Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• TV Dinner with Chilled Beer (Rebellion_in_sanity) How many goodbyes will there be, before the illusion of connection becomes...
  September 15th, 2025 13:23
• Childhood memories . (Friendship) Memories of childhood can be so powerful, yet when confronted with present...
  September 15th, 2025 09:11
• Do not give advice.. (NafisaSB) I love the rhyme and rhythm of this poem, and you give very sound advice. ...
  September 15th, 2025 07:57
• Hi & Bye (Fina Elara 🌙 -Petra Patrice) A wonderful poem of deeply felt reflection. Good work!
  September 15th, 2025 07:49
• Frozen Lake (RSM0812) I love the metaphor. Time past is irretrievable, and holds fast all that...
  September 14th, 2025 10:33
• My kind of Philosophy (Teddy.15) Wisdom in 12 perfect words, it is so simply beautiful!
  September 14th, 2025 10:21
• Give Pause to Reflect (Bella Shepard) Thank you dear Teddy for the fave.
  September 14th, 2025 10:19
• Lost paper thoughts (Sorenbarrett) Every poem is an expression of human thought, something that is precious...
  September 14th, 2025 10:17
• In Silence and Disbelief (Teddy.15) Dear Teddy, thank you for this heartfelt poem in memoriam for all who died...
  September 11th, 2025 15:37
• Nine Eleven (Doggerel Dave) You raise a very important point my friend. Innocent people die every day...
  September 11th, 2025 09:07
• between shelves (Arqios) I\'ve always loved libraries, particularly those of my youth, when books...
  September 11th, 2025 08:40
• Lay Down Your Tools My Darling (Tony Grannell) I think I hear a parent\'s plea for a child who must deal with the...
  September 11th, 2025 08:27
• Flowering tree (Sorenbarrett) The beautiful cycle of nature is wrapped up in glorius imagery in this...
  September 10th, 2025 12:47
• Six (Thomas W Case) How can you fight inspiration? When it takes over there\'s no stopping...
  September 10th, 2025 11:48
• the river carries her (Arqios) Stunning imagery, with a pic that magnifies the feeling of grief and loss....
  September 10th, 2025 08:55
• Eyes Closed (RSM0812) Sad but true, this poetic commentary of the life we appear to accept. A...
  September 10th, 2025 08:52
• Repaired Day. (Goldfinch60) The wonderful, positive words of your poem are just what I needed this...
  September 10th, 2025 08:38
• Journey to My Last Page (Teddy.15) I read the first time silently, but then I read again aloud, and now I\'m...
  September 10th, 2025 08:30
• Explosive Inspiration (Teddy.15) Dearest Teddy, thank you for these inspiring words, just what I needed to...
  September 9th, 2025 16:56
• Thar She Blows (Tony Grannell) It\'s exciting, exhilerating, I can picture the scene, taste the salty...
  September 9th, 2025 12:11
• How is it....? (Orchidee) Uh-oh, sounds like trouble in paradise. Wishing you two the best of luck...
  September 9th, 2025 12:03
• Beauty Sleeps Inside (BLACKGOLDKING) The beauty of this poem shines gloriously from within the soul of the...
  September 7th, 2025 10:44
• Falling, Failing (Tristan Robert Lange) Remarkable poetry in musical form, how many of our most beloved...
  September 5th, 2025 14:51
• A Whole Heart or Half? (Teddy.15) Selfless love knows no bounds, while conditional or jealous love is self...
  September 5th, 2025 13:08
• They are after her (Devender Kumar) I t seems jealousy know no bounds, the plight of a seeming innocent. Good...
  September 3rd, 2025 15:58
• Choose (NafisaSB) Choice leads us in so many different directions, it\'s the story of our...
  September 3rd, 2025 08:41
• Fear of Falling (Neville) They may fall, but for a brief time we enjoy their beautiful colors, we...
  September 1st, 2025 14:57
• Unknown (Tristan Robert Lange) It seems unconscionable that there are those who fought and died, without...
  September 1st, 2025 14:52
• Swarms Around Me. (Goldfinch60) A fun Sunday read, maybe someone should invent a repelent. I know of a...
  August 31st, 2025 13:48
• An empty Mug (RSM0812) The opposites of life coexist; my cup runeth over or the well is dry. ...
  August 31st, 2025 13:45
• Little armor (Sorenbarrett) You pay tribute to one of my favorite animals, believe it or not. We have...
  August 31st, 2025 13:31
• rose cycle (haiku set) (Arqios) A creation of such beauty, we often take for granted, until you stop to...
  August 31st, 2025 13:24
• So, Ahem, I Have...House Cats (Cheeky Missy) Alas, I am allergic to cats, but I love to watch their playful videos. ...
  August 31st, 2025 12:32
• Of Fall, Fatigue, and Feeling like Piglet (Cheeky Missy) Autumn will be upon us with shorter days, chill in the air, comfort foods...
  August 30th, 2025 13:45
• Fusion - Nooooo! (Orchidee) I thought fusion was nuclear, got to broden my horizens. I get what...
  August 30th, 2025 13:23
• Time standing Still (RSM0812) The mystery of time, in beautiful rhyme. Love it!
  August 30th, 2025 13:20
• Not of Dark but Light (Teddy.15) Your raven is wise and perceptive, and knows the part of you that is...
  August 30th, 2025 11:44
• Holy People\'s Town (Tristan Robert Lange) I was not aware of Holy People\'s Town, and googling its history was quite...
  August 30th, 2025 09:15
• Live For Today Again. (Goldfinch60) You are the quintessential philosopher my friend, and as you share you...
  August 29th, 2025 09:13
• Beauty and thorns (Sorenbarrett) This touches the heart in a very special way. Allow beauty to live in its...
  August 29th, 2025 09:10
• dogfight interlude (Arqios) Such an amazing fantasy, a treat for the senses. I would love to see this...
  August 29th, 2025 09:07
• Guild the Lilly (RSM0812) What a beautiful metaphor for true love. The rose, perfection in and of...
  August 29th, 2025 08:52
• My Hungry Body Satisfied. (Goldfinch60) A delightful double entendre in poetic form, had me going right up to the...
  August 25th, 2025 12:19
• Blood and bone (Sorenbarrett) How many people would have the courage to survive at such a cost? A story...
  August 25th, 2025 12:15
• a clockwork orangerie (Arqios) As I read I think of a magical device, locked away in the castle attic,...
  August 25th, 2025 11:56
• Skeleton Key (Tristan Robert Lange) I feel I am being lead through a labyrinth of mental illness with all of...
  August 25th, 2025 11:47
• Slow it Down (Thomas W Case) Great advice, the brain chatter can be incessant. Good write my friend!
  August 25th, 2025 11:33
• Against The Flow. (Goldfinch60) I\'m listening to the Chopin Nocturne as I write this comment, it is so...
  August 20th, 2025 11:08
• Seasons (Sorenbarrett) The beautiful imagery of this poem paints to perfection the seasons in all...
  August 20th, 2025 11:01
• Lovers Rose (RSM0812) I read it aloud, and loved every line!
  August 20th, 2025 10:50
• we meet again, mid-sentence (Arqios) I think sometimes the aspects of beauty do come slowly; the more we see,...
  August 20th, 2025 10:38
• The Making of the Dawn (Tony Grannell) You have captured the awakening of the dawn, as well as of the mind in...
  August 20th, 2025 10:30
• To create something from scratch. (Friendship) True friendships are built from scratch, and your last stanza sums it all...
  August 20th, 2025 07:55
• Summer (Jerry Reynolds) Your poem brings memories of childhood summers, very different from senior...
  August 20th, 2025 07:49
• Today (NafisaSB) Dear poetess, today of all days I found your beautiful poem, a day when I...
  August 20th, 2025 07:45
• We Have All Been There (GenXer Shamrocker ☘️) Beautifully said, agree with you one hundred fold. This poem is both...
  August 18th, 2025 11:05
• Oscar Peterson. (Goldfinch60) Your love of jazz and the maestro is so very touching in this poem. A...
  August 16th, 2025 13:16
• Death Wrapped (Tony Grannell) No matter what the ravages of time, love never becomes old or worn out, it...
  August 16th, 2025 13:12
• Choc`O`Holic. (Poetic Licence) As a recovering choca\"o\"holic I can enjoy the thought, the smell and the...
  August 16th, 2025 13:04
• Poetic lightning (Sorenbarrett) There is a time in the morning, just before waking, when thoughts seem to...
  August 16th, 2025 12:59
• 8-days in a gum-leaf blur (Arqios) Did a google search and found \"gum-leaf\" (eucalyptus), which must have...
  August 16th, 2025 12:51
• The Open Door (Tristan Robert Lange) Amen, my friend. We come together for the good of all, for the bonds of...
  August 16th, 2025 11:22
• Fungi Have Feelings Too You Know (Neville) Kudos to you for standing up for the fungi. Great imagery and imagination...
  August 16th, 2025 11:03
• The Indian Soldiers (Nature) A wonderful tribute to a beautiful country, for those who have revered and...
  August 16th, 2025 10:41
• Do You Belong? (Rebellion_in_sanity) I love the way you portray the \"essence of being\" in this poem. Your...
  August 15th, 2025 08:09
• Freed from Speech (Gershon Wolf) This is very clever, and double edged. You\'ve packed a lot in four...
  August 14th, 2025 08:03
• Forever Young ~ (Nature) You capture the many facets of life beautifully in this poem, your soul...
  August 11th, 2025 16:15
• Here Comes the Circus, I Guess (Cheeky Missy) A rapturous journey through a gastronomic feast, entertained by kitties...
  August 10th, 2025 11:10
• The Egyptian (Tony Grannell) A poem of such romantic bliss, loves journey upon the nile, in elegant...
  August 10th, 2025 10:53
• Driving To The Moon. (Goldfinch60) Lucky you! I stepped out for my early morning walk today, and there was...
  August 10th, 2025 09:54
• Sand in a bottle (Sorenbarrett) Time is the one thing that we cannot, but would love to, control. Such a...
  August 10th, 2025 09:46
• Sunday Fun-Day: \"Dawn\" (Arqios) How beautiful the sentiment of this poem, to enjoy simply being, and the...
  August 10th, 2025 09:42
• Watching you (Maplespal) I love the suspense. Constant vigilance required in an age of, as some...
  August 10th, 2025 09:38
• Seven Lines to Burn (Tristan Robert Lange) I\'m not familiar with the acrostic, so I googled. I think that in the...
  August 10th, 2025 09:31
• Breath of Heaven (Rrodriguez) What a beautiful, vivid description of a cloud descended to earth. I\'ve...
  August 7th, 2025 16:17
• The Plight Of A Sage (ElizabethMoroz) Incredible poem in it\'s structure and cadence. I read aloud several...
  August 6th, 2025 12:50
• The Keys In A Mansion. (Goldfinch60) Like the movements in a musical piece, i feel your poem reflects the many...
  August 6th, 2025 11:54
• Manners (Poetic Licence) Pay it forward my friend, you say it beautifully in verse. It costs...
  August 6th, 2025 11:43
• Naughty! (Orchidee) Well Orchi, the only thing I can think of is a speech impediment; Porky...
  August 6th, 2025 11:35
• “spark of now” (Arqios) I see two hearts meet as one, only to lose each other before that love...
  August 6th, 2025 11:30
• An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind (Sorenbarrett) You capture here the essence of what binds us together. We have the...
  August 6th, 2025 11:17
• Barbed (Peto) The trials and tribulations of life take their toll, \"barbed wire rips...
  August 6th, 2025 11:01
• Filling Gaps (Neville) This poem dear friend, tugs at the heart strings and brings a lump to the...
  August 6th, 2025 10:49
• Life is a Gift (RSM0812) Thank you for this lovely poem, a reminder of what we too often fail to...
  August 6th, 2025 10:44
• Go on a adventure (Tony36) Amen brother, I\'m with you all the way! The passion just oozes out of...
  August 6th, 2025 10:35
• Confession (Dan Williams) This is a wonderful poem of self reflection. It is an giant step forward...
  August 5th, 2025 12:46
• What was it? (Damaso) You describe the little pariah in charming detail. He flies on his wheels...
  August 5th, 2025 12:28
• Princess (Peto) This feme fatale hides behind the guise of a wallflower to lure her prey?...
  August 3rd, 2025 14:27
• Love Blooms Tanka. (Goldfinch60) Such a lovely life affirming, love affirming poem Andy, and the perfect...
  August 3rd, 2025 12:36
• Wise Man Say (23) (Poetic Licence) Your sage wisdom is not lost on those who see it. I heed it all, and will...
  August 3rd, 2025 12:33
• Quiet Repose (RSM0812) You describe a love so beautiful that to lose yourself in it, is to find...
  August 3rd, 2025 12:28
• Tick tock (Sorenbarrett) I read several times and was intrigued by this allusion to time, and how...
  August 3rd, 2025 12:22
• We Kept Our Mouths Shut (Tony Grannell) Whether through fear or complacancy, we have often found it more expedient...
  August 3rd, 2025 12:06
• \"sunlit newsflash\" (happy poems weekend suite) (Arqios) This piece of positivity is turning those lemons into lemonade. ...
  August 3rd, 2025 11:52
• Cutting (Maplespal) The repetition of lines sounds a mantra, culminationg in an affirmation. ...
  August 3rd, 2025 11:47
• Taste of Summer (Jerry Reynolds) A lovely remembrance, soft and gentle.
  August 3rd, 2025 11:43
• NO (Tony36) Bravo, keep those incredible thoughts flowing. I love the courage and...
  August 3rd, 2025 11:41
• Never play games with a woman who isn’t afraid to be alone. (Friendship) She is the Woman of the Modern Era, and you capture her brilliantly in...
  August 3rd, 2025 11:09
• Summer Shower (Jerry Reynolds) I have the feeling you are not one who darts for cover, more power to you....
  August 2nd, 2025 11:31
• Potential, (we \'all\' have it within us to succeed...) (Paul Ramnora) Being of a senior age, I can truthfully say that what you speak of in this...
  August 2nd, 2025 11:28