Comments received on poems by Paul Bell
The Device
sorenbarrett said:
Humor is good at any time and no time like the present. I think that this would go well on Amazon but you might consider a setting four for defense against rapists and ICE should they come banging on the door.
January 21st, 2026 12:06
sorenbarrett said:
Humor is good at any time and no time like the present. I think that this would go well on Amazon but you might consider a setting four for defense against rapists and ICE should they come banging on the door.
January 21st, 2026 12:06
Assisted Dying
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is a moving meditation on loss and continuity and it all feels like a way of keeping someone present without denying the ache. A beautiful and sorrowful piece. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 20th, 2026 15:22
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is a moving meditation on loss and continuity and it all feels like a way of keeping someone present without denying the ache. A beautiful and sorrowful piece. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 20th, 2026 15:22
Assisted Dying
orchidee said:
Doh! I thought I was assisted dying - me, that is! - when I had to sit through a 3 hour lecture on, ohh I dunno, what was it: \'The different shades of paint colours that one can watch drying\'. Or am I telling porkies? lol.
January 20th, 2026 09:53
orchidee said:
Doh! I thought I was assisted dying - me, that is! - when I had to sit through a 3 hour lecture on, ohh I dunno, what was it: \'The different shades of paint colours that one can watch drying\'. Or am I telling porkies? lol.
January 20th, 2026 09:53
Assisted Dying
Thomas W Case said:
Quietly devastating—this carries grief without spectacle, just truth and tenderness. That last turn hits hard, a goodbye that feels earned and human.
January 20th, 2026 08:56
Thomas W Case said:
Quietly devastating—this carries grief without spectacle, just truth and tenderness. That last turn hits hard, a goodbye that feels earned and human.
January 20th, 2026 08:56
Assisted Dying
Friendship said:
So sorry for your loss.A very heart-touching poem. Your poem reflects on the memories shared with a deceased friend, capturing the emotions of loss and the desire to reconnect in a different existence. The poet navigates feelings of grief, reflection, and the hope of reuniting under more favorable circumstances.
January 20th, 2026 07:49
Friendship said:
So sorry for your loss.A very heart-touching poem. Your poem reflects on the memories shared with a deceased friend, capturing the emotions of loss and the desire to reconnect in a different existence. The poet navigates feelings of grief, reflection, and the hope of reuniting under more favorable circumstances.
January 20th, 2026 07:49
Assisted Dying
sorenbarrett said:
A write about the right to die that should be responsibly assumed by each person, A lovely and poignant write
January 20th, 2026 07:23
sorenbarrett said:
A write about the right to die that should be responsibly assumed by each person, A lovely and poignant write
January 20th, 2026 07:23
Assisted Dying
Doggerel Dave said:
Has always got my vote. At age 19 I wrote a school essay on the subject, and while today my debate could possibly be better expressed, my views on Dying With Dignity, as it is more popularly known now have not changed one whit.
Your piece adds to the argument with more depth and does it admirably, Paul
January 20th, 2026 05:56
Doggerel Dave said:
Has always got my vote. At age 19 I wrote a school essay on the subject, and while today my debate could possibly be better expressed, my views on Dying With Dignity, as it is more popularly known now have not changed one whit.
Your piece adds to the argument with more depth and does it admirably, Paul
January 20th, 2026 05:56
Shattered Pieces
NafisaSB said:
heartbreak - so beautifully portrayed through a lovely poem...
January 19th, 2026 23:50
NafisaSB said:
heartbreak - so beautifully portrayed through a lovely poem...
January 19th, 2026 23:50
The Sleepy Hollow
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a quiet, bittersweet grace here—memory and choice tangled together with honesty and tenderness. I love how the past lingers without weighing down the present.
January 18th, 2026 07:54
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a quiet, bittersweet grace here—memory and choice tangled together with honesty and tenderness. I love how the past lingers without weighing down the present.
January 18th, 2026 07:54
The Sleepy Hollow
xTattooingPaperx said:
A memorial past of what-ifs but with hope of a future to come. When we love something, let it go. It will come back.
January 17th, 2026 22:22
xTattooingPaperx said:
A memorial past of what-ifs but with hope of a future to come. When we love something, let it go. It will come back.
January 17th, 2026 22:22
The Sleepy Hollow
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is deeply moving. It carries the quiet ache of memory without dramatizing it, and that restraint makes it hit harder. Well done, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 17th, 2026 09:29
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is deeply moving. It carries the quiet ache of memory without dramatizing it, and that restraint makes it hit harder. Well done, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 17th, 2026 09:29
The Sleepy Hollow
sorenbarrett said:
Melancholic, a bit sad, nostalgic a bit wistful, full of shadows of the past it is in a way dreamlike and pulls at the heart. Well done Paul
January 17th, 2026 06:16
sorenbarrett said:
Melancholic, a bit sad, nostalgic a bit wistful, full of shadows of the past it is in a way dreamlike and pulls at the heart. Well done Paul
January 17th, 2026 06:16
Shattered Pieces
arqios said:
That struck home cleanly and there is that Ground Zero feel to it.🙏🏻🕊️
January 15th, 2026 20:47
arqios said:
That struck home cleanly and there is that Ground Zero feel to it.🙏🏻🕊️
January 15th, 2026 20:47
Shattered Pieces
Doggerel Dave said:
An insight crept up unbidden as these can do, and hopefully the seed of real growth. Documented plainly with real meaning, Paul.
January 15th, 2026 18:05
Doggerel Dave said:
An insight crept up unbidden as these can do, and hopefully the seed of real growth. Documented plainly with real meaning, Paul.
January 15th, 2026 18:05
Shattered Pieces
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is stark and effective. The build from quiet observation to violent release feels inevitable, and the final self-awareness complicates it in a powerful way. A hard, well-held piece. Great job, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 15th, 2026 10:38
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is stark and effective. The build from quiet observation to violent release feels inevitable, and the final self-awareness complicates it in a powerful way. A hard, well-held piece. Great job, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 15th, 2026 10:38
Shattered Pieces
sorenbarrett said:
A dramatic poem that in metaphor captures a life in a cup personified. Shattered and a joke laughed at now a tragic loss. Even the hand that threw it responsible for the breakage. Very nicely done Paul
January 15th, 2026 05:39
sorenbarrett said:
A dramatic poem that in metaphor captures a life in a cup personified. Shattered and a joke laughed at now a tragic loss. Even the hand that threw it responsible for the breakage. Very nicely done Paul
January 15th, 2026 05:39
Charlotte. Part 1
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is razor-sharp. The repetition builds a deadpan rhythm that makes the violence feel even colder, almost procedural. By the end, the calm is the most frightening thing of all. Dark, disciplined, and memorable. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 12th, 2026 22:00
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is razor-sharp. The repetition builds a deadpan rhythm that makes the violence feel even colder, almost procedural. By the end, the calm is the most frightening thing of all. Dark, disciplined, and memorable. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 12th, 2026 22:00
Charlotte. Part 1
sorenbarrett said:
The things that are important to some are not to another and what happens to one shapes them. A most interesting and thought provoking poem Paul
January 12th, 2026 05:45
sorenbarrett said:
The things that are important to some are not to another and what happens to one shapes them. A most interesting and thought provoking poem Paul
January 12th, 2026 05:45
The EX
Thomas W Case said:
Dark, savage humor with razor timing—this reads like a pub anecdote wired with emotional explosives.
The final line lands perfectly: absurd, human, and painfully believable.
January 11th, 2026 08:49
Thomas W Case said:
Dark, savage humor with razor timing—this reads like a pub anecdote wired with emotional explosives.
The final line lands perfectly: absurd, human, and painfully believable.
January 11th, 2026 08:49
The EX
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is laugh out loud sharp. The timing, the back and forth, the sheer nerve of it all just keeps escalating. I was grinning the whole way through. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 9th, 2026 10:39
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is laugh out loud sharp. The timing, the back and forth, the sheer nerve of it all just keeps escalating. I was grinning the whole way through. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 9th, 2026 10:39
The EX
Doggerel Dave said:
Charts attitudinal change with your usual dexterity.
January 9th, 2026 05:21
Doggerel Dave said:
Charts attitudinal change with your usual dexterity.
January 9th, 2026 05:21
The EX
sorenbarrett said:
Some relationships never end even if they end in one way nature finds another. Well written
January 9th, 2026 05:04
sorenbarrett said:
Some relationships never end even if they end in one way nature finds another. Well written
January 9th, 2026 05:04
Final Goodbye
arqios said:
Could there be relief at any outcome once a certain point in relationships has been reached? Intense 🕊️🙏🏻
January 8th, 2026 14:26
arqios said:
Could there be relief at any outcome once a certain point in relationships has been reached? Intense 🕊️🙏🏻
January 8th, 2026 14:26
Final Goodbye
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is chilling in its restraint. The quiet tone makes the turn hit harder, and the emotional drop is immediate. It leaves a cold echo behind. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 7th, 2026 09:25
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is chilling in its restraint. The quiet tone makes the turn hit harder, and the emotional drop is immediate. It leaves a cold echo behind. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 7th, 2026 09:25
Final Goodbye
xTattooingPaperx said:
A dark spin with this brevity... An eye opener of sorts too. We can be vulnerable to give our love away, but are we safe doing so? Great words put together here .. :)
January 7th, 2026 09:10
xTattooingPaperx said:
A dark spin with this brevity... An eye opener of sorts too. We can be vulnerable to give our love away, but are we safe doing so? Great words put together here .. :)
January 7th, 2026 09:10
Final Goodbye
Friendship said:
Well written,Your revolves around a couple reflecting on their relationship while one partner is asleep. The poet contemplates their waning feelings and the possibility of leaving, while the other partner questions their past love and the nature of their bond.
January 7th, 2026 07:19
Friendship said:
Well written,Your revolves around a couple reflecting on their relationship while one partner is asleep. The poet contemplates their waning feelings and the possibility of leaving, while the other partner questions their past love and the nature of their bond.
January 7th, 2026 07:19
Final Goodbye
sorenbarrett said:
Dark and a matter of cosmic timing where decisions come too late. Well written so much in so little truly poetic a fave
January 7th, 2026 06:04
sorenbarrett said:
Dark and a matter of cosmic timing where decisions come too late. Well written so much in so little truly poetic a fave
January 7th, 2026 06:04
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