Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• Me A Pedant! (Goldfinch60) O, I C. U R 2 B what U R 2 B. Okay by me. Extraordinary pianist, she is...
  July 30th, 2023 15:01
• Restoring Reassurances (Orchidee) We all seek refuge from the evils of this world, lovely to think it could...
  July 30th, 2023 14:43
• Legend of Love (Teddy.15) Beautifully told and illustrated dear Teddy. I will have fairytale...
  July 30th, 2023 14:16
• Aliens (Doggerel Dave) I\'m so glad to see you here my friend. I read and I chuckled all the way...
  July 29th, 2023 15:30
• Another Local Legend (Neville) Dearest Nev, this one brings a lump to my throat, and tears to my eyes. ...
  July 29th, 2023 15:16
• African Proverb. (Goldfinch60) Fifteen words, two lines, accompanied by a song that is priceless, the...
  July 29th, 2023 15:06
• Light-Living (Orchidee) The light of love, the light of day, the light of my life, the light of...
  July 29th, 2023 14:59
• Pinocchio, deep in thought (Teddy.15) Such an adorable picture, with just a hit of double entendre? It was more...
  July 29th, 2023 14:53
• Question of Self (Pop64) This is extraordinary dear poet. The flow, rhyme and cadence of each line...
  July 29th, 2023 14:48
• 21st century toy (Peto) Dear friend you strike at the heart of remembrance with this one. I...
  July 28th, 2023 14:28
• Smile For More. (Goldfinch60) Wonderful video, a little comic relief followed by beautiful guitar. As I...
  July 28th, 2023 14:07
• Winter’s Meadow (Teddy.15) I love the picture you\'ve chosen for this poem dear Teddy, a very special...
  July 28th, 2023 13:50
• Winter’s Meadow (Teddy.15) I love the picture you\'ve chosen for this poem dear Teddy, a very special...
  July 28th, 2023 13:50
• Shades of Green and Pink - the oak\'s revelation (Nethra) Dear poet this is extraordinary. I have been an inveterate tree hugger...
  July 28th, 2023 13:37
• Way Of The Word (Orchidee) This is lovely dear Orchi, I have a special affinity for \"Let your tender...
  July 28th, 2023 13:32
• Giving In To Lunacy (Pop64) I love the wonderful rhyming scheme of this poem as I read aloud. Each...
  July 28th, 2023 13:19
• Parting Wish (Sorenbarrett) This is such a beautiful love poem dear friend, and the script serves to...
  July 28th, 2023 13:11
• In memory of Sinead O’Connor (L. B. Mek) I\'ve always loved her music, but never really knew her struggles of life....
  July 28th, 2023 13:00
• No More Fancy Restaurants (Neville) Those precious remnants that we must hold on to, bits and pieces of gold...
  July 28th, 2023 10:38
• Shadows Don’t Share Secrets (Neville) There is something wonderfully mysterious about shadows. We love playing...
  July 27th, 2023 13:45
• Lap (Peto) I read several times, and each time I discovered more. The first 6 lines,...
  July 27th, 2023 13:21
• Where All Was Beautiful. (Goldfinch60) The easy flow of this great tune had me swaying side to side in time with...
  July 27th, 2023 12:02
• Redeeming Release (Orchidee) How beautifully the bird figures into the lessons of the bible. This is...
  July 27th, 2023 11:52
• Just Vertigo (Teddy.15) I love the way you\'ve framed this watershed moment in terms of blood and...
  July 27th, 2023 11:50
• I Think it Only Fair to Suggest (Neville) It\'s always the \"what could have been\'s\" that seem to plague us most,...
  July 26th, 2023 15:47
• Only You Quench my Thirst (Parisab) The seasons of our lives seem so fleeting, the illusion of time so...
  July 26th, 2023 14:17
• Smooth talker (Peto) Loved this write my friend. Your description of this damsel is quite...
  July 26th, 2023 11:53
• hearts of gold and stars (Soph) \"they danced upon the midnight lights they twirled and giggled and came...
  July 26th, 2023 11:02
• As Yet Unfurnished (Neville) The thought of a secret room is so beguiling, where the fantasies of your...
  July 24th, 2023 14:50
• Hooked On Rugby. (Goldfinch60) Your enthusiasm is infectious dear Andy. I remember when I was in high...
  July 24th, 2023 14:38
• Book Of Life (Orchidee) Indeed Orchi, the reckoning of evil should be meted out in proportion to...
  July 24th, 2023 14:31
• Retirement from My Poetic Side (Ok Waleed) You will be missed, it was such a pleasure reading your poetry. Wishing...
  July 24th, 2023 14:18
• Nothing more (Sorenbarrett) So eloquently written dear friend, in effortless, flowing rhyme from line...
  July 22nd, 2023 13:32
• The Poetess and the Pussy (Teddy.15) Dearest Teddy, as Sheldon on the \"Big Bang Theory\" would say...
  July 22nd, 2023 12:31
• Art in my Dreams (Ok Waleed) Thank you dear friend for this lovely poem, dreams can shape us in the...
  July 22nd, 2023 12:10
• Mary\'s Momentous Moment (Orchidee) Mary Magdalen has always been my favorite, misunderstood for so long, she...
  July 22nd, 2023 11:18
• Requiem For a Lost Cause (Neville) You pull at the heart strings with this beautiful poem dear Nev. The...
  July 22nd, 2023 11:13
• I Will Remember That! (Goldfinch60) I can relate to every line of this poem dear friend. I\'ve approached...
  July 21st, 2023 15:42
• Poetess: that most profound, Lioness (L. B. Mek) First I listened to the video, enraptured by her eloquence, and passion. ...
  July 21st, 2023 15:36
• The Devonshire Ghost (Pop64) I love a good ghost story and this poem fulfills all expectations. The...
  July 21st, 2023 14:17
• summer fête (Arqios) The delights of summer are ever with us, perhaps as shadows of our...
  July 21st, 2023 13:21
• EU Factor 5000 (AuburnScribbler) Dearest poet, your words hit hard and justly. You have expressed...
  July 20th, 2023 15:14
• Haircut. (Goldfinch60) Once again, as I was reading, I couldn\'t help but anticipate a zinger of...
  July 19th, 2023 12:52
• Two Ants One Question (Neville) Would it be trit to say \"short and sweet\"? It may be, but the image of...
  July 19th, 2023 12:43
• Aspirational Ascent (Orchidee) I\'ve often found that the ascent up a steep and rocky climb is much...
  July 19th, 2023 12:37
• break of dawn (Arqios) We wait, we watch, we never know until it\'s here. We hope for the best,...
  July 19th, 2023 12:32
• Forfeiture of Thought (Pop64) So appropriate a title to describe the surrender of the last vestiges of...
  July 19th, 2023 12:25
• winter furnace (Arqios) A lovely analogy dear friend, to forgive and possibly forget, that wounds...
  July 17th, 2023 15:32
• Broken Projector (AuburnScribbler) A great write my friend, and so very true. It seems the easy buck...
  July 17th, 2023 15:22
• Sunlight To Rain. (Goldfinch60) Sorry the rain came and stopped play, but it did inspire this poem and...
  July 16th, 2023 14:39
• So Very Roughly Taken (Neville) Thank you dear Nev for tackling a subject that women have always struggled...
  July 16th, 2023 14:34
• I don\'t want to know - A human disease (Saxon Crow) My dear friend, this poem is both startling, and as shocking as it should...
  July 16th, 2023 14:17
• Little Life (Orchidee) Such a wonderful contemplation dear Orchi. I suppose each life does seem...
  July 16th, 2023 13:58
• The Scarecrow (Sorenbarrett) I read this poem aloud several times, and each time I did, I felt that I...
  July 16th, 2023 13:52
• Smile (Thinkerbell) Beautiful poem, beautiful pic. Made me smile just looking at it. A smile...
  July 16th, 2023 13:31
• \"The hungry sparrow\" ; 15 July, 2023 (Soman Ragavan) Your poem speaks sadly, yet lovingly of the creatures of nature and what...
  July 15th, 2023 11:05
• Resilience Unveiled : A Phoenix\'s Resurgence (Nethra) As I read this beautiful poem aloud, my spirit could not help but soar to...
  July 15th, 2023 10:40
• Social Media (Garth Rakumakoe) WOW! The commentary on our society in this illuminating poem is tragic...
  July 15th, 2023 10:12
• Fear\'s enslavement (Sorenbarrett) Powerful words my friend. I think you capture perfectly finding the...
  July 13th, 2023 08:02
• The Pompous Fool (Pop64) I love the bittersweet sentiment portrayed so beautifully in this poem....
  July 12th, 2023 13:40
• Ignored By Others. (Goldfinch60) Another lovely piece of music accompanying these words of gold that we...
  July 12th, 2023 12:45
• Seriously Wronged (Neville) A lesson to be learned here dear friend. Sometimes we trust too much...
  July 12th, 2023 11:44
• Abiding Assurance (Orchidee) Something we all need in our lives, Thank you Orchi!
  July 12th, 2023 11:28
• Spellbound (Peto) WOW! The imagery of this poem is very powerful, frightening and...
  July 12th, 2023 11:25
• Spellbound (Teddy.15) We need the opposites of life to live fully, said so beautifully in this...
  July 12th, 2023 11:17
• Faraday\'s lack (Arqios) I love reading about science, so this poem really intrigued me. I...
  July 12th, 2023 11:09
• Bebop. (Goldfinch60) Incredible! You always brighten my day with your wonderful trubutes to...
  July 9th, 2023 11:41
• Not Another Ending Surely (Neville) Sometimes when that stream of love seems dry, it\'s simply waiting for a...
  July 9th, 2023 11:29
• Creation Chorus (Orchidee) We are the stewards of this beautiful creation, let us treat is with...
  July 9th, 2023 11:22
• Ride (Peto) There\'s something about the beautiful rhyming scheme of this poem that I...
  July 9th, 2023 11:18
• dancing koto (Arqios) The deliberate movement and precision in each step of this dance is a...
  July 9th, 2023 11:05
• When One is No Longer (Neville) I read this poem aloud several times, and each time the sense of yearning...
  July 4th, 2023 15:25
• My Lover Senryu. (Goldfinch60) Beautiful words, beautiful song, beautiful love. God bless you both Andy,...
  July 4th, 2023 15:02
• Meditation Musings (Orchidee) Beautifully written dear friend. We could all use a period of meditation...
  July 4th, 2023 15:00
• Radiate (Peto) I read this poem several times aloud, and each time its rhyming cadence...
  July 4th, 2023 14:57
• Portrait of Truth (Teddy.15) Your modest paintbrush warms so many hearts. Such a beautiful poem dear...
  July 4th, 2023 14:47
• Fruit Salad Skies (Neville) Sounds like ambrosia to me! This wonderful poem tickles the taste buds as...
  July 3rd, 2023 12:21
• But What Of Love? (Teddy.15) A wonderfully contemplative write my friend, about an emotion we could...
  July 3rd, 2023 12:12
• From the heart (Sorenbarrett) The heart says \"let go of things you can\'t control\". Take each day as...
  July 3rd, 2023 12:06
• Brass Band Day. (Goldfinch60) Hurray for Brass Band Day! A beautiful song, beautifully played. Every...
  July 2nd, 2023 12:17
• No Remorse (Christina8) I\'ve often wondered, when I see scenes of hospital nurseries, that all...
  July 2nd, 2023 12:12
• Father (Neville) We all come into this world, equal at birth. It is what we go home to that...
  July 2nd, 2023 12:02
• Fruit Of Fortitude (Orchidee) A beautiful Sunday message dear friend, it shines for us all.
  July 2nd, 2023 11:47
• My Angel (Teddy.15) Dearest Teddy, this is so beautiful. To find that angel, that confidence...
  July 2nd, 2023 11:44
• Unabashedly True (Laura🌻) It\'s true that good things come in small packages. This little gem says...
  June 7th, 2023 16:23
• Standing in line (Sorenbarrett) Another wonderful, thought provoking poem my friend. I find that at my...
  June 6th, 2023 14:44
• Starbucks (Rhmn_7) Words have flowed from your fingertips onto this page in the most...
  June 6th, 2023 14:23
• of Inclusivity (L. B. Mek) My dearest friend as I read I cannot stop the tears of gratitude rolling...
  June 6th, 2023 14:16
• Light Through Life (Orchidee) So beautiful my friend, the light of comfort and peace that shines on the...
  June 6th, 2023 14:00
• Cinema Paradiso. (Goldfinch60) Dear Andy I remember when Cinema Paradiso was released in the late 80\"s,...
  June 6th, 2023 13:57
• Everlasting Perfect Joy (Sakwa Franc) To find your way is the greatest gift, and I thank you for sharing this...
  June 3rd, 2023 14:05
• The fine aurora🌅 (Domilla) You write of my most favorite time of day, when the world starts anew. I...
  June 3rd, 2023 13:58
• What is it? (JudyStella) My brain is trained to read left-right, and it took a few times to get...
  June 3rd, 2023 13:51
• me (Natalia B. Odair) In brief and clearly expressed words you capture the rollercoaster ride...
  June 3rd, 2023 13:45
• Still, go on (Jem) Dear friend Your determination and tenacity does you great credit. In my...
  June 3rd, 2023 13:41
• To Grow up and Grow Out (Adventuressmalik) Dear poet this poem seems especially significant, given that I am 73 and...
  June 3rd, 2023 13:27
• AI (Sorenbarrett) Dear friend the picture you paint is frightening, disturbing and all too...
  June 3rd, 2023 13:09
• Men only cry when it rains (Rhmn_7) This is so poignant dear poet. You must wonder over the ages how many men...
  June 3rd, 2023 12:53
• Hi-Yo Silver. (Goldfinch60) We can still get reruns in black and white on one of the streaming...
  June 3rd, 2023 12:44
• Shepherd of Salvation (Orchidee) A truly beautiful poem dear Orchi. I especially love the third stanza...
  June 3rd, 2023 12:36