Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• leap of faith (Arqios) Truth does seem to be a leap of faith these days, as you so eloquently...
  June 3rd, 2023 12:31
• Uber Brides (Neville) I suppose the journey can determine the destination, whatever it may hold...
  June 3rd, 2023 12:17
• When Art is Suppressed (Ghazal) (Rocky Lagou) Dearest Rocky I feel that I don\'t know my own country any more. This is...
  June 2nd, 2023 11:14
• Senryus 11 (MendedFences27) I guess I\'m working backwards, but I love this as much as Senryus 12,...
  May 30th, 2023 15:31
• Senryus 12 (MendedFences27) Each part of this piece speaks simply and powerfully of truth and wisdom. ...
  May 30th, 2023 15:26
• Memories (Bella Shepard) Thank you so much my cherished friend. I love that you saw those...
  May 29th, 2023 08:51
• Book Life. (Goldfinch60) I find this such a comforting poem dear friend. I just spent the...
  May 28th, 2023 15:23
• Pentecost Promise (Orchidee) I have always thought of the figure of Jesus as comforting, love how...
  May 28th, 2023 15:10
• Subservience (Sorenbarrett) Amen brother! We seem to have a penchant for extremes, but then they...
  May 28th, 2023 15:05
• Let me Wrap my Arms Around You (Adventuressmalik) This poem is pure delight. I googled Soul Family and was completely...
  May 27th, 2023 14:22
• Forever Losses (Parisab) I don\'t think we can ever fully understand the losses suffered by so many...
  May 27th, 2023 14:14
• Poor kid (Sorenbarrett) Now that\'s what I call really poor!
  May 27th, 2023 14:05
• Build A Table. (Goldfinch60) Dear Andy this is just perfect. And if that table is round, even better. ...
  May 27th, 2023 13:50
• No More Blues for These Tired Eyes (Neville) I googled NAAOIN, a condition I was not aware of, and am saddened to think...
  May 27th, 2023 13:47
• Here Be Help (Orchidee) Wonderful words dear Orchi, we are never alone.
  May 27th, 2023 13:32
• fare thee well (Arqios) It is the poet who finds hidden treasures and brings them to life, or...
  May 27th, 2023 13:28
• Bed of roses or thorns (🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽) Dear poet this is such a beautiul take on love everlasting. I can relate...
  May 26th, 2023 10:51
• At Least to the Moon and Back (Neville) What could be more beautiful than undying love? Simply and eleglantly...
  May 25th, 2023 13:09
• Shyless Rose (Fay Slimm.) Beautiful pic, beautiful poem. Makes me want to dream of fair maids and...
  May 20th, 2023 16:05
• Sins to Pardon (Sorenbarrett) This piece so sad and yet so beautiful in it\'s splendid verse. I enjoyed...
  May 20th, 2023 16:02
• scare (Arqios) I cannot imagine any worse feeling in the world than seeing someone you...
  May 20th, 2023 15:45
• Dancing On The Water. (Goldfinch60) You capture the essence of wind and water with this beautifully fluid...
  May 20th, 2023 14:44
• Undeniably Piqued (Neville) Perhaps everyone has a facade that hides their true nature. It\'s only...
  May 20th, 2023 14:30
• Not The Place To Travel. (Goldfinch60) You are absolutely right! Some of the most interesting interactions my...
  May 16th, 2023 14:46
• Peace Through Prayers (Orchidee) I love the second last stanza, says it all. Great write!
  May 16th, 2023 14:41
• Celsius Rising (Neville) The cloak of invisibility can sometimes be a blessing, perhaps a bullit...
  May 16th, 2023 14:38
• Seen (Fay Slimm.) You strike at the heart of my favorite time of the day. There is often...
  May 16th, 2023 14:06
• first snow blues (Arqios) This stunning metaphor for love captured in water, its properties, its...
  May 16th, 2023 14:03
• Communion Contemplation (Orchidee) Communion of bread and of community dear friend, beautifully expressed.
  May 14th, 2023 13:09
• They Were Nothing But Fools (Neville) The old saying \"one man\'s junk is another man\'s treasure\" comes to...
  May 14th, 2023 13:06
• The Loss Of Family? (Goldfinch60) Great write my friend, you make me yearn for the long lost days of dial...
  May 14th, 2023 12:48
• cannery row (Arqios) I\'m old enough to remember real food; grown in the yard, washed, cooked...
  May 14th, 2023 12:36
• A Wedding. (Doggerel Dave) Dear Dave I think we\'re all in the same sorry state of fatigue. ...
  May 13th, 2023 09:38
• Cockroach! (Rocky Lagou) What a coincidence, just today I recieved a card in the mail telling me...
  May 11th, 2023 15:20
• Reflections (Sorenbarrett) The hall of mirrors contains so many iterations of ourselves, layer upon...
  May 10th, 2023 13:54
• Undertow (Fay Slimm.) Such a timely and powerful message dear Fay. Why can our foresight not be...
  May 9th, 2023 12:24
• Duplicity (Neville) Ouch! Why is it that the sound of the word \"duplicity\" seems somewhat...
  May 9th, 2023 12:13
• Practical Pursuits (Orchidee) What have we dear Orchi if we have not each other. Thank you.
  May 9th, 2023 11:47
• plumbing depths (Arqios) There is something in the air these days that insidiously wraps us in...
  May 9th, 2023 11:45
• Love Potion No.19 (Parisab) Young love\'s niavete lasts briefly, but is never forgotten. The first...
  May 7th, 2023 14:34
• Just a Man With a Thing About Bees (Neville) I agree with learned poets, supercilious is very impressive. Now if...
  May 7th, 2023 14:00
• We Have Memories. (Goldfinch60) Thank you dear poet for this beautiful blossom of hope. On a day when I...
  May 7th, 2023 13:50
• coronated (Arqios) The pomp and circumstance of the spectacle over, celebrations at an end,...
  May 7th, 2023 13:46
• Coronation Kiss (Orchidee) What a wonderful reflection on the coronation Orchi. I think you captured...
  May 7th, 2023 13:38
• All things (Sorenbarrett) At the most basic level we are all the energy of life, one incredible,...
  May 7th, 2023 06:11
• Treading The Path Of Life (Bella Shepard) Thank you Nev, for taking time to read and comment, always appreciated.
  May 6th, 2023 11:11
• Upon Recalling Youth and Poetry (Neville) These days, youth seems something I dreamt of once. And poetry, the...
  May 6th, 2023 09:27
• Treading The Path Of Life (Bella Shepard) Thank you my friend, I always appreciate you reading.
  May 4th, 2023 14:34
• Spring Haiku. (Goldfinch60) What could be more joyful than welcoming spring with beautiful words,...
  May 4th, 2023 13:46
• The Month Of May. (Goldfinch60) Here in my state of Missouri (I pronounce it Misery) you\'ve come very...
  May 3rd, 2023 13:37
• Resurrection Rejoicings (Orchidee) Your first three words \"Behold, a mystery\", to all of us. Each in our...
  May 3rd, 2023 13:28
• Clandestine Biscuits (Fay Slimm.) To seize those momentous experiences of your life with such happy abandon...
  May 3rd, 2023 13:24
• Are We Nearly There Yet (Neville) There are those journeys that you wish would never end, and it\'s always...
  May 3rd, 2023 13:16
• Mark Well the Purpose of Night (Neville) Tis true that the brain is more busy durning the night when we sleep, than...
  May 3rd, 2023 13:09
• My son of 2000, My son of now (Parisab) This beautiful poem is so unique in its concept. The joy of a newborn,...
  May 1st, 2023 10:27
• Gifted (Fay Slimm.) Dear Fay I just found this gem. I\'ve come across these muiscians in so...
  May 1st, 2023 10:13
• Earth\'s Music. (Goldfinch60) Your words are golden dear friend. There is nothing like an early morning...
  April 30th, 2023 11:46
• Here Be Hope (Orchidee) Hope does spring eternal dear friend, thank you!
  April 30th, 2023 11:36
• The Perceived Necessity For Three Precise Approximations (Neville) Such difficult questions you pose dear poet. How do we quantiafy Life\'s...
  April 30th, 2023 11:27
• air quotes (Arqios) I love to stand under the roof of my porch in a thunder storm and hear, ...
  April 30th, 2023 09:47
• summer breeze (Arqios) Heavenly, those breezes! To feel something you can only see in the ...
  April 30th, 2023 09:43
• What do we expect? (Sorenbarrett) \"Entropy is a measure of disorder and in our universe, everything tends...
  April 28th, 2023 12:13
• Signals? (Goldfinch60) I\'ll date myself now. I was quite young, but I remember a time when my...
  April 28th, 2023 11:36
• Refuge Requests (Orchidee) Refuge in your faith will always sustain. Wise words my friend.
  April 28th, 2023 11:27
• The Blue Butterfly (Haiku/Senryū #7) (Rocky Lagou) The symbolism of a loved one, spirit or angel touching you when a...
  April 28th, 2023 11:22
• The Ghost of My Self That Was (Neville) Sitting on the balconet in the pouring rain, in stark contrast to the...
  April 28th, 2023 10:54
• The Heartbeat Of The Universe. (Goldfinch60) Dear friend you found the sweetest spot in my heart with this poem, one of...
  April 24th, 2023 16:27
• Just Judgement (Orchidee) I have always thought that what is right, honest and true is built upon a...
  April 24th, 2023 15:59
• Fire (Sorenbarrett) Fire touches us in so many ways. You capture literally and figuretively...
  April 24th, 2023 12:20
• WHAT IS (Fay Slimm.) The pic that accompanies this poem speaks so beautifully of embracing all...
  April 24th, 2023 12:17
• Tears (Thinkerbell) Tears say so much, beautifully told dear poet.
  April 23rd, 2023 17:07
• Written (Rhmn_7) This is a gem. The life of the poem, told by the poem, so cleverly...
  April 23rd, 2023 07:04
• O, Brother! (Christina8) Be happy my friend and feel free of encumberance. When you feel good in...
  April 21st, 2023 14:32
• Only By Giving. (Goldfinch60) I\'m so glad dear friend that this \"something\" came to mind. Good...
  April 21st, 2023 13:36
• Light Leading (Orchidee) Light and life and love. The three L\'\'s most wondrous in this world. A...
  April 21st, 2023 13:34
• Headstone (Sorenbarrett) In my youth I sometimes thought of death as the infinite sleep, where I...
  April 21st, 2023 13:29
• lift (Arqios) How wonderful to see self-worth reflected in the eyes of another, and to...
  April 21st, 2023 13:10
• PA: \"A Skyful of Love\" By Satinder Malik, Foreword by Rocky Lagou (Rocky Lagou) Dear Rocky your forward beckons the reader to follow a journey of wonder...
  April 20th, 2023 16:31
• Acsetic (Sorenbarrett) Wonderful poem, and your third stanza is certainly one to contemplate and...
  April 19th, 2023 14:45
• Acsetic (Sorenbarrett) Wonderful poem, and your third stanza is certainly one to contemplate and...
  April 19th, 2023 13:07
• pyrite-technic (Arqios) Great title! Lessons learned and hopefully the wiser for? It doesn\'t...
  April 18th, 2023 14:32
• As Free As a Proverbial Bird (Neville) You always fly high and free my friend, such a lovely parting gift you...
  April 18th, 2023 14:20
• Make Love Not War Acrostic. (Goldfinch60) This is beautiful in both message and wonderful verse. I thank you for...
  April 18th, 2023 14:15
• Presence Petition (Orchidee) A wonderful hymn-poem, and especiall love the second stanza, what better...
  April 18th, 2023 14:05
• come and get it (Arqios) Three lovely lines seem to symbolize the peace and comfort of a simple...
  April 17th, 2023 16:05
• July first 2023 will celebrate... (Poet2rhyme4tommorrow) Wishing you a very Happy Anniversary, and many more to come in your...
  April 17th, 2023 15:59
• Dear Garden of Eden (Rocky Lagou) Dearest Rocky I understand your reflection, and given the state of our...
  April 17th, 2023 15:50
• Holy Amnesia (Parisab) Your words are striking and beautiful dear poet. A question posed, to...
  April 17th, 2023 12:53
• Poets Die, Poems Don\'t (Rocky Lagou) Welcome home dear Rocky, I love hearing your crystal clear voice once...
  April 17th, 2023 12:09
• My System (Doggerel Dave) Besides your poetry, your forthrightness is one of the things that I love...
  April 17th, 2023 08:40
• Panel Show Prophet (AuburnScribbler) Dear poet your words ring so very true. I find myself these days avoiding...
  April 16th, 2023 13:14
• Bucket List (Neville) Beautifully said dear friend. Life is each moment and each moment is...
  April 16th, 2023 13:07
• What We Had. (Fay Slimm.) Sad reminiscences can lay bare the path that lead to them, and we wonder...
  April 15th, 2023 14:00
• Sirens of Fascination (Adventuressmalik) Two most powerful words in your final stanza, \"Universal Love\", speak to...
  April 15th, 2023 13:52
• Dodgy Dogs. (Goldfinch60) I just wonder if the dogs had a choice, what they would like to be called?...
  April 15th, 2023 13:40
• Prosperous Progressions (Orchidee) Peace and love to you dear friend, always a righteous read.
  April 15th, 2023 13:35
• Charming (Neville) I suppose it\'s true that men typically only remember the last thing that...
  April 15th, 2023 13:30
• Epitaph (Sorenbarrett) You have packed into two lines a phylosophy of life that gives it meaning....
  April 15th, 2023 13:18
• Kernou (Arqios) Dear Bard, did some googling on this one and found the answers to my...
  April 15th, 2023 13:16
• Beethoven\'s Grave. (Goldfinch60) You lulled me with the beautiful picture you painted of that peaceful...
  April 11th, 2023 14:08