Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• I want to know you (Dustandlace) Your first stanza, both honest and forthright, sets the stage for the...
  December 8th, 2025 13:14
• Somebody Like That (Vanna) Life is a series of hello\'s and goodbye\'s, and you capture beautifully...
  December 7th, 2025 12:48
• Brubeck Lives On. (Goldfinch60) Great write Andy, you always hit just the right spot. Watching the...
  December 6th, 2025 12:42
• Sex has a leak (Sorenbarrett) I so glad to see the \"Pee\" get the respect it deserves. You have...
  December 6th, 2025 12:28
• Christ for Jews and Gentiles - OT/NT Series 8 (Orchidee) A fine write my friend!
  December 6th, 2025 12:21
• no flowers (Arqios) Death knows no bounds, it is an equal opportunity usurper of the famous,...
  December 6th, 2025 12:15
• Christmas. (Friendship) As I read I drift back in time to wamest memories of the Christmases you...
  December 6th, 2025 12:08
• Man\'s best friend (Maplespal) Your words ring so very true. If we cannot believe in ourselves, trust...
  December 6th, 2025 12:03
• pig stye (Tristan Robert Lange) We are encased in a body which encapsulates us whether living or dead,...
  December 6th, 2025 11:19
• This Christmas (RSM0812) This poem of Christmas is filled with such joy, the magic of which comes...
  December 6th, 2025 10:53
• Why Do I Write Poetry? (Goldfinch60) You know when the words come into your head, how special they are. And...
  November 28th, 2025 13:03
• Hard love (Sorenbarrett) We are products of our childhood, and the discipline administered by our...
  November 28th, 2025 12:57
• A Son Brings Salvation - OT/NT Series 1 (Orchidee) You set the stage my friend, the season is upon us. A beautiful story...
  November 28th, 2025 12:49
• hearth of language (Arqios) The hearth of language, the home, the table where bread is broken, love...
  November 28th, 2025 12:48
• F-E-A-R (Friendship) Each line, each rhyme is perfection. You capture fear in all of its...
  November 28th, 2025 12:41
• haunts of humiliation (Tristan Robert Lange) Such creatures are we that often judge or reject another at face value,...
  November 28th, 2025 12:35
• A Magnificent Day (Teddy.15) This is a gem my friend, who but the poet sees with such clarity. Reading...
  November 26th, 2025 15:57
• Young love is silly (🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽) Love is a difficult emotion to control. The young often think they are...
  November 25th, 2025 15:27
• Walk (NafisaSB) Beautifully versed, your poem speaks to the importance of being mindful as...
  November 25th, 2025 15:17
• Happy Birthday, Melissa (Rev. Lord C.M. Bechard) Your poem, so lovingly written, speaks to celebration of a newly found...
  November 25th, 2025 15:06
• Simon And Garfunkel Revived. (Goldfinch60) What a wonderful Sunday morning poem. As I read your words, and watch...
  November 23rd, 2025 12:01
• The wine cellar (Sorenbarrett) What a perfect metaphor, love like a fine wine has its many aspects, it...
  November 23rd, 2025 11:42
• tu me manques (what Fox says) (Arqios) The fox and the lantern, dimly illuminating a spot in the darkness, seems...
  November 23rd, 2025 11:27
• Burned for a Better God (Tristan Robert Lange) You have not only penned a remarkable poem, but shed light upon an...
  November 23rd, 2025 10:52
• A Walk On The Moors (Goldfinch60) Your morning walk upon the moor is priceless. I can understand the peace...
  November 18th, 2025 15:05
• Empty (Sorenbarrett) I\'ve found 2 birds nests on my morning rambles, and have marvelled at the...
  November 18th, 2025 14:57
• Prophet\'s Prayer (Tristan Robert Lange) The prophet finds no peace when he forsees an outcome that others cannot,...
  November 18th, 2025 14:41
• This is a Mess (Thomas W Case) You graphically depict the plight of our broken world in this most...
  November 18th, 2025 13:05
• What is life? (Thinkerbell) The beautiful rhyming pattern and sentiment of this poem is exquisite, and...
  November 16th, 2025 12:44
• Winter thoughts (Maplespal) We have our favorite seasons, and I commiserate with your feelings of...
  November 15th, 2025 12:58
• The merry-go-round (NafisaSB) I love your analogy of the merry-go-round, for it truly is. Your lovely...
  November 15th, 2025 12:52
• Sing Your Worries Away. (Goldfinch60) Dear Andy, you have no idea how much I can relate to this poem. I sing...
  November 15th, 2025 12:46
• Assumptions (Sorenbarrett) This beautifully written poem is impactful and signifies the importance of...
  November 15th, 2025 12:40
• random inaccess (Arqios) You describe in wonderful detail the toll that the ravages of time...
  November 15th, 2025 11:56
• flicker (Tristan Robert Lange) I\'m drawn to the candle, like a moth to a flame. The subtle ambience of...
  November 15th, 2025 11:40
• The Soaring Bird of Time (Thomas W Case) You eloquently reflect upon the passage time, and being a fellow traveler...
  November 14th, 2025 17:38
• The Smell of Absence  (Rebellion_in_sanity) This poem has a film noir quality that evokes the sense of loss quite...
  November 12th, 2025 10:12
• No Sure Thing (Thomas W Case) Expectations in youth are often naive, before we\'ve been exposed to the...
  November 11th, 2025 16:29
• Whispers (Teddy.15) Closets are made for holding things, often things we should have gotten...
  November 11th, 2025 16:20
• Reap (RSM0812) The illusion of time, we each experience it in different ways, but can...
  November 11th, 2025 16:03
• I can Taste the Pain (Thomas W Case) I\'ve seen them sleeping on park benches, holding signs at a stoplight,...
  November 9th, 2025 12:30
• Let Peace And Love Reign. (Goldfinch60) Your words are so beautiful, and contemplative. The words of the song...
  November 9th, 2025 12:08
• Boogie (Sorenbarrett) You have my toes tapping, even without music. In my younger days I...
  November 9th, 2025 11:58
• farcical bloomery (Arqios) This poem is such fun, bursting with metaphor, and the visual and...
  November 9th, 2025 11:50
• Lest We Should Ever Forget (Neville) Five very important words, for the shadows of the past are with us, and...
  November 9th, 2025 11:41
• Three-in-One Times the Effigy (Tristan Robert Lange) Too often the hypocrisy of the sainted overshadows the good of the truly...
  November 9th, 2025 10:55
• A moment: The end (Maplespal) You capture metaphorically the sin of betrayal in love, where the stab to...
  November 9th, 2025 10:37
• All The Fours. (Goldfinch60) This is a beautiful tribute to the loves of your life, you are the most...
  November 7th, 2025 13:52
• Awakening (Sorenbarrett) To dream well is a gift, especially when in the last flicker it can soften...
  November 7th, 2025 13:26
• Comforting Cheer (Orchidee) Peace be with you my friend, for this poem speaks to love and comforting...
  November 7th, 2025 13:09
• a moment turning (Arqios) You capture beautifully the gradual cognative decline we suffer as the...
  November 7th, 2025 10:04
• The Lord\'s Despair (Tristan Robert Lange) How did we become so smug and self possessed, a transformation that we...
  November 7th, 2025 09:51
• Elevations and Invocations (ElizabethMoroz) I read this poem aloud several times, each with a slightly different...
  November 7th, 2025 09:32
• Mission Impossible (Tristan Robert Lange) Would it were not so this state of life, that we make strides only to be...
  November 6th, 2025 09:28
• Croquet Tanka. (Goldfinch60) I hope your plea has been heard, and the play has commenced. Love the...
  November 3rd, 2025 15:37
• Thief, priest and engineer (Sorenbarrett) Leave it to the engineer to have to fix the problem no matter the outcome....
  November 3rd, 2025 15:32
• Access to an Advocate (Orchidee) This is beautiful and comforting, thank you Orchi!
  November 3rd, 2025 15:11
• Dying Star (RSM0812) As everything is born, so it must die. You relate the story of our dying...
  November 3rd, 2025 14:47
• faith\'s psalm (Tristan Robert Lange) Perhaps faith is in the soul of the beholder, and silence the unspoken...
  November 3rd, 2025 14:09
• Autumn leaves (NafisaSB) Dear poet you pay a beautiful tribute to my favorite season. The imagery...
  November 3rd, 2025 13:45
• An Extraordinary Journey (Teddy.15) What a beautiful poem of self reflection and contemplation, an amazing...
  November 2nd, 2025 11:16
• Haydn Trumpet Concerto. (Goldfinch60) Thank you for this lovely poem, and for an incredible piece of music,...
  November 2nd, 2025 10:53
• They came (Sorenbarrett) An invasion extraordinaire, told in clever automotive metaphor. Here\'s...
  November 2nd, 2025 10:45
• trickster in fur (Arqios) What a delightful feline, strutting his stuff with such aplomb. I love...
  November 2nd, 2025 10:32
• I love you (2781) Sweet, gentle, full of love, what could be better.
  November 2nd, 2025 10:25
• Silenced; Yet All Shall Be Well (Tristan Robert Lange) It is easy to say that ignorance is bliss, but the reality is that it is...
  November 2nd, 2025 10:18
• The Midnight Ocean Cove (RSM0812) Outstanding imagery, beautiful rhyme and flow, this is the stuff dreams...
  November 2nd, 2025 10:04
• The rain (Maplespal) Your graphic description conjures memories of my youth, when I loved to...
  November 2nd, 2025 09:55
• Amongst Us, Unseen (Joseph M Marion) This beautiful poem speaks to me of all the guardian angels who walk among...
  November 2nd, 2025 09:31
• Instead. (Rocky Lagou) Your little note states a plain and simple truth. Who amongst us hasn\'t...
  November 1st, 2025 15:29
• 1000 plus one (Rhmn_7) Your eloquent poem states beautifully and simply the state of the human...
  October 27th, 2025 11:31
• That Four Letter Word. (Goldfinch60) As a fellow retiree I heartily concur. Turn it off, tune it out, I love...
  October 15th, 2025 13:16
• A mad interlude (Orchidee) Calm down Orchi, it\'ll be OK. You\'ll find that thread again, just...
  October 15th, 2025 13:11
• Done (Sorenbarrett) Each day we become more alienated from the incredible natural world that...
  October 15th, 2025 13:08
• but words keep rising... (Arqios) A place of plaguing thoughts, words always in the background, echoing, a...
  October 15th, 2025 12:43
• The Fierce Decree (Friendship) This is a poem of strength, resiliance and determination with a beautiful...
  October 15th, 2025 12:28
• The Garden (RSM0812) Stunning imagery my friend, I\'m there in the forest. What a wonderful...
  October 15th, 2025 12:19
• It\'s your Birthday! (Rajatbagchi) This poem is fun, whimsical, with delightful imagery of its bountiful...
  October 15th, 2025 08:59
• A Sonnet For Alex. (Goldfinch60) Your words portray a beautiful soul, one whose absence will be felt...
  October 13th, 2025 12:38
• Opposites attract (Sorenbarrett) It is the opposites of life, the yin and yang, that make the world go...
  October 13th, 2025 12:27
• gather your fragments (Arqios) \"gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost\", a reminder...
  October 13th, 2025 11:33
• Devilishly Dreadful: The Flames of Betrayal (Tristan Robert Lange) Devilishly Dreadful, indeed. Your poem and graphic tell the story quite...
  October 13th, 2025 11:19
• Cock Soft Days (Thomas W Case) Even out of writer\'s block my friend, you create something poignant,...
  October 13th, 2025 10:59
• Journey with a Spouse (Rajatbagchi) This lovely poem captures the very essence of the spousal relationship, in...
  October 13th, 2025 10:54
• Not Going Yet. (Goldfinch60) You have brightened this gloomy, overcast, rain threatening day my friend,...
  September 23rd, 2025 12:42
• Intentional, but Flawed (Tristan Robert Lange) I join the group in applauding you on this one.
  September 23rd, 2025 12:32
• life\'s a journey. (Friendship) The beautiful rhyme and cadence of this poem is superb, a message for all...
  September 23rd, 2025 12:14
• Yard work. (Friendship) This is so beautifully rendered both rhythmically and lyrically as I read...
  September 21st, 2025 16:44
• Poet (Teddy.15) A strong belief in yourself can truly carry you through life in the most...
  September 21st, 2025 16:37
• Polar Opposites (Katie B.) My father was bipolar, and your words truly capture the state of mind of...
  September 21st, 2025 08:40
• i carried them in my pocket (Katie B.) The imagery of this poem is stunning, every line beautifully phrased. ...
  September 21st, 2025 08:33
• richer than old king Croesus (Arqios) I know you count your lucky stars my friend, for you are blessed with the...
  September 19th, 2025 14:32
• Memories (Priya Tomar) Beautifully descriptive, loved each line.
  September 19th, 2025 14:19
• Dark Alchemy (Tristan Robert Lange) Deliciously occultish, and when set to music it pulls you into the beat...
  September 19th, 2025 14:14
• Beauty Rare (RSM0812) your poem evokes a state of bliss, like no other. It truly is a \"Rare...
  September 19th, 2025 09:17
• The One Who Questioned (Rebellion_in_sanity) Dear poet, this brought a lump to my throat and a profound sadness, for...
  September 19th, 2025 08:47
• The Seed (Sorenbarrett) Stunning metaphor, imagery, I can feel the power of this all consuming...
  September 19th, 2025 08:37
• The Listeners Joy Sonnet. (Goldfinch60) Dear Andy, incredibly beautiful sonnet and incredible video. You\'ve...
  September 19th, 2025 08:27
• in the quiet tide (Arqios) I love reading this poem aloud, with its gentle phrasing and beautiful...
  September 18th, 2025 09:15
• The World (RSM0812) Your words ring true, we are capable of so much better. This food for...
  September 18th, 2025 08:38