Comments received on poems by Paul Bell
The Crows
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This reads like a gothic echo...two mourners, one presence, grief as inheritance. It’s cinematic in the best sense, and the final reversal lands hard. Haunting work, Paul. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 21st, 2025 07:20
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This reads like a gothic echo...two mourners, one presence, grief as inheritance. It’s cinematic in the best sense, and the final reversal lands hard. Haunting work, Paul. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 21st, 2025 07:20
The Crows
sorenbarrett said:
After reading this poem/story I had to ask are these all spirits or are they beckoning the living into death and the netherworld. Erie and haunting this write is perfect for the season. Very nicely done.
October 21st, 2025 04:49
sorenbarrett said:
After reading this poem/story I had to ask are these all spirits or are they beckoning the living into death and the netherworld. Erie and haunting this write is perfect for the season. Very nicely done.
October 21st, 2025 04:49
Destiny
Friendship said:
The poem explores the interplay between fate and personal choices, highlighting how individuals navigate their destinies, often influenced by societal expectations and personal desires. It suggests that while we may attempt to escape our fates, we are ultimately bound by them.
October 19th, 2025 05:35
Friendship said:
The poem explores the interplay between fate and personal choices, highlighting how individuals navigate their destinies, often influenced by societal expectations and personal desires. It suggests that while we may attempt to escape our fates, we are ultimately bound by them.
October 19th, 2025 05:35
Destiny
Doggerel Dave said:
Destiny -The last stop for each in each unique way. Life has been diagnosed as a terminal condition...
October 18th, 2025 17:24
Doggerel Dave said:
Destiny -The last stop for each in each unique way. Life has been diagnosed as a terminal condition...
October 18th, 2025 17:24
Destiny
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This one hit like a back-alley sermon, my friend. The voices, the weariness, the quiet resignation...you wrote life as it’s lived, not as it’s wished. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 18th, 2025 08:05
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This one hit like a back-alley sermon, my friend. The voices, the weariness, the quiet resignation...you wrote life as it’s lived, not as it’s wished. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 18th, 2025 08:05
Destiny
sorenbarrett said:
I love the theme of this poem. Having selected these examples each with their flaws that like Greek demi gods take them to their destined end. The Achilles heel set in the stars and echoed in each stanza\'s last line. A very lovely poem that poignant in that ongoing debate of freewill vs determinism. I loved it
October 18th, 2025 03:49
sorenbarrett said:
I love the theme of this poem. Having selected these examples each with their flaws that like Greek demi gods take them to their destined end. The Achilles heel set in the stars and echoed in each stanza\'s last line. A very lovely poem that poignant in that ongoing debate of freewill vs determinism. I loved it
October 18th, 2025 03:49
Oh God
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this one’s cheeky as hell…irreverent but self-aware enough to pull it off. It’s satire in a pint glass, and the final twist seals it perfectly. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 17th, 2025 10:04
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this one’s cheeky as hell…irreverent but self-aware enough to pull it off. It’s satire in a pint glass, and the final twist seals it perfectly. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 17th, 2025 10:04
Oh God
Doggerel Dave said:
But were your prayers answered? Ergo, no God.......
October 16th, 2025 18:38
Doggerel Dave said:
But were your prayers answered? Ergo, no God.......
October 16th, 2025 18:38
Oh God
Poetic Licence said:
I think it says more about men than woman, so no offence should be taken, really enjoyed the read
October 16th, 2025 18:06
Poetic Licence said:
I think it says more about men than woman, so no offence should be taken, really enjoyed the read
October 16th, 2025 18:06
Oh God
Friendship said:
Your poem revolves around a humorous and somewhat irreverent request to God for a perfect partner. The speaker expresses dissatisfaction with their current relationship, highlighting stereotypical traits of both partners and their desires for an idealized, submissive woman. The subject matter touches on themes of gender roles, desire, and the absurdity of objectifying relationships.
October 16th, 2025 16:20
Friendship said:
Your poem revolves around a humorous and somewhat irreverent request to God for a perfect partner. The speaker expresses dissatisfaction with their current relationship, highlighting stereotypical traits of both partners and their desires for an idealized, submissive woman. The subject matter touches on themes of gender roles, desire, and the absurdity of objectifying relationships.
October 16th, 2025 16:20
Oh God
sorenbarrett said:
Paul this one made me smile then laugh no easy task and it flowed so well. The satire of prayer for sex in such a humble way I thought that maybe Mark Twain wrote it. I have to say I really loved this poem it hit all the right points and for those ladies on the site that might take offense they really should step back and get the bigger picture for it speaks more of men than of women. A fave my friend
October 16th, 2025 09:58
sorenbarrett said:
Paul this one made me smile then laugh no easy task and it flowed so well. The satire of prayer for sex in such a humble way I thought that maybe Mark Twain wrote it. I have to say I really loved this poem it hit all the right points and for those ladies on the site that might take offense they really should step back and get the bigger picture for it speaks more of men than of women. A fave my friend
October 16th, 2025 09:58
Goodbye
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this piece feels like a requiem whispered through memory. You held love and loss in the same breath—and that’s what makes it human. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛ Well done!
October 14th, 2025 08:18
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this piece feels like a requiem whispered through memory. You held love and loss in the same breath—and that’s what makes it human. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛ Well done!
October 14th, 2025 08:18
Goodbye
sorenbarrett said:
A most interesting combination of sex with death, memories with the present, pleasure with pain. A most interesting write. Well done
October 14th, 2025 07:08
sorenbarrett said:
A most interesting combination of sex with death, memories with the present, pleasure with pain. A most interesting write. Well done
October 14th, 2025 07:08
Goodbye
RSM0812 said:
Sounds like a memory of love and passion. These are the memories that last.
October 14th, 2025 06:00
RSM0812 said:
Sounds like a memory of love and passion. These are the memories that last.
October 14th, 2025 06:00
The Hill
Doggerel Dave said:
Humanity abandoned for war - you\'re right on the money there.
Well writ.
October 12th, 2025 17:03
Doggerel Dave said:
Humanity abandoned for war - you\'re right on the money there.
Well writ.
October 12th, 2025 17:03
The Hill
rebellion_in_sanity said:
The juxtaposition of battlefield urgency, the ache for maternal recognition, and dining-table etiquette creates a whirl—almost a vertigo, in the best sense. A powerful, disorienting poem.
October 12th, 2025 08:07
rebellion_in_sanity said:
The juxtaposition of battlefield urgency, the ache for maternal recognition, and dining-table etiquette creates a whirl—almost a vertigo, in the best sense. A powerful, disorienting poem.
October 12th, 2025 08:07
The Hill
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful poem set with the contrast of childhood games and war as an adult game. Competition from youth to old age always having to be the one that wins. And in the end with rules neglected etiquette denied just to win one is not noticed and forgotten having given their all and all for nothing a few yards in a game a score not to be remembered. A life wasted. Loved the use of table manners and etiquette as a precursor to etiquette of war ignored. Very nicely written and a fave
October 12th, 2025 06:28
sorenbarrett said:
A beautiful poem set with the contrast of childhood games and war as an adult game. Competition from youth to old age always having to be the one that wins. And in the end with rules neglected etiquette denied just to win one is not noticed and forgotten having given their all and all for nothing a few yards in a game a score not to be remembered. A life wasted. Loved the use of table manners and etiquette as a precursor to etiquette of war ignored. Very nicely written and a fave
October 12th, 2025 06:28
The Planets
Doggerel Dave said:
Wot happened next?......or weren\'t the planets ever correctly aligned again?
October 11th, 2025 09:12
Doggerel Dave said:
Wot happened next?......or weren\'t the planets ever correctly aligned again?
October 11th, 2025 09:12
The Planets
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, you’ve written cosmic comedy at its best...sex, astrology, and existential exhaustion all in one orbit. I don’t know if it’s the planets or you spinning faster, but I’m here for it. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 11th, 2025 08:31
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, you’ve written cosmic comedy at its best...sex, astrology, and existential exhaustion all in one orbit. I don’t know if it’s the planets or you spinning faster, but I’m here for it. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 11th, 2025 08:31
The Planets
Poetic Licence said:
Although this is written in a entertaining way, it appears to touch on the belief for some the process of sex is a duty and should not be a pleasure, it is expected to continue the faith. I like the touch of them being named after the position they were conceived, enjoyed the read
October 11th, 2025 08:01
Poetic Licence said:
Although this is written in a entertaining way, it appears to touch on the belief for some the process of sex is a duty and should not be a pleasure, it is expected to continue the faith. I like the touch of them being named after the position they were conceived, enjoyed the read
October 11th, 2025 08:01
The Planets
sorenbarrett said:
This reminds me of the movie The Big Lebowski. Rituals for pregnancy and the Catholic and rigid religious idea that sex is for procreation anything more is sin. A fun read my friend
October 11th, 2025 06:13
sorenbarrett said:
This reminds me of the movie The Big Lebowski. Rituals for pregnancy and the Catholic and rigid religious idea that sex is for procreation anything more is sin. A fun read my friend
October 11th, 2025 06:13
Dark Thoughts
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this unfolds like a moral autopsy—each stanza a heartbeat fading into silence. Brutal in truth, poetic in precision. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 6th, 2025 11:09
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this unfolds like a moral autopsy—each stanza a heartbeat fading into silence. Brutal in truth, poetic in precision. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 6th, 2025 11:09
Dark Thoughts
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem explores themes of violence, morality, and the complexities of human psychology. It delves into dark fantasies, the impact of war on the psyche, and the consequences of actions driven by inner turmoil and desperation.
October 6th, 2025 07:43
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem explores themes of violence, morality, and the complexities of human psychology. It delves into dark fantasies, the impact of war on the psyche, and the consequences of actions driven by inner turmoil and desperation.
October 6th, 2025 07:43
Dark Thoughts
sorenbarrett said:
Divergent paths bit by bit converge in this wonderful write of puzzle making. Loved the short lines that like small pieces fit in the end. Well done and a fave
October 6th, 2025 04:44
sorenbarrett said:
Divergent paths bit by bit converge in this wonderful write of puzzle making. Loved the short lines that like small pieces fit in the end. Well done and a fave
October 6th, 2025 04:44
Marie
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem \"My Marie\" explores themes of love, regret, and the complexities of relationships. It reflects on the struggle of trying to maintain a connection with someone while grappling with the realization that change and fulfillment may be unattainable. The speaker expresses a sense of nostalgia and loss, indicating that despite the passion and desire, the relationship ultimately leads to pain and a sense of defeat.
October 5th, 2025 13:54
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem \"My Marie\" explores themes of love, regret, and the complexities of relationships. It reflects on the struggle of trying to maintain a connection with someone while grappling with the realization that change and fulfillment may be unattainable. The speaker expresses a sense of nostalgia and loss, indicating that despite the passion and desire, the relationship ultimately leads to pain and a sense of defeat.
October 5th, 2025 13:54
The Fridge
DeadRose said:
This is like the slow start of a satirical horror novel. I wonder what demands were made on the ransom note.
October 4th, 2025 13:14
DeadRose said:
This is like the slow start of a satirical horror novel. I wonder what demands were made on the ransom note.
October 4th, 2025 13:14
Marie
Doggerel Dave said:
Head and shoulders above many portraits of tortured relationships. I don\'t go for the theme generally, but this is well worth making an exception.
PS: I\'m old school; \'shaven nest\' ? - quelle horreur!
October 4th, 2025 09:56
Doggerel Dave said:
Head and shoulders above many portraits of tortured relationships. I don\'t go for the theme generally, but this is well worth making an exception.
PS: I\'m old school; \'shaven nest\' ? - quelle horreur!
October 4th, 2025 09:56
Marie
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is powerful. The refrain of “no one won,” the flashes of lust and anger, the ache of memory...you’ve given us a visceral, unflinching piece. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 4th, 2025 08:48
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is powerful. The refrain of “no one won,” the flashes of lust and anger, the ache of memory...you’ve given us a visceral, unflinching piece. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 4th, 2025 08:48
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