Comments on community poems by Garth Rakumakoe
- Depression The longest journey (Michael Bandee)
Poignant, with an uplifting end, that offers hope. A breakthrough in...
June 29th, 2023 13:10 - Django Alive. (Goldfinch60)
The nostalgia is so alive! 👌🏼
June 29th, 2023 11:42 - Haunting (Christina8)
Abstract yet clear in its own way... The emotion behind the lines comes...
June 29th, 2023 08:20 - Where No Mirrors Are Required (Neville)
I love the open ended finishing... it does not always have to be the full...
June 29th, 2023 08:16 - I\'ve Been Lying (Kinsey Peterson)
We all need someone on whose shoulders we can stand, at times. Grateful...
June 29th, 2023 08:14 - Memories (Peto)
A splendid read, musical almost, even. The closing is marvelous and...
June 29th, 2023 02:59 - In Crevice (Garth Rakumakoe)
Thank you vb... Much much appreciated. So much truth in everything you...
June 28th, 2023 05:03 - Have you ever (Peto)
I know the feeling. You called it by name. Literally. A moving piece,...
June 27th, 2023 20:24 - Leading Light (Orchidee)
A blessing to lay eyes upon, this write. Stay blessed. 🙏🏼
June 27th, 2023 13:42 - Lone Purple (Garth Rakumakoe)
Thank you so much... She took various shapes in molding and some...
June 27th, 2023 11:13 - More (Peto)
Abstract, compelling in the way it unfolds. Calls for another read, and...
June 27th, 2023 10:07 - Obsession (Kathryn Amaka)
Speaks of a far away longing, whence the heart feels it belongs, with a...
June 27th, 2023 09:32 - Never (Garth Rakumakoe)
Indeed, it is. 🙏🏼
June 24th, 2023 04:05 - Eighth Wonder (Nicholas Browning)
I have no words to describe this poem Nich, except just to say that it is...
June 22nd, 2023 13:41 - I Was Here Before (Garth Rakumakoe)
Much thanks, fellow poet. Much appreciated... 🙏🏼
June 22nd, 2023 12:59 - Ren Gill II (Eugene S.)
This piece right here, cuts deep, gifted one. The interplay of sadness and...
June 22nd, 2023 12:44 - Until All\'s Undone (Rocky Lagou)
You excavate emotions your own way. Your originality is ever remarkable....
June 22nd, 2023 12:39 - Honey trap (Peto)
Wow! The form the character, the treasure of expression, at some points it...
June 22nd, 2023 10:45 - I Hold Your Heart (It rests with me) (Petrichor of Love)
A protective, embracing love this is! - Ever radiant ever warm, ever...
June 22nd, 2023 10:42 - Finite (Saxon Crow)
The greatest mysteries of our existence... The inhales and exhales of the...
June 22nd, 2023 10:39 - The Reign of Thornbush (Aloo Denish Obiero)
A resounding message that travels far and wide, woven with nature in it....
June 22nd, 2023 10:12 - cloud. (Alex Redstone)
The abstract among the plain, like the feeling of being alone in a crowd....
June 22nd, 2023 10:08 - My Wonder Of Life. (Goldfinch60)
Appreciation is such an encompassing feeling, and really all it takes is...
June 22nd, 2023 09:50 - Forbidden Love (Kathryn Amaka)
Nicely written!
June 22nd, 2023 09:42 - Swim against the Tide (Keith Jeffries)
Spoken like a true savant, sir!
June 22nd, 2023 09:10 - DEMONS (LIZ)
Yes, yes, Courage - YES!
June 22nd, 2023 05:03 - FEEL (The Dreamer)
So, I am one to use poetic licence at wanton, gifted one. Recently I wrote...
June 22nd, 2023 05:00 - Picture Perfect (Paperjam)
I love the essence of expression here, the word play and choice is so...
June 22nd, 2023 04:53 - Afrikaner (EvenwheniLie)
My maternal ancestry is that of the Nama people of Namibia, closely...
June 22nd, 2023 04:40 - A book without a cover (Emmalouise)
So much subliminal identity message in this write, one can tell it\'s more...
June 22nd, 2023 04:22 - Blood Red Winter (Garth Rakumakoe)
Thank you kindly, Nev. 🙏🏼
June 21st, 2023 23:45 - Journey of Life (Kathryn Amaka)
Amongst the greatest of truths told, and told truthfully. Your pen weaves...
June 21st, 2023 13:13 - Unbreak my heart (Kathryn Amaka)
Wow!!!
So, Joe Cocker once said \"unchained my heart\" . This piece...
June 21st, 2023 12:57 - Shattered dreams (Kathryn Amaka)
A piece fiercely in the centre of one\'s own defining... Mightily weaved....
June 21st, 2023 12:53 - I Am So Very Happy. (Goldfinch60)
May your love live and continue to nurture the two of you, for as forever,...
June 21st, 2023 12:48 - Caged Bird (Garth Rakumakoe)
Can\'t say I know the song, but I can definitely concur with the...
June 21st, 2023 12:41 - I Was Here Before (Garth Rakumakoe)
😉🙏🏼
June 21st, 2023 12:30 - What is Wrong With This Tongue (Neville)
An offering with a tongue and a life of its own. Wonderfully expressed,...
June 21st, 2023 12:28 - Blame It On the Fall (Neville)
She is quite a charming lady sir. A well justified blame assigned....
June 21st, 2023 12:25 - No More Blues for These Tired Eyes (Neville)
Poignant, endearing, blue. A craftwork sir. May all be with your sight.
June 21st, 2023 12:23 - Poets Die, Poems Don\'t (Rocky Lagou)
This one is more than just a piece my friend. It\'s letters and words form...
June 7th, 2023 14:22 - Dear Garden of Eden (Rocky Lagou)
Wow!!!
\"Earth\'s treason\" is such a vivid description, I love the...
June 7th, 2023 14:12 - Caged Bird (Garth Rakumakoe)
\"The human desire to be free\"... - Couldn\'t have said it better, good...
June 7th, 2023 14:07 - When Art is Suppressed (Ghazal) (Rocky Lagou)
Hi Rocky. I read your poem and I think it really strikes at the heart of...
June 5th, 2023 07:28 - Ngwana Mama (Garth Rakumakoe)
Thank you, Neville. Wish I could\'ve spared you the emotion of relating to...
October 13th, 2022 13:08 - She was just a kid (Seren)
How some flowers are plucked so so early.
October 12th, 2022 09:33 - A Few More Things Remembered (Neville)
Your words have always had a life of their own, and their own personality,...
October 12th, 2022 08:10 - Forever Memories. (Goldfinch60)
Memeories actually outlive us! - Very nice one hey... Kudos
October 12th, 2022 08:05 - Prayers In Perils (Orchidee)
A very comforting piece this is, drawing in faith, from a higher source.
October 12th, 2022 08:03 - Ian (Rocky Lagou)
\"The helpless peninsula\" is such a true depiction of emotion, not just...
October 12th, 2022 03:42 - Nightfall (Rocky Lagou)
Very well penned, and very well articulated, in terms of meaning and...
October 7th, 2022 02:54 - Bottled Spider (Garth Rakumakoe)
😇 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
September 14th, 2022 11:07 - Bottled Spider (Garth Rakumakoe)
Thank you dear Teddy.
September 9th, 2022 13:19 - The Song Rang Out. (Goldfinch60)
The universal language sir!
September 9th, 2022 04:01 - Magnetic Thoughts. (Vamsi Sudha)
Wise, wise words. Sage-atic, if such a word exists! - Thank you for...
September 9th, 2022 03:58 - Nightfall (Rocky Lagou)
\"Boundless waters stretched their limbs as if braced for a sacrifice\" -...
September 9th, 2022 03:56 - Blackbird in Autumn (Saxon Crow)
The rhyme and the reason here is top class! - A classic of note this! -...
September 9th, 2022 03:50 - Sand and stones on shore (Spilleronsheet)
I love the structure. The closing is amazing also, to think, the heat...
September 9th, 2022 03:48 - Autumnal ceremony (🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽)
I find this piece very cultured, colorful and oriental in bringing out the...
September 9th, 2022 01:28 - Dry Red (Garth Rakumakoe)
Oh thank you so very much, Sharon. I am deeply humbled. Please accept my...
April 26th, 2022 16:17 - Dry Red (Garth Rakumakoe)
I am well and safe vb. I hope the same for you. Thank you so very much for...
April 22nd, 2022 15:11 - that distant shard (Sophin)
I find this inspirational on so many levels, for it is as graphic and...
March 19th, 2022 23:49 - Journey (Sophin)
One very seldom comes accross such a versatile use of language these days....
March 19th, 2022 23:41 - Need I? (Garth Rakumakoe)
I am truly humbled L.B Many thanks, gifted one!🙏
March 3rd, 2022 12:49 - Making It Perfect. (Goldfinch60)
Outlook makes all the difference! - Pitch-perfect!
February 18th, 2022 06:13 - Undying (Rocky Lagou)
Such a sincere outpouring of emotion makes this not just any ordinary...
February 18th, 2022 05:57 - but unbeaten (Dusk arising)
A sheltering write, DA, laced with so much solace and comfort for the...
February 18th, 2022 05:44 - Test Of Faith. (Goldfinch60)
LOL! - I had such a good laugh at this one hey! - Nice one sir. Very...
February 15th, 2022 08:20 - How to de-stress in modern lifestyle (🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽)
A very vividly descriptive piece. It paint quite a clear picture. Well...
February 15th, 2022 07:09 - A God at the Wash Bowl (AuburnScribbler)
Highly expressive metaphor. Bringing to life the invisible poetry right...
February 12th, 2022 05:14 - Kilted dreams (Kitty the naughty poet)
Heat, heat, heat, sweltering heat! - You are a master at your craft,...
February 12th, 2022 05:05 - Heartache. (Job Welime)
Your expressions of love are always powerful, gifted one. I love how...
February 12th, 2022 04:55 - Parasol (Rocky Lagou)
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, this write... Artistic in conception, craft, and...
February 12th, 2022 04:52 - Thinking Old. (Goldfinch60)
Just as a man thinketh, so shall he be! - Well crafted sir.
February 12th, 2022 04:49 - Armed Rules (Fay Slimm.)
What a reflective write this is, dear Fay. I love the way you close it....
February 12th, 2022 04:46 - Together, whenever (SharonMoemise)
Affectionately so, the gentle fingertips of these words individually rise...
January 24th, 2022 19:10 - Yesterday (SharonMoemise)
A love expressed so affectionately and with such undying humility can only...
January 21st, 2022 09:17 - What\'s truly earned can\'t be taken (Poetic Dan)
I have a twelve year old daughter. I can identify as a father. This piece...
January 8th, 2022 03:34 - My fantasy (Woundedheart)
Very heartfelt, very endearing. Well written, gifted one!
January 8th, 2022 03:25 - Here & now For a better finale (Poetic Dan)
\"Here and now once looked so far away\" . From your write I pick lessons...
January 8th, 2022 03:07 - Quiet Observer (A Boy With Roses)
An abstract narrative of intertwining shadows, telling tales bound by...
January 8th, 2022 02:19 - Where are you Mr. Sun (Spilleronsheet)
A charming and beautiful way with words dear writer. You carved out a...
January 7th, 2022 23:50 - Looking Forward. (Goldfinch60)
The kind of reminder we all need from time to time, to live a life of no...
January 7th, 2022 23:44 - Light in the darkness (Kitty the naughty poet)
A classic write Katie! Absolutely stunning! 🙌🏻
January 7th, 2022 14:33 - Patiently Waiting (GiftedT17)
I feel the loneliness, pain and longing in the words. Thank you for...
January 6th, 2022 05:20 - Father dear Father (Woundedheart)
My heart goes out to you. The prospect of loss is one of the most daunting...
January 6th, 2022 05:15 - susceptible (Dusk arising)
The complexities of a love complex we cannot live with and cannot live...
January 6th, 2022 05:13 - déjà vu (Kitty the naughty poet)
A piercing piece hey... Very piercing. Thank you for sharing Katie. I...
January 6th, 2022 05:00 - Twelfth Night (Goldfinch60)
Not based on a true story, but an actual true story, and so the years roll...
January 6th, 2022 04:57 - Cold are the days (Spilleronsheet)
Each season has its own special meaning to the heart, doesn\'t it? Very...
January 6th, 2022 04:40 - Would I (Fay Slimm.)
Wow... A definite favorite for me Fay. It\'s classic to say the least....
January 6th, 2022 04:36 - My Concept of LOVE (Thekkinkkattil)
This is truly a masterpiece in its own write. Very self giving, just as...
January 6th, 2022 04:32 - The Taking of Innocence (Neville)
Literally a bitter piece of a despicable whole, told in the most...
December 23rd, 2021 14:12 - velvet (Dusk arising)
This write drips poetic excellence DA. A charming work of art very vivid,...
December 23rd, 2021 14:08 - In Motion (Fay Slimm.)
Motion picture, in its most magnificent class Fay! Your pen strokes left...
December 23rd, 2021 14:05 - Never More (Woundedheart)
A storm coming in a few hard hitting words. The ache soaked nostalgia is...
December 23rd, 2021 13:55 - Midwinter (Draven)
A vivid portrait of nature\'s very own art, snapped in high literal...
December 21st, 2021 16:07 - Daily Gifts. (Goldfinch60)
A reminder we all need to hear and remember, all of the time. Thank you...
December 21st, 2021 15:52 - A Folk Song (Coyote)
A paradoxical parting and coming home, explaining the paradox itself. Very...
December 21st, 2021 15:48 - Our Paradise. (Goldfinch60)
Makes one pause and think, and stop chasing mirages. It truly does. Hangs...
December 21st, 2021 15:45
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