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The latest comments that William Hughes has written.

NOVEMBER'S GARDEN

2025-11-29
Nicely put together. Moody and atmospheric, sorta like November is.


11/27/25

2025-11-29
I'd settle for November, though I suppose it just means something like Ninth Month, or even Ishmael. My name is just a name. Beautiful, thoughtful poem.


Alone

2025-11-27
I hope you feel better soon.


about time

2025-11-27
Tell us about how you see a sunset or a horse. Only a poet can do it right.


It Begins

2025-11-27
It's hard to get away from the cold in the U.S. I live on the Gulf Coast and still have to deal with the discomforts of winter. Only south Florida or southern California offer warm days all year, it seems.

This one of your best that I've read so far. Nicely done.


Off to the hospital

2025-11-26
Expertly composed expression of the trials of health problems. Written with a touch of humor and original imagery.


What Moves Through Me

2025-11-17
A very moving and genuine assessment of a fully lived life.


What Moves Through Me

2025-11-17
A very moving and genuine assessment of a fully lived life.


An Ordinary Day

2025-11-17
Being alive is a gift, and so is the ability to write poetry. Nicely done.


An Ordinary Day

2025-11-17
Being alive is a gift, and so is the ability to write poetry. Nicely done.


winters arriving

2025-11-17
Nice, compact verse. I'm not a fan of winter. I count the days 'til the trees turn green again.


So You’re Depressed

2025-11-12
Good advice, poetically advised.


Hanky Panky (II)

2025-11-11
You have mastered the art of long narrative poems. My efforts are usually only a verse or two. Vivid language and a flow that keeps the reader ready for the next line. Nice work.


Perish, the Thought

2025-11-11
This is definitely relatable for me. In the past 4 years I have lost all of my siblings. 2 were in hospice--a very sobering and somber place.


Home Away From Home

2025-11-11
Lovely, reflective descriptive poem. Yes, change is often a pain in the behind. But remembrance of beautiful things keeps them alive and an eternal inspiration and source of joy. Wordsworth emphasized this in many of his poems:

Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;


ME MATE KEITH

2025-10-31
Lovely. Good friends are hard to find and hard to keep. Part of it is that people change over time. A good friend accepts those changes. False friends' allegiance runs shallow.


ME MATE KEITH

2025-10-31
Lovely. Good friends are hard to find and hard to keep. Part of it is that people change over time. A good friend accepts those changes. False friends' allegiance runs shallow.


Being the mystery of life

2025-10-27
Beautifully structured. I know those are not easy to create.


Moonlit Apples

2025-10-27
I love the rhyme scheme of 1st 3 lines of every verse, and the last line of every verse rhyming with the previous one. Also beautiful word painting.


Unsent

2025-10-24
Your words about words ring true. Words are so often misunderstood or misinterpreted. That Send Button on texts and emails is a powerful thing.


Bluegrass Journey

2025-10-24
Nicely written poetic homage to a place that impressed you.


Castle of Night

2025-10-22
Some do bury their grief. I try to live with mine, hopefully learning something from it. Beautifully constructed poem with original imagery.


Castle of Night

2025-10-22
Sorry. Accidentally posted twice and I can't find a way to delete a comment.


SOMETIMES I WONDER

2025-10-22
Favorite line: underneath a poet tree


Grandpa's Assignment

2025-10-21
I love kids, but at times they can be annoying. At least you completed your assignment.


Echoes of You

2025-10-21
Break-ups are hard. Nice images and expressions of intense emotions


Thursday

2025-10-20
Engaging narrative style. A poetic Western. Nice work.


Tout a changé...

2025-10-20
Bravo ! Mais au contraire, vos paroles sont très efficaces.


What I Think About When I Think About Crowds

2025-10-20
If it's a crowd of total strangers, it could be an extremely lonely experience, but if people you know are next to you in the crowd, not so much. This is why traveling alone can be a very lonely experience.Nicely composed and flows well all the way to the personal final lines with the words themselves looking lonely.


Dreaming

2025-10-20
I'd never heard of this poet. Perfect rhythm and rhyme, which is hard to achieve than you'd think.


Little White Feather

2025-10-14
Beautifully composed and moving.


Little White Feather

2025-10-14
Beautifully composed and moving.


Artificial Intelligence

2025-10-14
I agree, though I do (perhaps naively) hope that AI will help us cure some diseases and provide better solutions for our problems. That being said, I try really hard not be become a ''screen-starer.'' Thanks for posting.


Perhaps a China Berry Tree

2025-10-12
Thanks for your gracious feedback. It means a lot to me.


In with the in crowd

2025-10-11
I used to think happiness was a Place. But then I read T. S. Eliot:
“We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time...''

The Place for me is my childhood home. I lived in NYC for years and all the decibels so aptly referred to in this cool poem were deafening my senses. Thanks for posting.


unfinished interlude

2025-10-07
Stunning images. Skillfully executed.


Why can't I keep my mouth shut?

2025-10-03
Nice rhyming scheme that seems unforced and natural. You express yourself well in your poetry.


First Love

2025-10-01
An under appreciated Romantic. Tightly composed with striking images.


Sacred Intersections

2025-07-19
It does seem that things extremely intense often burn themselves out. We meet influential people--some stay; some go. I enjoyed your poem.


WORDS

2025-07-16
Enjoying the end-rhymes interspersed throughout the poem. Analogy of the white-space in contrast to the words on the page and the comparison of the poet to a jeweler, as craftsman, is effective and holds your poem together to the end.


POETRY DISPLACEMENT

2025-07-16
I love the cadence and rhyme of ''There's no rewind on a poetry mind.'' Seems to me you still have one--a poetry mind, that is.


Frames

2025-07-16
Impressive vignette. Progresses rapidly down the page, drawing the reader into the actions and observations of two creative people and their reaction to one another and to their craft.


In a Desolate Landscape

2025-07-16
Compelling images, especially ''a lone sharp star.''


Peace In The Rain

2025-07-16
Skilled structuring. Nice rhyme scheme. I'm partial to rainy days, so always gravitate to poems about it. Nice work.