Comments received on poems by Paul Bell
Would You
sorenbarrett said:
A morality question turned into a question of action and self image. Nice metaphor the washing away of guilt a type of self baptism. But the confession the answer is yes to myself no to the rest. It is nobody\'s business but mine.
November 1st, 2026 07:47
sorenbarrett said:
A morality question turned into a question of action and self image. Nice metaphor the washing away of guilt a type of self baptism. But the confession the answer is yes to myself no to the rest. It is nobody\'s business but mine.
November 1st, 2026 07:47
Would You
Friendship said:
Nicely done. Your poem centers around a young woman who experiences guilt after a one-night stand. She grapples with her emotions, the fear of judgment from others, and the possibility of confessing her actions.
November 1st, 2026 07:39
Friendship said:
Nicely done. Your poem centers around a young woman who experiences guilt after a one-night stand. She grapples with her emotions, the fear of judgment from others, and the possibility of confessing her actions.
November 1st, 2026 07:39
Chains
Gelyn said:
This is hauntingly powerful.
The way you use darkness, silence, and the lingering presence of the chains creates such an eerie atmosphere.
I especially love how the poem circles back to its opening lines, giving it a chilling sense of repetition, as though the room is forever holding on to the horrors of what happened there.
The gradual shift from curiosity to terror is beautifully unsettling.
It\'s not just a story of horror, it\'s a psychological journey that leaves the reader feeling trapped in that very room.
A wonderfully crafted piece that lingers in the mind long after the last line. Bravo.
Gel
October 30th, 2026 23:38
Gelyn said:
This is hauntingly powerful.
The way you use darkness, silence, and the lingering presence of the chains creates such an eerie atmosphere.
I especially love how the poem circles back to its opening lines, giving it a chilling sense of repetition, as though the room is forever holding on to the horrors of what happened there.
The gradual shift from curiosity to terror is beautifully unsettling.
It\'s not just a story of horror, it\'s a psychological journey that leaves the reader feeling trapped in that very room.
A wonderfully crafted piece that lingers in the mind long after the last line. Bravo.
Gel
October 30th, 2026 23:38
Chains
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Paul,
I was there in the reading and I didn\'t want to be - get me the hell out of here. What a grim room and that shard of light like a knife cutting through your words. Excellent!
All the best,
Tony.
October 30th, 2026 17:39
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Paul,
I was there in the reading and I didn\'t want to be - get me the hell out of here. What a grim room and that shard of light like a knife cutting through your words. Excellent!
All the best,
Tony.
October 30th, 2026 17:39
Chains
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, I’d want that place torn down… though I’m not volunteering to touch a damn thing inside it. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 30th, 2026 11:58
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, I’d want that place torn down… though I’m not volunteering to touch a damn thing inside it. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 30th, 2026 11:58
Chains
sorenbarrett said:
Macabre, dark, gothic in a way, it bleeds and screams out poetically a write for the sadistic and the season. Nicely done
October 30th, 2026 11:23
sorenbarrett said:
Macabre, dark, gothic in a way, it bleeds and screams out poetically a write for the sadistic and the season. Nicely done
October 30th, 2026 11:23
Sunday Service
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Well, Paul, I certainly hope somebody remembered to take up the collection before all hell broke loose! LOL! This is gloriously ridiculous, my friend. Thanks for the laugh! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 28th, 2026 17:07
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Well, Paul, I certainly hope somebody remembered to take up the collection before all hell broke loose! LOL! This is gloriously ridiculous, my friend. Thanks for the laugh! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 28th, 2026 17:07
Conceited Freedom
Gelyn said:
This is sad...
Setting free someone of responsibility.. This is a mind intriguing write...
October 28th, 2026 11:06
Gelyn said:
This is sad...
Setting free someone of responsibility.. This is a mind intriguing write...
October 28th, 2026 11:06
Sunday Service
orchidee said:
So..... church attendance will go up now?! heehee.
October 28th, 2026 10:08
orchidee said:
So..... church attendance will go up now?! heehee.
October 28th, 2026 10:08
Sunday Service
Jabberwocky said:
I think I might have been in that congregation somewhere.
Near the back.
Fun read. Thsnks
October 28th, 2026 08:16
Jabberwocky said:
I think I might have been in that congregation somewhere.
Near the back.
Fun read. Thsnks
October 28th, 2026 08:16
Sunday Service
sorenbarrett said:
Confusion in the confessional, adultery at the alter, panic amongst the priests, an orgy organized in biblical babble. A fun read my friend
October 28th, 2026 08:13
sorenbarrett said:
Confusion in the confessional, adultery at the alter, panic amongst the priests, an orgy organized in biblical babble. A fun read my friend
October 28th, 2026 08:13
Entrapment
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Bloody hell, Paul…what a cold-blooded bastard. You caught me off guard with this one! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 27th, 2026 20:13
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Bloody hell, Paul…what a cold-blooded bastard. You caught me off guard with this one! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 27th, 2026 20:13
Entrapment
Friendship said:
Nicely written, Paul. Your poem is provocative, presenting a narrative where sexual encounters are equated with monetary value, leading to a chilling conclusion about the worth of human life versus financial gain.
October 27th, 2026 08:04
Friendship said:
Nicely written, Paul. Your poem is provocative, presenting a narrative where sexual encounters are equated with monetary value, leading to a chilling conclusion about the worth of human life versus financial gain.
October 27th, 2026 08:04
Entrapment
sorenbarrett said:
Never mix business and pleasure even less business and sex the price is too high. When it began I thought it was about a certain president I had heard about. Nice one Paul
October 27th, 2026 07:49
sorenbarrett said:
Never mix business and pleasure even less business and sex the price is too high. When it began I thought it was about a certain president I had heard about. Nice one Paul
October 27th, 2026 07:49
Entrapment
Tony Grannell said:
Wel, well, well, Paul, what a poem. The lure, the lust, the submission and of course the aftermath - murder most foul. All in all an arousing piece with a kick-arse ending. Bravo.
All the best,
Tony.
October 27th, 2026 07:38
Tony Grannell said:
Wel, well, well, Paul, what a poem. The lure, the lust, the submission and of course the aftermath - murder most foul. All in all an arousing piece with a kick-arse ending. Bravo.
All the best,
Tony.
October 27th, 2026 07:38
The Thing
Tony Grannell said:
This is somewhat unique, Paul in that the story teller becoming the story as the pages flicker in the wind of her own tale and the thing of course. I enjoyed this one, very much so. Well done indeed.
All the best,
Tony.
October 27th, 2026 07:08
Tony Grannell said:
This is somewhat unique, Paul in that the story teller becoming the story as the pages flicker in the wind of her own tale and the thing of course. I enjoyed this one, very much so. Well done indeed.
All the best,
Tony.
October 27th, 2026 07:08
The Thing
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, ending on the book returning to “Legend has it” is perfect...the story survives because the Thing does too. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 26th, 2026 16:02
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, ending on the book returning to “Legend has it” is perfect...the story survives because the Thing does too. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 26th, 2026 16:02
The Thing
Teddy.15 said:
Goosebumps! What a fabulous spooky story. It\'s Halloween time once again.
🎃🥶🎃🥶🎃
October 26th, 2026 09:17
Teddy.15 said:
Goosebumps! What a fabulous spooky story. It\'s Halloween time once again.
🎃🥶🎃🥶🎃
October 26th, 2026 09:17
The Thing
Novaselic said:
I always enjoy the spooky poems during october, really gives you the feel to it, good job :))
October 26th, 2026 09:15
Novaselic said:
I always enjoy the spooky poems during october, really gives you the feel to it, good job :))
October 26th, 2026 09:15
The Thing
sorenbarrett said:
A spooky story for a spooky time when death is the fashion that fall puts on. A time of fallen leaves and first snows Halloween and the harvest is in. The story leaves only a book all else disappeared even the thing never seen. Nicely done my friend.
October 26th, 2026 08:51
sorenbarrett said:
A spooky story for a spooky time when death is the fashion that fall puts on. A time of fallen leaves and first snows Halloween and the harvest is in. The story leaves only a book all else disappeared even the thing never seen. Nicely done my friend.
October 26th, 2026 08:51
Genecia
Tristan Robert Lange said:
I’m with Genecia about the uniform, Paul...hand me a shovel. That’s one job I’d happily help her finish. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 23rd, 2026 17:43
Tristan Robert Lange said:
I’m with Genecia about the uniform, Paul...hand me a shovel. That’s one job I’d happily help her finish. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 23rd, 2026 17:43
Genecia
sorenbarrett said:
Paul you are quite a story teller blending opposites all the way along like a recipe folding in the bitter with the sweet to get just the right taste. Then you bake it just long enough. Well done I say
October 23rd, 2026 07:37
sorenbarrett said:
Paul you are quite a story teller blending opposites all the way along like a recipe folding in the bitter with the sweet to get just the right taste. Then you bake it just long enough. Well done I say
October 23rd, 2026 07:37
The Night Creatures
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Paul! LOL! Having been on the receiving end of Halloween mischief myself, I can appreciate this one! Those little monsters will get you every time! 🤣🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 22nd, 2026 17:18
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Paul! LOL! Having been on the receiving end of Halloween mischief myself, I can appreciate this one! Those little monsters will get you every time! 🤣🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 22nd, 2026 17:18
Snapped
Jabberwocky said:
Hope that wasn\'t autobiographical, not because I like women so much, but blood is hard to wash off a new floor, and even harder when you\'re doing 20 to life.
I\'ve read a few of your poems now. Your mind is a great place to visit, but not sure I\'d want to live there! 😛
October 22nd, 2026 09:45
Jabberwocky said:
Hope that wasn\'t autobiographical, not because I like women so much, but blood is hard to wash off a new floor, and even harder when you\'re doing 20 to life.
I\'ve read a few of your poems now. Your mind is a great place to visit, but not sure I\'d want to live there! 😛
October 22nd, 2026 09:45
Sonya
Jabberwocky said:
I\'m guessing you and Sonia didn\'t work out. There was a Sonia in my life, but it was so long ago I can\'t even remember if she was pretty. She probably was. I\'m shallow that way.
So. Hope you meet a Lucy soon, they\'re better than Sonias, at keast they were for me.
Fun read. Liked it.
October 22nd, 2026 09:41
Jabberwocky said:
I\'m guessing you and Sonia didn\'t work out. There was a Sonia in my life, but it was so long ago I can\'t even remember if she was pretty. She probably was. I\'m shallow that way.
So. Hope you meet a Lucy soon, they\'re better than Sonias, at keast they were for me.
Fun read. Liked it.
October 22nd, 2026 09:41
Conceited Freedom
Jabberwocky said:
Well, with me it made me stay, but that\'s another story. Compassion is sometimes a chain.
Interesting poem
October 21st, 2026 15:52
Jabberwocky said:
Well, with me it made me stay, but that\'s another story. Compassion is sometimes a chain.
Interesting poem
October 21st, 2026 15:52
The Night Creatures
sorenbarrett said:
You got me Paul a fun read that makes sense to us old timers that have been there and are now there handing out candy. Oh but it was worse I my day when we roamed the neighborhood with wax for windows and screens of those not home or pretending not to be there, toilet paper and chalk to graffiti the driveways telling neighbors here lives a cheap person. Pranks galore for any unsuspecting and no parent supervision until they checked our haul for needles and razor blades.
October 21st, 2026 11:46
sorenbarrett said:
You got me Paul a fun read that makes sense to us old timers that have been there and are now there handing out candy. Oh but it was worse I my day when we roamed the neighborhood with wax for windows and screens of those not home or pretending not to be there, toilet paper and chalk to graffiti the driveways telling neighbors here lives a cheap person. Pranks galore for any unsuspecting and no parent supervision until they checked our haul for needles and razor blades.
October 21st, 2026 11:46
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