece, my friend. Feels like a ballad of labor and life, lifting up the ones too often forgotten. Always in line with that! Powerfully crafted, Tony. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 19th, 2025 07:45
To Them Who...
sorenbarrett said:
Timeless! Tribute to the unseen that hold the fabric of society and weave its culture and thereby its art. Another marvelous work Tony it must seem tiresome to hear praise from a novice and amature but I be one of those workers named above. Tis an honor to associate with one that knows the art. Another fave my friend.
August 19th, 2025 07:16
sorenbarrett said:
Timeless! Tribute to the unseen that hold the fabric of society and weave its culture and thereby its art. Another marvelous work Tony it must seem tiresome to hear praise from a novice and amature but I be one of those workers named above. Tis an honor to associate with one that knows the art. Another fave my friend.
August 19th, 2025 07:16
Facing Empire
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Tony, my dear friend, this thunders with the cadence of old war verse…raw defiance carrying through to that bitter reckoning at the end. It is a rallying cry and a lament all at once. Strongly done, my friend. Love and fave it. And boy do we need to face empire. The title and the poem are spot on! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 19th, 2025 06:54
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Tony, my dear friend, this thunders with the cadence of old war verse…raw defiance carrying through to that bitter reckoning at the end. It is a rallying cry and a lament all at once. Strongly done, my friend. Love and fave it. And boy do we need to face empire. The title and the poem are spot on! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 19th, 2025 06:54
Facing Empire
arqios said:
To me this poem unfolds as a defiant stand that shifts into lament, with its title framing a journey from bold resistance to the stark cost of defeat. In vivid, martial language, the early verses rally comrades against imperial aggression, but the tone darkens as loss becomes inevitable and the invaders’ cruelty is laid bare. By the final section, the poem questions the meaning of “victory” when its legacy is blood, ruin, and moral corruption, its ballad‑like cadence and seafaring diction rooting the scene in a timeless tradition of resistance and remembrance.
August 18th, 2025 19:05
arqios said:
To me this poem unfolds as a defiant stand that shifts into lament, with its title framing a journey from bold resistance to the stark cost of defeat. In vivid, martial language, the early verses rally comrades against imperial aggression, but the tone darkens as loss becomes inevitable and the invaders’ cruelty is laid bare. By the final section, the poem questions the meaning of “victory” when its legacy is blood, ruin, and moral corruption, its ballad‑like cadence and seafaring diction rooting the scene in a timeless tradition of resistance and remembrance.
August 18th, 2025 19:05
Facing Empire
David Wakeling said:
I love this work.Masterly written.I am taken to the civil war or any uprising really.Either way it is a powerful call to arms.A touch of reality at the end where to the victors go the spoils.Very enjoyable read amigo
August 18th, 2025 17:40
David Wakeling said:
I love this work.Masterly written.I am taken to the civil war or any uprising really.Either way it is a powerful call to arms.A touch of reality at the end where to the victors go the spoils.Very enjoyable read amigo
August 18th, 2025 17:40
Facing Empire
Doggerel Dave said:
A wee bit parochial if one limits this to some old Irish conflict, when these transgressions everywhere ensured the sun neva set... etc for many moons...or something...
All together now... \'Rule Britannia...\'
Caught the spirit of that time in spirited verse, Tony.
August 18th, 2025 17:18
Doggerel Dave said:
A wee bit parochial if one limits this to some old Irish conflict, when these transgressions everywhere ensured the sun neva set... etc for many moons...or something...
All together now... \'Rule Britannia...\'
Caught the spirit of that time in spirited verse, Tony.
August 18th, 2025 17:18
Facing Empire
Poetic Licence said:
Bringing Irish history out of the shadows, reminding people there have been many battles before, enjoyed the read
August 18th, 2025 09:22
Poetic Licence said:
Bringing Irish history out of the shadows, reminding people there have been many battles before, enjoyed the read
August 18th, 2025 09:22
Facing Empire
rebellion_in_sanity said:
Frank confession- I have no expertise on the language. But it seemed you played with it with an elegance that demanded repeated readings. To me it was a ballad to remember.
August 18th, 2025 09:17
rebellion_in_sanity said:
Frank confession- I have no expertise on the language. But it seemed you played with it with an elegance that demanded repeated readings. To me it was a ballad to remember.
August 18th, 2025 09:17
Facing Empire
Friendship said:
The poet speaks about a battle between soldiers and invading forces, portraying the emotional and physical toll of warfare. It highlights themes of bravery, loss, and the struggle against oppression, as well as the grim fate that awaits those who succumb to their enemies.
August 18th, 2025 07:44
Friendship said:
The poet speaks about a battle between soldiers and invading forces, portraying the emotional and physical toll of warfare. It highlights themes of bravery, loss, and the struggle against oppression, as well as the grim fate that awaits those who succumb to their enemies.
August 18th, 2025 07:44
Facing Empire
Teddy.15 said:
Love your Irish accent in this, worded as usual beautiful... 1847 was the year it all began ... 🌹
August 18th, 2025 07:01
Teddy.15 said:
Love your Irish accent in this, worded as usual beautiful... 1847 was the year it all began ... 🌹
August 18th, 2025 07:01
Facing Empire
sorenbarrett said:
Irish history pours out of this dark vessel. A time when the stronger hand ruled the land when kinship was relied upon for defense and lives depended upon ground to be tilled and for pasturing. This poem comes out of the historical shadows as a reminder. Very nicely worded it has the feel of another century. Loved it Tony
August 18th, 2025 04:46
sorenbarrett said:
Irish history pours out of this dark vessel. A time when the stronger hand ruled the land when kinship was relied upon for defense and lives depended upon ground to be tilled and for pasturing. This poem comes out of the historical shadows as a reminder. Very nicely worded it has the feel of another century. Loved it Tony
August 18th, 2025 04:46
Winter\'s Sermon
Teddy.15 said:
What a magnificent metaphor, stunning, your poems are music my friend some of the best rhyming I\'ve ever read. 🌹
August 18th, 2025 02:20
Teddy.15 said:
What a magnificent metaphor, stunning, your poems are music my friend some of the best rhyming I\'ve ever read. 🌹
August 18th, 2025 02:20
Winter\'s Sermon
Poetic Licence said:
A lovely write reminding me off when Sundays were considered a special day and they meant something, when people took time out off the rat race for family , Friends, Church, walks in nature etc, enjoyed the read
August 17th, 2025 15:16
Poetic Licence said:
A lovely write reminding me off when Sundays were considered a special day and they meant something, when people took time out off the rat race for family , Friends, Church, walks in nature etc, enjoyed the read
August 17th, 2025 15:16
Winter\'s Sermon
sorenbarrett said:
I have come to expect only the best when reading your name on a poem. Tis like the name of any master of an art. Some true strike closer to the heart but all masterpieces in their own way. Another wonderful poem of times past and it brings nostalgia in many ways. Of days when I went to church and the family readied for the sermon. A beautiful write my fiend. Loved it Have a wonderful day
August 17th, 2025 11:35
sorenbarrett said:
I have come to expect only the best when reading your name on a poem. Tis like the name of any master of an art. Some true strike closer to the heart but all masterpieces in their own way. Another wonderful poem of times past and it brings nostalgia in many ways. Of days when I went to church and the family readied for the sermon. A beautiful write my fiend. Loved it Have a wonderful day
August 17th, 2025 11:35
Death Wrapped
rebellion_in_sanity said:
This one made me pause for quite a while. Enjoyed every word. Thanks for sharing 🙏
August 17th, 2025 08:56
rebellion_in_sanity said:
This one made me pause for quite a while. Enjoyed every word. Thanks for sharing 🙏
August 17th, 2025 08:56
Death Wrapped
Bella Shepard said:
No matter what the ravages of time, love never becomes old or worn out, it sustains and holds us fast to one another, come what may. So beautifully said my friend.
August 16th, 2025 13:12
Bella Shepard said:
No matter what the ravages of time, love never becomes old or worn out, it sustains and holds us fast to one another, come what may. So beautifully said my friend.
August 16th, 2025 13:12
Death Wrapped
arqios said:
Your words cling like lichen to the bare season — weathered, faithful, and quietly mourning what’s gone. 🕊️🙏🏻
August 16th, 2025 07:57
arqios said:
Your words cling like lichen to the bare season — weathered, faithful, and quietly mourning what’s gone. 🕊️🙏🏻
August 16th, 2025 07:57
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