Comments on community poems by Dan Williams
- What happened to beauty? (Sorenbarrett) 
\"\"quality poured in a draught of a drought\" is so pretty, so effective....
January 11th, 2025 01:31 - reflection by the sea  (Arqios) 
Strikes me you are a very lucky person. Nicely done.
January 11th, 2025 01:28 - For the Princes of the Alleys (Thomas W Case) 
Hooray for you. This is a subject too often unreported and ignored....
January 11th, 2025 01:26 - Hope in Those Smiling Eyes (Poetic Licence) 
Sadly, this might all too likely come to pass. What a poor job we humans...
January 8th, 2025 01:09 - roasted rice cake (Rin) 
Rice cake? Pizza might work. Clever.
January 8th, 2025 01:06 - paranoid (NinjaGirl) 
Paranoid means all too often they really are out to get you. Hang on.
January 7th, 2025 20:48 - Measures  (Teddy.15) 
Perhaps indeed. All too often left in limbo. Nice work.
January 7th, 2025 20:46 - Condemned (Sorenbarrett) 
Heartless progeny is the hinge all of this swings on. That, and it takes...
January 7th, 2025 20:42 - Beach Stroll (Tony36) 
Aaww. Almost contradicts most of my experience. Thanks. 
January 7th, 2025 20:39 - Not Such a Silent Night (Thomas W Case) 
I spent Christmas 1999 in a psyche ward. Learned that people who claim to...
January 7th, 2025 20:38 - A Seamstress\'s Courage (Arqios) 
Oh, there is always room for tragic, heroism maybe not so much. \"The...
January 7th, 2025 20:35 - rejected (Tristan Robert Lange) 
You maybe need to rethink your definition of friendship, eh?
January 7th, 2025 20:33 - Gone (Sorenbarrett) 
Sometimes I believe all love is ephemeral. Your hesitation is timely,...
January 7th, 2025 20:31 - Darkest of Rhythm and Blues  (Teddy.15) 
Sadly, I\'m not holding my breath. Well done.
January 3rd, 2025 01:17 - Strange Days (Thomas W Case) 
Cruises through the specter of aging nicely. And I find it comforting that...
January 3rd, 2025 01:15 - Lazy Loo Logic (Tristan Robert Lange) 
Has a lot to do with plumbing. We lads have it external and till about...
January 3rd, 2025 01:11 - Mud Maid in Winter  (Cassie58) 
So gentle and soothing, \"flakes softly falling to leave light kisses on...
January 2nd, 2025 02:53 - You wouldn\'t understand (Arcane-) 
You underestimate yourself Your message is clear and well spoken. Nice...
January 1st, 2025 01:53 - Pottersville (Tristan Robert Lange) 
Having been born color blind I pretty much live in a black and white...
January 1st, 2025 01:52 - elemental forge (Arqios) 
What nice imagery. I can hear the wind. Nice work.
January 1st, 2025 01:46 - these are the days (Arqios) 
This just glides along. \"unappreciative lovers
roaming listlessly \"...
January 1st, 2025 01:43 - under pressure  (Arqios) 
And the ending nicely reveals your message. Nicely done.
December 28th, 2024 20:02 - The Joy of Silence (Neville) 
Silence, like in classical music, says just as much or more than the...
December 28th, 2024 20:00 - Shadows (Sorenbarrett) 
Sometimes I see shadows where no one is standing. Amen.
December 28th, 2024 19:59 - The Write Fright (Tristan Robert Lange) 
Ah yes, the logjam. Sometimes I just have to let it alone for a while, no...
December 28th, 2024 19:58 - They   (Tony36) 
I often refer to them as sheep, but then I feel I am insulting the sheep....
December 28th, 2024 19:56 - Legacy  (Cassie58) 
Being Irish allows me to easily envision these scenes and references. And...
December 19th, 2024 02:19 - Quick Fingers (Neville) 
Ain\'t the ladies grand? I have to admit I love the contradictions. Well...
December 19th, 2024 02:16 - Old land (Ellen Marsell) 
How sweet and sentimental. Chokes me up in a pleasant way. Nice work.
December 19th, 2024 02:14 - Fate (Teardrop) 
You are right; nobody gets out alive. Will you let yourself suffer until...
December 19th, 2024 02:13 - Love (Doggerel Dave) 
Damn doggerel of you, Dave. Clever too. Nice work.
December 19th, 2024 02:11 - searching for a season (Arqios) 
\"These objects, devoid of memory, stand silent,\" as objects surely will....
December 19th, 2024 02:06 - The fly (Sorenbarrett) 
I so love the rehearsed confusion line. As usual close your observations...
December 19th, 2024 02:02 - autumn chofu  (Arqios) 
Circle of life. Brings some remorse, some hope. Nice work here.
December 18th, 2024 01:06 - Time Cannot Heal (Poetic Licence) 
The myth that \"time heals all wounds\" is a foolish attempt at...
December 18th, 2024 01:04 - Like Butterflies in Snowstorms (Neville) 
My sympathy to the \'butterflies\', kudos to you for a fine write.
December 18th, 2024 01:01 - I\'m Going to Miss Jail (Thomas W Case) 
Months in county jail on crap conviction, with maybe five books total to...
December 18th, 2024 00:59 - Fortress of Mountains (Tristan Robert Lange) 
It seems the mountain sees, and the mountain disapproves. Fortress walls...
December 18th, 2024 00:55 - Call of the earth (Sorenbarrett) 
It\'s nice to find someone as depressed and disappointed as I am. Finding...
December 18th, 2024 00:51 - a moment in between  (Arqios) 
Clear and smooth, annunciated well, very nice.
December 16th, 2024 01:04 - Another Choice. (Goldfinch60) 
Well, all I have on my shelf is my good old Uncle Jack, maybe will try...
December 16th, 2024 01:01 - friendship (Jim56) 
Dogs do everything to please us, their goal in life. We seem to struggle...
December 16th, 2024 00:57 - Before Spill Kits and DNA Became a Thing (Neville) 
So, just what is the stain concealing or revealing? Hmmm.
December 16th, 2024 00:55 - Mummy Tomorrow Will Be Better (Poetic Licence) 
Another all too frequent story, well told. Nice work.
December 16th, 2024 00:53 - How (Sorenbarrett) 
Half full, half empty. Sobering.
December 16th, 2024 00:51 - The Endless Spectator (Tristan Robert Lange) 
\"Countless ages of uselessness\" can truly separate any man from his...
December 11th, 2024 01:40 - My Heart (Tony36) 
You are much fairer minded and understanding than I have ever been. I too...
December 11th, 2024 01:36 - Reading Poetry (Tom Dylan) 
I can\'t be sure but it seems I might have been in at least some of these...
December 11th, 2024 01:32 - The Last (Thomas W Case) 
Amen. My own love affair with words has carried me through success and...
December 11th, 2024 01:30 - Strategically Lost (Neville) 
Damn I am so jealous. May all your encounters be as pleasant. Nice write.
December 11th, 2024 01:27 - Imagianary Friends (Voices In My Head) (Poetic Licence) 
Wow. This is almost a detailed menu of madness. I was in a psyche ward for...
December 11th, 2024 01:25 - Ella Fitzgerald Acrostic. (Goldfinch60) 
Ain\'t it grand how much wonderful music there is to inspire and fortify...
December 11th, 2024 01:21 - Words of the prophets (Sorenbarrett) 
I love how this makes me cringe with gospel truth. Should be \"words from...
December 11th, 2024 01:20 - Driving Ambition  (Cassie58) 
You serve as such a nice counterbalance to my usual pessimism. this is...
December 11th, 2024 01:16 - Music With Dad. (Goldfinch60) 
My Dad always listened to the Mitch Miller show, loved Eddy Arnold and...
December 8th, 2024 01:39 - Breakfast Wasn’t Over Easy (Bobby O) 
Hell of a way to start the day ,this always pre curses a trial till...
December 8th, 2024 01:36 - a makar’s legacy (Arqios) 
Unsure of a Makar but consider this an education. Well done.
December 8th, 2024 01:33 - Reaching (Cassie58) 
You have a thing with your last lines so exactly defining the rest. Spent...
December 8th, 2024 01:31 - Maria\'s Last Dance (Tristan Robert Lange) 
Such a well described and heartfelt lament. And you are so right about...
December 8th, 2024 01:26 - Points of light (Sorenbarrett) 
\"Songs of primitive memory\" indeed; you have outdone yourself again....
December 8th, 2024 01:22 - Silver and Gold (Thomas W Case) 
All kinds of wealth, you seem to have found the important ones. Good work.
December 8th, 2024 01:19 - Hidden in Sight (Neville) 
This is, I think, the heart and essence of poetry. I think it is why more...
December 7th, 2024 01:19 - caring dove (Jim56) 
Often mistakenly considered kind of dim witted, I see it as being at peace...
December 7th, 2024 01:17 - Lady of The Night (Out of Need) (Poetic Licence) 
I love your recognition and sympathy for an often wrongly criticized...
December 7th, 2024 01:15 - The Quiet Conqueror  (Arqios) 
Very nice, tribute to another of nature\'s unsung heroes. 
December 7th, 2024 01:11 - Set you free (Tony36) 
Definite Yello Brick Road overtones. \"Your imagination is the only...
December 7th, 2024 01:08 - Natural Art. (Goldfinch60) 
Colorblind I have not the ability to properly appreciate, say, the fall...
December 7th, 2024 01:05 - Sleep child (Sorenbarrett) 
A little bitter, unsure of resolve, maybe none to be had. Truth here...
December 7th, 2024 01:02 - Veils Of Mystique  (Cassie58) 
So clever, and well expressed truths. Nice work.
December 6th, 2024 00:58 - The Power Of Silence. (Goldfinch60) 
Amen. So many times silence trumps even clever words. Nice.
December 6th, 2024 00:57 - The bee and the fox (Sorenbarrett) 
You manage to convey most of a message in ten lines that takes me five...
December 6th, 2024 00:56 - happy song (Jim56) 
Absolutely. Music can save us all if we just let it. 
December 4th, 2024 01:35 - You\'re Own Path (Tony36) 
Amen. Don\'t be afraid to stand out. Eschew trends. Nice work.
December 4th, 2024 01:34 - The book (Lorenz) 
I have almost no formal education but was taught to read very young, it...
December 4th, 2024 01:32 - When Love Takes Its Final Bow (Teddy.15) 
How many ways to express love in its many forms? Well done.
December 4th, 2024 01:29 - Maternal Love  (Cassie58) 
An admirable depiction of a mother\'s love, brings out hope in me. Nice...
December 4th, 2024 01:27 - Precious Days Sonnet. (Goldfinch60) 
I stay jealous of those of you able to conjure optimism in the trouble...
December 4th, 2024 01:23 - Jewel discarded (Sorenbarrett) 
Damn the critics, a jewel indeed. Hard to look past where you are bound....
December 4th, 2024 01:21 - When the Sun Illuminates a Sapphire Sky  (Cassie58) 
A wonderful lullaby, soothing. Nice.
December 4th, 2024 01:18 - Signs of Things to Come (Neville) 
Hard time picking which restroom to use, are you? Girls in the Boy Scouts?...
December 2nd, 2024 00:40 - I Now Say The Word. (Goldfinch60) 
The B word and the H word for me. I got a card one year that said...
December 2nd, 2024 00:34 - Boy and Bonnet (Arqios) 
So very sweet. Hits home, I lost my Mom at age of eight, some comfort...
December 2nd, 2024 00:30 - Once there was a time (Sorenbarrett) 
All of the above (below?) a notch above even your usual fine work.
December 2nd, 2024 00:28 - Flood  (Cassie58) 
Very nice. leaves me wondering if this describes a good or not so good...
December 2nd, 2024 00:25 - Sunrise in an Empty Field (RSM0812) 
So nice. Clear and eloquent.  \"mother nature’s simplicity \" says...
November 27th, 2024 00:55 - Then Can I Sleep? Perhaps. (ADarkerMind) 
First class. I also \'\"spied with but a single eye\" all to regularly....
November 27th, 2024 00:53 - ode to the broken dream (Arqios) 
Be thankful you have relatively sedate dream awakenings. Mine can be...
November 27th, 2024 00:50 - Echoes (Tristan Robert Lange) 
Right at the start you say \"words reverberate\", then you proceed to make...
November 27th, 2024 00:47 - Thousands  (Tony36) 
Millions my friend, millions at least.
November 27th, 2024 00:44 - near or far of love (Arqios) 
I can\'t help but see you said true love \"should\" always pull through....
November 27th, 2024 00:43 - Lying & Truly (Neville) 
This song plays in my head often when sleep is reluctant. Thanks.
November 27th, 2024 00:40 - Upon Visiting the Dead (Thomas W Case) 
So, you don\'t want to shave your head and wear togas?
November 27th, 2024 00:39 - Ads (Sorenbarrett) 
\"once despised now idolized\" sums it up nicely. The rest fills in the...
November 27th, 2024 00:37 - Death Asked Life. (Goldfinch60) 
That pretty near describes life today.
November 27th, 2024 00:34 - The Band (Tony36) 
My garage band only played out once but started me on a lifetime of...
November 22nd, 2024 00:18 - Where do dreams flow? (Arqios) 
Ah, this guy. Shone brightly, briefly, fell into an open grave a few days...
November 22nd, 2024 00:15 - KP, she say.... (Orchidee) 
So, how did you know my second wife?
November 22nd, 2024 00:10 - Kiss of death (Sorenbarrett) 
Long distant mind meld my friend. Excellent.
November 22nd, 2024 00:09 - Amaterasu (Neville) 
\"her halo shines brightest when I close my eyes\" indeed. Not sure why,...
November 22nd, 2024 00:06 - The Literature Of Music. (Goldfinch60) 
I repeat; music can save us all if we just let it. Nice work.
November 22nd, 2024 00:04 
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