Comments on community poems by jarcher54
- The Battle of Brandy Station (Jon Nakapalau)
A fine action poem turned into a meditation on violence, human frailty,...
August 19th, 2021 23:15 - Helpless (Arvy)
Well done. Starts out like a love poem, but turns into something so much...
August 12th, 2021 22:36 - Black Magick (HannahElisabeth)
Hannah, the interpretation is ALWAYS up to the reader... But you know...
August 9th, 2021 23:48 - \'our strips of stuff that tatter as we move\' (Jon Nakapalau)
I had to catch my breath after this one. I picture the three Fates, one...
August 9th, 2021 22:52 - to dream as an innocent (Dusk arising)
I think what I like most about what you write is how unselfconscious you...
August 9th, 2021 22:45 - Strategy And Timing (ForeverJesus7)
The thing is, our opinions don\'t really matter. Our reasoning does. You...
August 4th, 2021 01:41 - From the Corner (Jack Cohen)
Glad you escaped... this time! Nice little adventure you took us on.
July 26th, 2021 00:07 - masochist (Claudia)
I THINK I understand... I enjoy the alliteration and the waiting for the...
July 21st, 2021 01:22 - Constraint (Fay Slimm.)
Seen that so many times, and sometimes the he is a she and/or the she is a...
July 20th, 2021 12:02 - Happy Never Ending (A Boy With Roses)
It is both beautiful and frightful that dark experiences, or at least the...
July 20th, 2021 11:46 - Because it Got in the Way (Neville)
The riddle being one of the oldest genres of literature (poetry?),...
July 20th, 2021 11:39 - Because it Got in the Way (Neville)
Yikes... I once spoke to a sniper who said they were sort of taught to do...
July 20th, 2021 11:38 - A Bump (StephanieAnn)
Stephanie, so self-aware and positive to come out and share your Bump...
July 5th, 2021 14:10 - playground (Dusk arising)
I am a sucker for short, sweet, mysterious, whimsical, wistful, and...
July 5th, 2021 13:04 - Don\'t Wanna Think Anymore (A Boy With Roses)
A moving, bittersweet love confession... a flood of fading emotions...
July 5th, 2021 12:58 - charlie (Dusk arising)
Wonderful!
June 21st, 2021 23:21 - The Enabler (StephanieAnn)
Your courage is palpable. I suspect many of us don\'t even know we are...
June 14th, 2021 17:22 - If I Was Leader (Article)... (ForeverJesus7)
The places with the lowest abortion rates are those where it is legal and...
June 13th, 2021 02:35 - Sea-Dog (Kevin Michael Bloor)
A sweet little piece but the photo is just as perfect!
June 11th, 2021 22:01 - Poems for all Seasons (Kevin Michael Bloor)
Your style and theme blend perfectly here. There are many really...
June 11th, 2021 21:58 - Orchard Street (StephanieAnn)
Your poems are ABOUT things. I like that! You bring Orchard Street to...
June 4th, 2021 23:13 - The Crow (StephanieAnn)
You have a delightful, playful bounce to your verses, and you weave your...
June 4th, 2021 22:15 - Blue Yonder (Kurt Philip Behm)
Fine statement of an essential quandary!
June 1st, 2021 10:31 - You and I (Trenz Pruca)
A fine, compassionate exploration of sameness/otherness, misunderstanding,...
May 31st, 2021 22:21 - Last Straw (Kurt Philip Behm)
You are a master of the abstract. Broad simple strokes, ideas, concepts,...
May 31st, 2021 20:58 - I\'m Done (StephanieAnn)
You hit the nail on the head with \"This poem is for my personal use.\" ...
May 31st, 2021 20:50 - Igloo Wink (A Boy With Roses)
You are truly the poet of the inner life of the mind, the heart, and the...
May 31st, 2021 20:47 - days of the lost past (Dusk arising)
A bittersweet exploration of memory and its loss. The past lives on only...
May 31st, 2021 20:45 - The Demons Chokehold (StephanieAnn)
This must have been hard to post, your sense of being on the edge of...
May 31st, 2021 02:37 - My Choice of Poison (StephanieAnn)
Love your long wandering lines, very confessional, sense of urgency to...
May 31st, 2021 02:33 - Morning Fog (A Boy With Roses)
Oh, X, you liar! You are an EXPERT at putting pain into words, and you...
May 31st, 2021 02:26 - random lines [I] (Jon Nakapalau)
Randomly interesting... your sketchbook is intriguing, your phrases are...
May 31st, 2021 02:20 - ๐ ๐ก๐ธ๐ผ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ท๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ (Dove)
At first I thought... a little saccharine, a little predictable... but as...
May 29th, 2021 02:07 - land of vended broken heart (Jon Nakapalau)
What a portrait! Your little vignette is poignant in its simplicity and...
May 29th, 2021 01:58 - Ode to my dear aunt (Subregi)
I like the staccato, slightly unnatural artifice you built here. Did she...
May 29th, 2021 01:52 - A recipe for hurt! (Sue.evans)
A sweet little sort of short-line sonnet. Thanks for the hopeful \"new...
May 23rd, 2021 10:23 - Let Go (Rebmasters)
Advice we all consider and usually reject... things are so compelling! ...
May 23rd, 2021 10:19 - You Don\'t Know Me (A Boy With Roses)
You are brave enough to be morbid sometimes. I love you because you are...
May 23rd, 2021 01:11 - The Little Was Big (Satishverma)
I appreciate your little poems... they are dense, full of surprises, and...
May 9th, 2021 00:48 - trail to sleep (Dusk arising)
I will remember \"where no reasoning prevails\" above all the interesting...
May 9th, 2021 00:43 - Haif- Promises (Satishverma)
I\'m intrigued by your bold, simple juxtaposed images of despair. The...
May 9th, 2021 00:38 - My little slice of heaven (Poetic Dan)
The other night my 31-year-old daughter texted me that, as she was...
May 9th, 2021 00:32 - Through the Lens of Drunk Eyes (A Boy With Roses)
Hard not to burnish one\'s regrets... all that worrying about them makes...
May 9th, 2021 00:28 - Depth (Dr. Strangelove)
Thanks for reminding us that depth is essential... the world today is...
May 9th, 2021 00:23 - Somewhere in Time (Ron parrish aka wordman)
Nothing wrong with some wistful longing... if you find this place, please...
May 9th, 2021 00:21 - Daddy, Can I Go Outside? (Lovedud)
So intense and bitter it is haunting and beautiful and painful. Elusive...
May 8th, 2021 01:05 - Incoherent Rendez-Vous (Dewypoetry)
I can drink to this! Interesting twist on the haiku-like form...
May 8th, 2021 00:54 - Body Song (Lovedud)
This is very clever in a wonderful way! I am glad I stumbled on it.
May 8th, 2021 00:51 - The twinge of the poet\'s motherhood (Ashraf ul Alam Shikder)
Thanks for shouting out silently in such a thoughtful form. Several...
May 8th, 2021 00:39 - A recap and recount of pandemic lockdowns worldwide (๐คs.zaynab.kamoonpuri๐ท๐ฆ๐ฝ)
I love your thoughtful observations here... I fear most of us will return...
May 7th, 2021 23:57 - A dream (Ashraf ul Alam Shikder)
Haunting... I like the bare bones of this little revelry.
May 7th, 2021 23:49 - Haiku- 47 (Ashraf ul Alam Shikder)
Very thoughtfully crafted message... I like how you abandoned the...
May 7th, 2021 23:46 - Phantom (Ashraf ul Alam Shikder)
Dave is right... the last four lines are fascinating... human mass...
May 7th, 2021 23:39 - The Girl I Love and Live For (Kevin Michael Bloor)
I am not sure which of you is more blessed... but it\'s pretty clear you...
May 7th, 2021 23:33 - Best Mans\' Speech (Andy Hunter)
OK, you win. This is full of every trite tope of warnings and advice for...
May 7th, 2021 23:30 - Thatch (Neville)
Ha ha... and here I have wished I had a thatch roof all my life, just for...
May 7th, 2021 23:16 - Take Pride in Liking (M.E.M.)
Humorous subject, and I appreciate your candor! It\'s also very erotic in...
May 7th, 2021 23:09 - The One (Accidental Poet)
Well, when one pens a love poem it\'s often way too unambiguous and...
May 7th, 2021 22:53 - Meditation (Fay Slimm.)
Interesting, compelling stanza form... that last offset word waits like a...
May 7th, 2021 22:41 - Blue of May (Myself and me)
lovely.
May 7th, 2021 22:35 - Rain (Myself and me)
How did you do this? It\'s so understated, bare like a haiku, profound,...
May 7th, 2021 22:31 - The Earth Worm-a sonnetย (Dove)
Yes, they deserve THIS sonnet. It\'s not quite a classic sonnet, but it...
May 7th, 2021 22:26 - The Boy That Lost His Hat (Harry Atkinson)
Harry, I am still trying to figure out what I like about your poems. They...
May 7th, 2021 22:17 - Sleep Deprived (A Boy With Roses)
I have come to the unremarkable but little-acknowledged conclusion that...
May 7th, 2021 22:10 - My Bank Holiday (Andy Hunter)
Still pondering how \"bank holiday\" snuck into our poetical lexicon! ...
May 5th, 2021 09:15 - CHRISTMAS ~ FIVE HAPPY HAIKU ! (ANGELA & BRIAN)
I miss your goofy eternal optimism. Hope you guys are doing well.
April 23rd, 2021 01:04 - Robot Feelings (Mad Matt Rambles)
I enjoyed the ramble... pretty clever tour de force... this stimulated...
April 23rd, 2021 01:01 - ENJOY THE TRIP (Andy Hunter)
Drat, I decided to look at one little harmless poem before I go to bed and...
April 22nd, 2021 00:48 - Wrinkled Petals (Ifeanyichukwu)
Such a powerful image of a beautiful people in crisis. I hear the...
April 22nd, 2021 00:39 - Message to old me (Thelala)
Sweet little pep talk. Like you found your own message in a bottle. Mind...
April 10th, 2021 10:36 - My Body Is A Holy City (A Boy With Roses)
You do indeed carve faces into trees, into pretty much everything! I love...
April 10th, 2021 09:30 - The Dog is Out (Liam Power)
Goodness, yes. One does find oneself pawing and whimpering at the door,...
April 10th, 2021 02:31 - Humble (Pacifique Niyitanga)
This poem is as humble--and as compelling--as the message it brings. Its...
April 10th, 2021 02:26 - Daffodils (Kevin Michael Bloor)
I was about to say what Goldfinch added... The daffodils are the herald of...
April 10th, 2021 02:22 - \"Girl In Pieces\" (She_was_torture)
\"Girl in Pieces\" is a haunting book... but it is as much about the will...
April 10th, 2021 02:18 - The Human Beings (Kurt Philip Behm)
Hunting what others fear takes some fortitude. I don\'t know if you meant...
April 10th, 2021 02:00 - INEQUALITY BY TWO (Michael Edwards)
Like OAP , I am a little unsure what you mean... then I slap myself and...
April 10th, 2021 01:53 - Rush of Ecstasy (A Boy With Roses)
Reason to live? Is this really you?
Seriously, watching you move...
April 10th, 2021 01:43 - MOURNING THE MORNING (Joe Marcello)
Yes, I too don\'t know what a worm even looks like!
April 10th, 2021 01:37 - hope (Dusk arising)
A nice thought for spring time... like the old is new again! Maybe we...
April 10th, 2021 01:35 - TAKING THE RISE (Michael Edwards)
Thanks for the lift!
April 4th, 2021 08:52 - inherent Truth (L. B. Mek)
Could you repeat that?
April 3rd, 2021 02:57 - Sappho\'s Isle of Dreams (Kevin Michael Bloor)
Thanks... very smooth, melodious, and evocative. I was once a Greek...
April 1st, 2021 21:50 - A WHITE CAR NATION (Joe Marcello)
In my neck of the woods all the cars are silver-gray! But what I see when...
March 26th, 2021 23:32 - Inside every living being (Poetic Dan)
This picture is a treasure, a poem in itself. Growing up I liked two...
March 26th, 2021 23:26 - on the precipice..... (SureshG)
A powerful image, as Dave says, and for me a bit Miltonian, anticipating a...
March 26th, 2021 23:15 - light of hope (Dusk arising)
You seldom get gut-punched this hard by mere words... I don\'t know...
March 26th, 2021 22:50 - Uncertainty (John Prophet)
Ouch... no end game? I like how you can\'t see the end of this word-play...
March 25th, 2021 22:46 - Last Romantic (A Boy With Roses)
Wandering is exactly what you are doing here, wandering though images and...
March 25th, 2021 22:42 - Jerry the fox terrier (Dusk arising)
If your next poem is about a fox, we\'ll know who\'s channeling whom. ...
March 9th, 2021 23:40 - The depths of my soul (Olivia.)
An internal waterfall is a blessing. You made something palpable and...
March 9th, 2021 23:31 - To a Friend (Jerry Reynolds)
Perfect way to recycle that debris!
March 9th, 2021 23:28 - Complex Simplicity (Netashi)
Wonderful accounting of humdrum daily events rendered with wit and...
March 9th, 2021 01:41 - Haiku #03082021 (Netashi)
Ha ha, I evade perfection every day! Your clever haiku proves you wrong....
March 9th, 2021 01:37 - Semiosis (A Boy With Roses)
Four final words, very insightful and connecting your experience with your...
March 9th, 2021 01:35 - Scented roses (a vote for kidney donation) (Ifeanyichukwu)
I can only try to imagine how you must feel about this. You really have...
March 8th, 2021 14:31 - Changing Times (A Boy With Roses)
There is little as moving as revisiting scenes of one\'s less happy past. ...
March 8th, 2021 01:42 - Still Frames (FredPeyer)
The interplay between poetry/words and images is always tantalizing to...
March 8th, 2021 01:34 - historys enemy (Dusk arising)
Wonderful conceit here... I was taken from the state of Indiana as a small...
March 7th, 2021 01:06 - I Spend a Lot of Time with People that Don\'t Exist (Quemis)
By the way, this is the most wonderful title to a poem on this site!
March 7th, 2021 00:59
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