Comments received on poems by Paul Bell
The past
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a haunting piece. The changing seasons, the faithful presence of the crow, and the discovery at the end all build toward a conclusion that replaces superstition with compassion. That final realization is both heartbreaking and deeply moving. Powerful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 3rd, 2026 18:04
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a haunting piece. The changing seasons, the faithful presence of the crow, and the discovery at the end all build toward a conclusion that replaces superstition with compassion. That final realization is both heartbreaking and deeply moving. Powerful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 3rd, 2026 18:04
The past
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What stayed with me most was the image of the crow lying beside her. It transforms everything that came before it, inviting the reader to see companionship where others only saw an omen. Beautifully done, Paul. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 3rd, 2026 17:45
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What stayed with me most was the image of the crow lying beside her. It transforms everything that came before it, inviting the reader to see companionship where others only saw an omen. Beautifully done, Paul. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 3rd, 2026 17:45
The past
sorenbarrett said:
A picture painted where time kills all and we need a better explanation which we shape into superstition. Well done my friend
August 3rd, 2026 04:42
sorenbarrett said:
A picture painted where time kills all and we need a better explanation which we shape into superstition. Well done my friend
August 3rd, 2026 04:42
Free
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What stayed with me most, Paul, was “She has a tattoo on life.” That shift from something physical to something deeply internal gives the poem its emotional center. Beautifully done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 1st, 2026 20:43
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What stayed with me most, Paul, was “She has a tattoo on life.” That shift from something physical to something deeply internal gives the poem its emotional center. Beautifully done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
August 1st, 2026 20:43
Free
Megan Blaney said:
\"She has a tattoo on life.\" Love that line. Great poem!
August 1st, 2026 07:20
Megan Blaney said:
\"She has a tattoo on life.\" Love that line. Great poem!
August 1st, 2026 07:20
Free
sorenbarrett said:
A trailer hitch and the trailer both made of steel held together by the male and female fittings. This is a hard hitting poem of reality to some extent in many relationships. A fave my friend
August 1st, 2026 07:04
sorenbarrett said:
A trailer hitch and the trailer both made of steel held together by the male and female fittings. This is a hard hitting poem of reality to some extent in many relationships. A fave my friend
August 1st, 2026 07:04
Assassinated
Friendship said:
Nicely written. You capture the emotional weight of loss and the way it reverberates through time, affecting both individual experiences and collective memory.
July 31st, 2026 09:29
Friendship said:
Nicely written. You capture the emotional weight of loss and the way it reverberates through time, affecting both individual experiences and collective memory.
July 31st, 2026 09:29
Assassinated
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This really hit me, Paul. You capture both the collective shock of a nation and the private grief that can become inseparable from it. Haunting and deeply affecting, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 31st, 2026 08:15
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This really hit me, Paul. You capture both the collective shock of a nation and the private grief that can become inseparable from it. Haunting and deeply affecting, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 31st, 2026 08:15
Assassinated
sorenbarrett said:
The clues lead to one famous occasion and a magic bullet. I was in the sixth grade when the principal came to the room and announced it. Nicely written this poem does so well with the imagery that is cold and stark as was the incident yet it flies in one\'s face and sticks in one\'s mind as a paper to a wall. A lovely selection of words and pacing my friend a fave
July 31st, 2026 04:10
sorenbarrett said:
The clues lead to one famous occasion and a magic bullet. I was in the sixth grade when the principal came to the room and announced it. Nicely written this poem does so well with the imagery that is cold and stark as was the incident yet it flies in one\'s face and sticks in one\'s mind as a paper to a wall. A lovely selection of words and pacing my friend a fave
July 31st, 2026 04:10
Black Tie
Thomas W Case said:
This poem carries a heavy, cinematic sense of grief, capturing how a single message can divide a life into before and after. The personification of the black tie and suit adds a haunting touch, giving sorrow a quiet voice that stays with the reader.
July 28th, 2026 08:26
Thomas W Case said:
This poem carries a heavy, cinematic sense of grief, capturing how a single message can divide a life into before and after. The personification of the black tie and suit adds a haunting touch, giving sorrow a quiet voice that stays with the reader.
July 28th, 2026 08:26
Black Tie
sorenbarrett said:
Curious how we dress for a funeral. Black and white yet I hope at mine they will come, if they come, as they are, shorts, sandals, flip flops, bare feet, all colors, close with tears and hair unkept. I would offer free beer and no preacher let everyone just throw in a hand of dirt. A great read my friend I hope the shirt and tie are retired and will not be called on again. Nicely written my friend.
July 27th, 2026 10:06
sorenbarrett said:
Curious how we dress for a funeral. Black and white yet I hope at mine they will come, if they come, as they are, shorts, sandals, flip flops, bare feet, all colors, close with tears and hair unkept. I would offer free beer and no preacher let everyone just throw in a hand of dirt. A great read my friend I hope the shirt and tie are retired and will not be called on again. Nicely written my friend.
July 27th, 2026 10:06
Black Tie
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this really moved me. Having stood beside families while entire lives are compressed into brief services, I felt the exhaustion running through this…and giving the formal clothing its own awareness makes those garments quiet companions in unbearable grief. One heck of a powerful piece, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 27th, 2026 09:11
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this really moved me. Having stood beside families while entire lives are compressed into brief services, I felt the exhaustion running through this…and giving the formal clothing its own awareness makes those garments quiet companions in unbearable grief. One heck of a powerful piece, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 27th, 2026 09:11
Vanity
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a bitter, cutting edge here—identity worn like armor, polished for a world that never quite sees the person underneath.
That last turn lands cold and clean, like walking away long before the mirror ever learned to tell the truth.
July 26th, 2026 08:10
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a bitter, cutting edge here—identity worn like armor, polished for a world that never quite sees the person underneath.
That last turn lands cold and clean, like walking away long before the mirror ever learned to tell the truth.
July 26th, 2026 08:10
Vanity
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a deliciously cutting poem, Paul! The playful cadence, mounting satire, and sudden emotional chill work beautifully together. I laughed…and then that final turn reminded me how thoroughly a relationship may end before anyone actually leaves. Excellent work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 24th, 2026 09:37
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a deliciously cutting poem, Paul! The playful cadence, mounting satire, and sudden emotional chill work beautifully together. I laughed…and then that final turn reminded me how thoroughly a relationship may end before anyone actually leaves. Excellent work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 24th, 2026 09:37
Vanity
sorenbarrett said:
Vanity has its price as does all else. Age peals the pain and rusts the steel. Mirror mirror on the wall who\'s the fairest of them all. Entropy takes its toll and even the fairest fall into wrinkles and rot. None escape the maggots. Well written Paul
July 24th, 2026 05:38
sorenbarrett said:
Vanity has its price as does all else. Age peals the pain and rusts the steel. Mirror mirror on the wall who\'s the fairest of them all. Entropy takes its toll and even the fairest fall into wrinkles and rot. None escape the maggots. Well written Paul
July 24th, 2026 05:38
Divine Advice
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Paul, this is one gloriously twisted exchange! He fancies himself a romantic legend while she is cataloguing negligence, bodily injury, and ecclesiastical corruption…then the priest strolls in as both sex coach and dispenser of penance. Absolutely hilarious, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 21st, 2026 20:21
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Paul, this is one gloriously twisted exchange! He fancies himself a romantic legend while she is cataloguing negligence, bodily injury, and ecclesiastical corruption…then the priest strolls in as both sex coach and dispenser of penance. Absolutely hilarious, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 21st, 2026 20:21
Divine Advice
sorenbarrett said:
There are always higher levels of understanding as well as overbearing and which position you prefer is a mater of taste, it is the aftertaste that I worry about. Good one my friend.
July 21st, 2026 08:04
sorenbarrett said:
There are always higher levels of understanding as well as overbearing and which position you prefer is a mater of taste, it is the aftertaste that I worry about. Good one my friend.
July 21st, 2026 08:04
Divine Advice
Teddy.15 said:
Paul, a higher level? do you mean bunk bed?lol 🤣 I\'m asking for a friend? 😂
July 21st, 2026 07:31
Teddy.15 said:
Paul, a higher level? do you mean bunk bed?lol 🤣 I\'m asking for a friend? 😂
July 21st, 2026 07:31
The Child Has Gone
GothAngel said:
Really great poem is send such a powerful message.
July 20th, 2026 11:45
GothAngel said:
Really great poem is send such a powerful message.
July 20th, 2026 11:45
Bloodless
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is viciously satisfying! The attempted victim rises, reverses the violence, and leaves her attacker drowning in his own certainty. One hell of a piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 18th, 2026 09:37
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is viciously satisfying! The attempted victim rises, reverses the violence, and leaves her attacker drowning in his own certainty. One hell of a piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 18th, 2026 09:37
Bloodless
sorenbarrett said:
Paul a great play on a cliche and a story too real to want to feel. Well done my friend
July 18th, 2026 06:54
sorenbarrett said:
Paul a great play on a cliche and a story too real to want to feel. Well done my friend
July 18th, 2026 06:54
Suzy Q.
sorenbarrett said:
This could well be a play or a sit com. Nicely done and the day rolls on.
July 17th, 2026 11:02
sorenbarrett said:
This could well be a play or a sit com. Nicely done and the day rolls on.
July 17th, 2026 11:02
Suzy Q.
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a riot, Paul! The dialogue moves fast, the personalities are instantly recognizable, and the escalating disaster kept me laughing. This feels ready to be performed...wonderful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 17th, 2026 10:05
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a riot, Paul! The dialogue moves fast, the personalities are instantly recognizable, and the escalating disaster kept me laughing. This feels ready to be performed...wonderful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 17th, 2026 10:05
Dump Protocol
Doggerel Dave said:
The perplexities of a relationship which is not in a steady state. Certain exit strategies which leave one feeling both rational and righteous seem to have been short circuited. Life becomes chaotic in its complexity..... or something....
Write a play, Paul.
July 12th, 2026 21:01
Doggerel Dave said:
The perplexities of a relationship which is not in a steady state. Certain exit strategies which leave one feeling both rational and righteous seem to have been short circuited. Life becomes chaotic in its complexity..... or something....
Write a play, Paul.
July 12th, 2026 21:01
Dump Protocol
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a sharp comic rhythm here, where contradiction and chaos collide like two people speaking completely different languages.
Beneath the humor is a familiar human mess—pride, fear, and the desperate need to say the right thing too late.
July 12th, 2026 09:44
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a sharp comic rhythm here, where contradiction and chaos collide like two people speaking completely different languages.
Beneath the humor is a familiar human mess—pride, fear, and the desperate need to say the right thing too late.
July 12th, 2026 09:44
Dump Protocol
sorenbarrett said:
Funny how we all get trapped in the expectations we have and the habits we form. Well done my friend
July 12th, 2026 08:57
sorenbarrett said:
Funny how we all get trapped in the expectations we have and the habits we form. Well done my friend
July 12th, 2026 08:57
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