Comments on community poems by Tristan Robert Lange
- the brew (Arqios)
Rik, you got me with this one. The pacing and pauses absolutely sell the...
May 18th, 2026 09:39 - BUT DAINTILY (Nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson))
Norman, this really moved me. The quiet grief in this piece feels so...
May 18th, 2026 09:39 - Open page (Sorenbarrett)
Soren, this makes me think about how places absorb us over time whether we...
May 18th, 2026 09:38 - अपनी पीड़ा समझा दो तुम (Waiting for Silence)
Vimal, this really moved me. The tenderness running through these lines...
May 18th, 2026 09:37 - ये सपने बहुत अधूरे हैं (Waiting for Silence)
Vimal, this is filled with such aching devotion. The longing here feels...
May 18th, 2026 09:36 - The Journey to Healing (GenXer Sharon 🙏🍀)
Sharon, this really touched me. There’s such a sincere heart behind...
May 18th, 2026 09:35 - Sacrifice on the hill (2781)
Wonderful write, my friend. What struck me most was “My leanness, my...
May 18th, 2026 09:34 - Fiery flow (Lorenz)
Lorenz, this is one wild and feverish ride. The volcanic imagery feels...
May 18th, 2026 09:34 - The Present Uncharted (Kurt Philip Behm)
Kurt, this really moved me. There’s such a quiet existential weight...
May 18th, 2026 09:33 - Deja Vu (Janey_Boo)
Janey, this really moved me. That deep ache for something you can almost...
May 18th, 2026 09:32 - On the Edge of Autumn (Thomas W Case)
Thomas, this really hit me hard. The way this moves from fire and...
May 18th, 2026 09:32 - What to paint? (Friendship)
Friendship, this really moved me…and both the poem and painting carry...
May 18th, 2026 09:28 - A Lesson Or Blessing? (Jerene)
J.J., this really moved me…especially the way the poem shifts from...
May 18th, 2026 08:11 - Diet of Carp (Tristan Robert Lange)
Orchi...in advance, yes, there is a Diet of Glug too! And we all know who...
May 18th, 2026 08:09 - late cup (Arqios)
Arqios, this has a wonderfully restrained and observational beauty to it....
May 17th, 2026 08:05 - Gingerbread men (Sorenbarrett)
Soren, I really enjoyed how this balances humor, rhythm, and philosophical...
May 17th, 2026 08:04 - THIS LONELY STREET (Nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson))
My friend, “The silence echoes / So very loud” lands beautifully. It...
May 17th, 2026 08:04 - Pink Surprise in a Sealed Box (Matthew R. Callies)
Matthew, this is delightfully playful and charming. The whole poem carries...
May 17th, 2026 08:02 - Granny (NafisaSB)
Safina, I really connected with how nurturing this feels throughout. The...
May 17th, 2026 08:02 - Trapped in one\'s mind. (Friendship)
Friendship, this reads like a gothic psychological prison built entirely...
May 17th, 2026 08:01 - The lady of the lake (Lorenz)
Lorenz, this carries the ache of vanished seasons, drowned memory, and...
May 17th, 2026 08:00 - Unnatural Nature (Janey_Boo)
Janey, this really moved me. The grief here feels so deeply human because...
May 17th, 2026 07:59 - WEARINESS (Carlos Alberto BUSTILLOS)
Carlos, this feels crushingly claustrophobic in both content and form. The...
May 16th, 2026 09:25 - Late Harvest in Progress (Neville)
Neville, this has such a lovely mature tenderness to it. Memory, aging,...
May 16th, 2026 09:23 - a small dismissal (Arqios)
Rik, this hurt in such a quiet and recognizable way. The poem understands...
May 16th, 2026 09:21 - Inside Anxiety (Katie B.)
Katie, this has a strong psychological immediacy to it. Overthinking,...
May 16th, 2026 09:20 - सच्चा मन का, बदक़िस्मत है (Waiting for Silence)
Vimal, this reads like a heartfelt confession shaped by loss, tenderness,...
May 16th, 2026 09:19 - Night\'s bedroom (Sorenbarrett)
Soren, this reads like a rain-soaked elegy for the fading day. Mist,...
May 16th, 2026 09:19 - PREMONITION (Nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson))
My friend, “Like a cigarette / Rolled too tight” is such an effective...
May 16th, 2026 09:18 - Holy cow ( moon & sea) (Poetic Dan)
My friend, “At first I was the sun / Arms like gravity / Now I am the...
May 16th, 2026 09:17 - The Fire of Akhekh (Matthew R. Callies)
Matthew, this reads like a true dark fantasy ballad. Fire, scorched sands,...
May 16th, 2026 09:15 - How inopportune (Allie561)
Allie, this has a haunting inevitability to it. Snow, missed interviews,...
May 16th, 2026 09:14 - NAKED / DESNUDOS (Carlos Alberto BUSTILLOS)
Carlos, this has a lush, almost tidal sensuality to it. Bodies, skin,...
May 16th, 2026 09:13 - Victory Or Death (Kurt Philip Behm)
Kurt, this collection moves through surrender, resistance, and...
May 16th, 2026 09:12 - The funeral of poetry (Lorenz)
Lorenz, I really enjoyed how the poem keeps mocking poetry and artistic...
May 16th, 2026 09:11 - When the World Feels Heavy (GenXer Sharon 🙏🍀)
Sharon, this reads like a heartfelt reminder not to let despair settle...
May 16th, 2026 08:46 - While These Words May Not Be Perfect (Neville)
Neville, this has such a gentle dawn-lit tenderness to it. Sleepy...
May 15th, 2026 09:46 - Tears On A Prayer (Janey_Boo)
My friend, “Missing is different than regretting” is such a strong...
May 15th, 2026 09:45 - Poets (Katie B.)
Katie, this has a fragmented, almost manifesto-like quality to it. Short...
May 15th, 2026 09:44 - in beatween (Arqios)
This has a wonderful nocturnal stillness to it. Steam, neon, highway...
May 15th, 2026 09:43 - The Demon Poet (The Demon Poet)
This reads like a gothic confession turned battle anthem. Addiction,...
May 15th, 2026 09:42 - Unrepented (Sorenbarrett)
Soren, this has the feel of a moral self-examination filtered through...
May 15th, 2026 09:40 - NIGHTMARE (Nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson))
Norman, this has the feel of wandering through an abandoned inner...
May 15th, 2026 09:39 - An Optimistic Overture (Shaunmatthewcpoetry)
Shaun, this has a reflective, slightly weary honesty to it. Hope keeps...
May 15th, 2026 09:20 - Flap and Twist (Matthew R. Callies)
Matthew, this has the energy of a tiny barnyard festival where everyone...
May 15th, 2026 09:08 - Matthias\' Mention (Orchidee)
My friend, I really liked the inclusion of the “lots” note at the end....
May 14th, 2026 11:38 - Thursday Sound Bites (+1) (Kurt Philip Behm)
Kurt, this collection carries a strong contemplative atmosphere...
May 14th, 2026 11:35 - Internal/external (2781)
Valiantstar, this reads like a late-night philosophical spiral in the best...
May 14th, 2026 11:35 - Morning Mist (Fränz Müller)
Fränz, this has such a peaceful meditative quality to it. The mist...
May 14th, 2026 11:34 - Honeyed Lies and Butterflies (Janey_Boo)
Janey, this has such a raw emotional progression to it. Butterflies become...
May 14th, 2026 11:32 - Hell\'s Half Acre (Matthew R. Callies)
Matthew, this is chilling from beginning to end. The ballad-like...
May 14th, 2026 11:31 - between beats (Arqios)
Rik this has a quiet meditative quality to it. Small gestures, shifting...
May 14th, 2026 11:31 - Lost In Souls (Paul Bell)
Paul, I really felt the imbalance running through this…the longing for...
May 14th, 2026 11:30 - What Holds Me (Katie B.)
Katie, this has a quiet emotional clarity running through it. Poetry...
May 14th, 2026 11:29 - नेताओं से (Waiting for Silence)
Vimal, the combination of poem and reflection creates something far bigger...
May 14th, 2026 11:28 - Horrible Bosses (Shaunmatthewcpoetry)
My friend, “the pecking order of misery” is such a sharp phrase. It...
May 14th, 2026 11:26 - Liquify (Abdullah123)
Abdullah, I really felt the sense of emotional overflow here…the idea of...
May 14th, 2026 11:25 - ONE TEAR (Nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson))
Norman, this has such delicate emotional control to it. The tear becomes...
May 14th, 2026 11:24 - Falling down (Sorenbarrett)
Soren, this is magnificently minimal and delightfully quirky 🤣 The...
May 14th, 2026 11:22 - Don\'t you Hate it when... (Kevin Hulme)
Kevin, this feels like a wonderfully grumpy comedy monologue in poetic...
May 14th, 2026 11:18 - It’s All in How You Rise (GenXer Sharon 🙏🍀)
Sharon, this feels like someone speaking from lived hardship rather than...
May 14th, 2026 11:17 - Ascension Aspirings (Orchidee)
My friend, I really liked how naturally the Acts passage settles into the...
May 14th, 2026 11:15 - My melody (Lorenz)
Lorenz, I really connected with the idea of an inner melody that both...
May 13th, 2026 20:21 - Dubious distinction (2781)
Valiantstar, short but sharp 🤣 This feels like a political jab...
May 13th, 2026 20:19 - \'You Belong To Me\' (Kurt Philip Behm)
Kurt, this is deeply tender. The imagined voice of Patsy carries such...
May 13th, 2026 20:18 - Missing Out (Janey_Boo)
Janey, this captures that restless desire to fully live before life slips...
May 13th, 2026 20:17 - PAINTED SKY (Katie B.)
Katie, this has such a soft celestial beauty to it. The stars, the moon,...
May 13th, 2026 20:15 - INNER WATERS / AGUAS INTERIORES (Carlos Alberto BUSTILLOS)
Carlos, this has a lush, flowing quality that never stops moving. Water,...
May 13th, 2026 20:13 - yard (Arqios)
arqios, this feels quietly defiant in the best way. The poem never raises...
May 13th, 2026 20:11 - Everyman Outnumbered (Dan Williams)
Dan, this hits like cold iron. The atmosphere is relentless…bleak...
May 13th, 2026 20:09 - A Watchful Eye (Shaunmatthewcpoetry)
Shaun, this has the feeling of someone standing in the middle of...
May 13th, 2026 20:06 - TOUCHES GROUND (Nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson))
Norman, what I enjoyed most here is the naturalness of it all. The...
May 13th, 2026 20:05 - Through the Mud and Mayhem (Matthew R. Callies)
Matthew, this has such a playful charm to it. The limerick rhythm fits the...
May 13th, 2026 16:01 - Darkness before dawn (Sorenbarrett)
Soren, there’s a bleak clarity to this that hits hard. The lump in the...
May 13th, 2026 12:26 - Love me not (Allie561)
Allie, what makes this poem work so powerfully is its restraint. The...
May 13th, 2026 12:25 - God\'s Grace (Kurt Philip Behm)
Kurt, this feels both devotional and philosophical in the best sense. The...
May 12th, 2026 14:08 - Persistent Prayers (Orchidee)
Orchi, I really enjoyed the warmth and simplicity of this retelling. The...
May 12th, 2026 14:06 - What can I do (2781)
My friend, I know the helplessness that can come beside a hospital...
May 12th, 2026 14:00 - Eight Seconds of Dust (Matthew R. Callies)
Matthew, “His grip the only kingdom he has known” really stayed with...
May 12th, 2026 13:59 - Falling through Gray (Thomas W Case)
Thomas, wow…this one drops straight into the stomach. The motion and...
May 12th, 2026 13:56 - God’s Love Is (GenXer Sharon 🙏🍀)
Sharon, there’s such sincerity and warmth in this. It reads like a...
May 12th, 2026 13:54 - THE INFECTION (Katie B.)
My friend, I know that feeling of something unnamed following behind every...
May 12th, 2026 13:53 - what actually is (Arqios)
Wow, arqios…there’s something mesmerizing about the observational...
May 12th, 2026 10:17 - Nervous (Sorenbarrett)
Soren, this is incredibly moving. The trembling leaf becomes so much more...
May 12th, 2026 10:14 - बस यूँ ही (Waiting for Silence)
Vimal, this really moved me. Every stanza carries the same quiet...
May 12th, 2026 10:11 - ROAD (Nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson))
My friend, I’ve known roads like this myself…the kind where you keep...
May 12th, 2026 10:09 - Midnight Mistakes (Janey_Boo)
What stayed with me most here, Janey, is “I don\'t need to face you to...
May 12th, 2026 07:17 - The Beginning of The End (Janey_Boo)
Janey, this is stunningly cinematic, my friend. The intimacy of two people...
May 12th, 2026 07:16 - anxiety is... (Lunarchloedip)
Reading this felt painfully familiar to me, Chloe…the exhaustion, the...
May 11th, 2026 22:08 - Daily Bread (Orchidee)
What really stayed with me here, Orchi, is “But not forsake nor...
May 11th, 2026 19:42 - ... With The Bathwater (Kurt Philip Behm)
Kurt, both of these really struck me, my friend…but “With the...
May 11th, 2026 19:40 - The Tree (Paul Bell)
Paul, this is deeply unsettling in a very effective way. The repeated...
May 11th, 2026 19:38 - waiting for a turn (Arqios)
Arqios, this is beautifully restrained and deeply thoughtful. I love how...
May 11th, 2026 19:37 - You are everything (Sorenbarrett)
Soren, this has such a graceful emotional flow to it. The poem keeps...
May 11th, 2026 19:36 - MIDNIGHT WEPT (Nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson))
Reading this felt like stepping into one of those moments where memory...
May 11th, 2026 19:28 - Epigram on a P.M. (Kevin Hulme)
Kevin, this is wonderfully direct satire. The rhyme gives it a deceptively...
May 11th, 2026 19:21 - Social distress (Lorenz)
Lorenz, this is deeply unsettling in the best way. The poem moves like a...
May 11th, 2026 19:21 - Not To Worry… (Doggerel Dave)
Dave, this has bite, my friend. The turn from external catastrophe to...
May 11th, 2026 19:19 - The Spirit Sent (Orchidee)
What really stayed with me here, Orchi, is “For He shall not speak of...
May 11th, 2026 19:11 - Mystic Shore (Kurt Philip Behm)
Kurt, this really moved me. There’s something quietly hypnotic about...
May 11th, 2026 19:09
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