Comments received on poems by Tristan Robert Lange
Mr. Bluesman
Friendship said:
Well written. Your poem delves into the life and essence of a blues musician, portraying him as an embodiment of the genre\'s rich history and emotional weight. It touches on themes of personal struggle, cultural identity, and the transformative power of music.
August 26th, 2026 19:05
Friendship said:
Well written. Your poem delves into the life and essence of a blues musician, portraying him as an embodiment of the genre\'s rich history and emotional weight. It touches on themes of personal struggle, cultural identity, and the transformative power of music.
August 26th, 2026 19:05
Mr. Bluesman
David Wakeling said:
Sounds like a cool hip dude.A well written tribute here.An enjoyable read
August 26th, 2026 18:09
David Wakeling said:
Sounds like a cool hip dude.A well written tribute here.An enjoyable read
August 26th, 2026 18:09
Mr. Bluesman
orchidee said:
And now our joint poem \'Mr Spinach Man\'. Or could be \'Mr Knitting Man\' or \'Mr Sabre Man\'. We know them guys! lol.
August 26th, 2026 10:37
orchidee said:
And now our joint poem \'Mr Spinach Man\'. Or could be \'Mr Knitting Man\' or \'Mr Sabre Man\'. We know them guys! lol.
August 26th, 2026 10:37
Mr. Bluesman
Lorenz said:
I recognize a little of myself in this blues tune ...
August 26th, 2026 08:13
Lorenz said:
I recognize a little of myself in this blues tune ...
August 26th, 2026 08:13
Mr. Bluesman
sorenbarrett said:
I love blues Tristan one of my favorite genres especially when the soul can be heard beneath the grit. Male or female either works. A beautiful dedication to a singer and type of music close to my heart.
August 26th, 2026 07:44
sorenbarrett said:
I love blues Tristan one of my favorite genres especially when the soul can be heard beneath the grit. Male or female either works. A beautiful dedication to a singer and type of music close to my heart.
August 26th, 2026 07:44
the lonely attic
Doggerel Dave said:
One of the many merits of my presence here is the new ideas, a history I knew nothing about, as with Chatterton.
The themes of lack of support social isolation and resultant poverty then contrasted with the useless subsequent adulation rings true of many human interactions.
Anyway thanks for opening yet another door for me, Tristan.
August 26th, 2026 06:56
Doggerel Dave said:
One of the many merits of my presence here is the new ideas, a history I knew nothing about, as with Chatterton.
The themes of lack of support social isolation and resultant poverty then contrasted with the useless subsequent adulation rings true of many human interactions.
Anyway thanks for opening yet another door for me, Tristan.
August 26th, 2026 06:56
the lonely attic
Teddy.15 said:
Powerful in emotion and imagery. Sad how some have such talent and passion yet cannot demonstrate it with the riches it so deserves 💜 makes me think of Van Gogh 🌹
August 26th, 2026 01:25
Teddy.15 said:
Powerful in emotion and imagery. Sad how some have such talent and passion yet cannot demonstrate it with the riches it so deserves 💜 makes me think of Van Gogh 🌹
August 26th, 2026 01:25
the lonely attic
David Wakeling said:
This reads like a ghost story.Well written piece amigo
August 25th, 2026 21:29
David Wakeling said:
This reads like a ghost story.Well written piece amigo
August 25th, 2026 21:29
the lonely attic
Cheeky Missy said:
Well, I never. Now I\'ll need to read up on him.
August 25th, 2026 21:12
Cheeky Missy said:
Well, I never. Now I\'ll need to read up on him.
August 25th, 2026 21:12
the lonely attic
Syd said:
Hi Tristan, I can\'t say I\'d heard of Thomas Chatterton. Such a tragedy to die in such circumstances so young. I really enjoyed your write, educational and well written 👏
- Syd 🍄
August 25th, 2026 14:08
Syd said:
Hi Tristan, I can\'t say I\'d heard of Thomas Chatterton. Such a tragedy to die in such circumstances so young. I really enjoyed your write, educational and well written 👏
- Syd 🍄
August 25th, 2026 14:08
the lonely attic
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
read my poem ROMANTIC, its on the site, it speaks of much the same, great write and a fav
August 25th, 2026 11:18
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
read my poem ROMANTIC, its on the site, it speaks of much the same, great write and a fav
August 25th, 2026 11:18
the lonely attic
orchidee said:
Good write T. Meanwhile, in an attic gloomy, seemingly long-vacated, though they were only there yesterday - lie tins of spinach, socks, and sabres. Strange assortment. Who\'s been there? Well, WCAT! lol.
August 25th, 2026 10:28
orchidee said:
Good write T. Meanwhile, in an attic gloomy, seemingly long-vacated, though they were only there yesterday - lie tins of spinach, socks, and sabres. Strange assortment. Who\'s been there? Well, WCAT! lol.
August 25th, 2026 10:28
the lonely attic
sorenbarrett said:
Thanks for using poetry as a teaching tool my friend. Unaware of his history it enlightened an old head.
August 25th, 2026 09:32
sorenbarrett said:
Thanks for using poetry as a teaching tool my friend. Unaware of his history it enlightened an old head.
August 25th, 2026 09:32
No Assembly Required
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn manic momentum to this, turning the “-aholic” repetition into a whole life compressed into one escalating, darkly funny spiral. The final “factory made / no assembly required” lands hard—it makes the speaker feel mass-produced by circumstance, coping mechanisms, and disappointment.
August 25th, 2026 06:58
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn manic momentum to this, turning the “-aholic” repetition into a whole life compressed into one escalating, darkly funny spiral. The final “factory made / no assembly required” lands hard—it makes the speaker feel mass-produced by circumstance, coping mechanisms, and disappointment.
August 25th, 2026 06:58
The Burning Tree
NafisaSB said:
good write accompanied by a great visual...enjoyed
August 25th, 2026 00:10
NafisaSB said:
good write accompanied by a great visual...enjoyed
August 25th, 2026 00:10
No Assembly Required
David Wakeling said:
Woe lots of holics in this one.A fascinating adventure into the world of addiction and coping
August 24th, 2026 18:28
David Wakeling said:
Woe lots of holics in this one.A fascinating adventure into the world of addiction and coping
August 24th, 2026 18:28
No Assembly Required
Paul Bell said:
Chinese instructions cures all aholics.
Sadly you still have to go to jail when the assembly blows up the neighbours house.
On the plus side, no chinese instructions in sewing mail bags, it\'s like a rest and a win win.
August 24th, 2026 08:37
Paul Bell said:
Chinese instructions cures all aholics.
Sadly you still have to go to jail when the assembly blows up the neighbours house.
On the plus side, no chinese instructions in sewing mail bags, it\'s like a rest and a win win.
August 24th, 2026 08:37
No Assembly Required
sorenbarrett said:
Everything in excess can be a problem. The problem is deciding what is excess. Don\'t take pills, drink very little, smoke a pipe, sex had my share, food only it its good, drugs tried them didn\'t like them, TV don\'t watch it, poetry too much but not addicted, now as for addiction only one thing air... I\'m a breathaholic
August 24th, 2026 08:16
sorenbarrett said:
Everything in excess can be a problem. The problem is deciding what is excess. Don\'t take pills, drink very little, smoke a pipe, sex had my share, food only it its good, drugs tried them didn\'t like them, TV don\'t watch it, poetry too much but not addicted, now as for addiction only one thing air... I\'m a breathaholic
August 24th, 2026 08:16
No Assembly Required
arqios said:
Driven to and toward by our sociocultural milieu 👍🏻🕊️🙏🏻
August 24th, 2026 08:06
arqios said:
Driven to and toward by our sociocultural milieu 👍🏻🕊️🙏🏻
August 24th, 2026 08:06
No Assembly Required
Doggerel Dave said:
If I could be a remedyaholic I would, just to help you out; but alas...
So you will have to wait \'til further down the thread; sorry Tristan.
August 24th, 2026 07:59
Doggerel Dave said:
If I could be a remedyaholic I would, just to help you out; but alas...
So you will have to wait \'til further down the thread; sorry Tristan.
August 24th, 2026 07:59
Never for the Worthy
David Wakeling said:
Umm a powerful piece of a ragamuffin preacher.Well done amigo
August 23rd, 2026 19:11
David Wakeling said:
Umm a powerful piece of a ragamuffin preacher.Well done amigo
August 23rd, 2026 19:11
Never for the Worthy
Paul Bell said:
Yes, to those who wear the cloth, to those who get cleansed.
You can pretend all is rosy in the garden, but the jails say different.
August 23rd, 2026 13:14
Paul Bell said:
Yes, to those who wear the cloth, to those who get cleansed.
You can pretend all is rosy in the garden, but the jails say different.
August 23rd, 2026 13:14
Never for the Worthy
sorenbarrett said:
The truth and line that hit me the hardest was the last \"Grace is never for the worthy\" One that is worthy needs no grace he has done it on his own. The presenting of religion in this light is raw and too real for the religious that look to magical healing and a heaven and life here after. It is not being religious that makes us pure it is humanity and charity that is the true religion. Lovely a fave
August 23rd, 2026 08:13
sorenbarrett said:
The truth and line that hit me the hardest was the last \"Grace is never for the worthy\" One that is worthy needs no grace he has done it on his own. The presenting of religion in this light is raw and too real for the religious that look to magical healing and a heaven and life here after. It is not being religious that makes us pure it is humanity and charity that is the true religion. Lovely a fave
August 23rd, 2026 08:13
Never for the Worthy
orchidee said:
Doh! Some of these Sundays in the UK are scorched enough for us at present, in our Summer, which wasn\'t a proverbial \'Two days in June and no more!\'
But yes, if we were oh so perfect, we wouldn\'t need grace. Only Fido\'s perfect of course. lol. Ohh, and Popeye\'s spinach, Ol\' Tom\'s socks, and Obi\'s sabres too. heehee.
August 23rd, 2026 07:46
orchidee said:
Doh! Some of these Sundays in the UK are scorched enough for us at present, in our Summer, which wasn\'t a proverbial \'Two days in June and no more!\'
But yes, if we were oh so perfect, we wouldn\'t need grace. Only Fido\'s perfect of course. lol. Ohh, and Popeye\'s spinach, Ol\' Tom\'s socks, and Obi\'s sabres too. heehee.
August 23rd, 2026 07:46
Never for the Worthy
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn raw theological punch here, especially in the refusal to separate grace from the sinner who actually needs it. “Grace is never for the worthy” is the core of the whole piece—it cuts straight through religious respectability and lands on the uncomfortable heart of the gospel.
August 23rd, 2026 07:27
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn raw theological punch here, especially in the refusal to separate grace from the sinner who actually needs it. “Grace is never for the worthy” is the core of the whole piece—it cuts straight through religious respectability and lands on the uncomfortable heart of the gospel.
August 23rd, 2026 07:27
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