Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• Togethering (Fay Slimm.) Brilliant dear Fay, just brilliant!
  February 19th, 2023 14:18
• cursors and curses (Arqios) That keyboard dance does get away from us at times. I find my fingers...
  February 19th, 2023 14:14
• Graves In the Churches. (Sakwa Franc) My dear friend you speak of the dilemna of religion. For my part I think...
  February 19th, 2023 14:07
• Hopeless Romantic (A Poem on Valentine’s Day) (AuburnScribbler) If we could somehow understand the multifacted, ever changing face of...
  February 16th, 2023 15:42
• Treaty Words (Sorenbarrett) You have chosen a wonderful sketch to accompany this poem. I so often...
  February 16th, 2023 15:12
• October (between friends) (Willowthewisp) Am I right, that in reading your poem I picture an online relationship? ...
  February 16th, 2023 14:56
• My Biggest Fear (Rhmn_7) How very wise, the message of this poem. As we race through life we too...
  February 16th, 2023 14:38
• Sunrise (Rhmn_7) Dear friend I just realized that when I first read this poem I wrote a...
  February 16th, 2023 14:22
• For Everfriends Everywhere (Neville) Maybe the moral is to know before you speak. It is so often easy to say,...
  February 16th, 2023 14:10
• Kindness Of Snow. (Goldfinch60) Such a beautiful analogy dear friend, the purity of snow that blankets all...
  February 16th, 2023 14:05
• Forgiveness Freedom (Orchidee) Such a wonderful message my friend! May we always find forgiveness in our...
  February 16th, 2023 14:01
• Errant (Fay Slimm.) The accompanying picture so aptly evokes the nature of your poem dear Fay....
  February 16th, 2023 13:49
• star signed (Arqios) Your poem and music bring such delight. At this time of year I can step...
  February 16th, 2023 13:38
• Amateur (Sorenbarrett) The whittler of words has created a piece that comes from the heart, the...
  February 12th, 2023 15:26
• Distilled Time (Neville) To capture a moment in time is serendipitous, to be saved and treasured. ...
  February 12th, 2023 15:12
• Tasted. (Fay Slimm.) One again you take me to an enchanted place, where it seems dreams are...
  February 12th, 2023 15:02
• Working together (Greg57) Such words of wisdom dear poet, and so much food for thought. Loved it...
  February 12th, 2023 13:52
• Don\'t forget (Rhmn_7) Dear poet this is such a wonderfully, intuitive write. The last two lines...
  February 12th, 2023 12:28
• Shadows Dancing (Neville) Such a beautiful image, dancing in the brightness of day and the shadows...
  February 10th, 2023 16:31
• Nothing For Granted. (Goldfinch60) As you express gratitude for the basic necessities of life, I can feel ...
  February 10th, 2023 16:19
• Penitence For Persecutors (Orchidee) Your poem applies so aptly to our world situation today in so many ways. ...
  February 10th, 2023 16:01
• hidden valentine (Arqios) Thank you dear poet for this look into a hidden history. Some good...
  February 10th, 2023 15:58
• Enigma (Saxon Crow) Methinks you got it quite right!
  February 10th, 2023 15:13
• developmental linguistics (Willowthewisp) Dear poet hold onto that child, for you\'ve created something truly...
  February 6th, 2023 17:06
• River And Time. (Goldfinch60) Your analogy of the river and time is perfect. This is so beautifully and...
  February 6th, 2023 16:55
• Trusted Tutor (Orchidee) The quintessential tutor, for without whom we are lost. Good write dear...
  February 6th, 2023 16:47
• Pre-date-Her (Neville) Your analogy to a predator waiting patiently, stimulated by movement of...
  February 6th, 2023 16:44
• Adorning (Fay Slimm.) Dear Fay you strike at the core of a poetic heart. It is a whim, the...
  February 6th, 2023 16:33
• tongue in cheek (Arqios) Oh, the anticipation of acceptance the validation, don\'t we all seek it? ...
  February 6th, 2023 16:17
• Unending Love. (Sakwa Franc) Beautiful words, beautiful poem, wonderfully inspiring.
  February 4th, 2023 07:26
• Universal Love (Adventuressmalik) You have described the many facets of love in this poem, and brought them...
  February 4th, 2023 07:22
• Statues - a Rhymeless Rant (Doggerel Dave) How brave of you to start this conversation dear friend. History is...
  February 3rd, 2023 15:24
• Intracerebral (Tallisman) Such a compelling picture you paint of schizophrenia. It\'s so difficult...
  February 2nd, 2023 14:19
• Baldies. (Goldfinch60) Dear poet you are most fortunate to be in the 30% of men who do not go...
  February 2nd, 2023 14:11
• Chasing the Carpet (Neville) The sadness is that that anyone should become the slave of such a monster,...
  February 2nd, 2023 14:00
• Candlemas Communings (Orchidee) I can imagine Simeon\'s joy, holding this beautiful baby, so full of...
  February 2nd, 2023 13:53
• memorial garden (Arqios) My father was a veteran of WWII, and both he and my mother are buried in...
  February 2nd, 2023 13:50
• Waiting Existence (Fay Slimm.) A beautiful image of love depicted it the ebb and flow of ocean tides. ...
  February 2nd, 2023 13:40
• Possibilities. (Goldfinch60) If we could but hold onto your words of wisdom, what wonderful days we...
  January 31st, 2023 15:25
• Fisher Followers (Orchidee) Complete trust in another, here there were no doubts. So beautifully...
  January 31st, 2023 15:17
• Acceptance (Fay Slimm.) It seems you have captured the stages of enlightenment in a brevity of...
  January 31st, 2023 15:15
• trinketry (Arqios) Your poem puts me in mind of a spell being cast, so enjoyed it. And the...
  January 31st, 2023 15:12
• With Her Head Full of Feathers .. (Neville) Feathers are such gentle things, ethereal and beautiful. Such fitting...
  January 31st, 2023 15:03
• Circular journey (Sorenbarrett) This one takes my breath away. Who knew that physics could be poetry. ...
  January 31st, 2023 14:56
• Cat as trophy (Sorenbarrett) This is a wonderful, engaging story with a punch line that is priceless. ...
  January 31st, 2023 14:51
• Miss. Understanding/mind and soul agape (Sorenbarrett) Dear poet this poem is such fun as you play with our extraordinary English...
  January 31st, 2023 14:43
• Rainbows And Stars. (Goldfinch60) These are the very best words in the world to live by. How did you get so...
  January 29th, 2023 16:42
• Asking Assurances (Orchidee) Another Sunday best dear friend. The fourth stanza, words to live by.!
  January 29th, 2023 16:26
• ever closer (Arqios) Dear poet this is so incredibly creative. Is it indeed your voice that I...
  January 29th, 2023 16:20
• Shore Song (Fay Slimm.) Incredible pic for this oh so lovely poem dear Fay. While I\'m here in my...
  January 29th, 2023 15:58
• Making Out On a Loop (Neville) You\'ve written brilliantly of the desire to capture the moment, the...
  January 29th, 2023 15:47
• Sombras (Sorenbarrett) While wandering through your archives I came across this gem. I pulled up...
  January 29th, 2023 15:00
• Today. (Fay Slimm.) Dear Fay the picture you so vividly paint in words is just beautiful....
  January 28th, 2023 13:11
• Ageless Hippie. (Goldfinch60) I was not a hippie, but I was a teenager in the Age of Aquarius and it was...
  January 28th, 2023 12:59
• Prayer Pleas (Orchidee) Your unwavering faith is an inspiration in all that you write dear friend,...
  January 28th, 2023 12:46
• Flawed #2 (Neville) How often do we feel a sense of disappointment when we come to find that...
  January 28th, 2023 12:35
• Men today, gods tomorrow (Sorenbarrett) As I read this poem I kept wanting to sing it to the tune of Billy Joel\'s...
  January 28th, 2023 12:14
• Why do we trust in you? (Arqios) So relevant and succinctly versed dear poet. You\'ve hit the proverbial...
  January 28th, 2023 11:48
• Earth, Air, Fire (Sorenbarrett) I\'ve read several books lately about the life cycles of ancient forests,...
  January 25th, 2023 14:48
• So consider (Sorenbarrett) I love the rhyming patterns that you employ in your poems, and this one is...
  January 25th, 2023 14:38
• Art (Sorenbarrett) I suppose art is in the eye of the beholder, but the eye must be wide open...
  January 25th, 2023 14:31
• Resignation (Sorenbarrett) This is such a breathtaking commentary on our modern, electrified,...
  January 25th, 2023 14:25
• Queen Victoria Sits Again. (Doggerel Dave) I certainly understand the desire for repatriation of treasured artifacts...
  January 24th, 2023 14:39
• Watson And Holmes Went Camping. (Goldfinch60) I read this, anticipating one of your classic zingers at the end, and you...
  January 24th, 2023 14:27
• Good Graces (Orchidee) There is so much good and beauty in the world, and we need to be reminded....
  January 24th, 2023 14:19
• The dance (Sorenbarrett) I love the wonderful rhyming scheme of this poem as I read it aloud, its...
  January 24th, 2023 14:16
• Just Another Way Out (Neville) Wonderfully worded my friend. Sad for the people who never seem to be...
  January 24th, 2023 14:04
• Raining a Yesterday (Fay Slimm.) You describe so beautifully the aftermath of love, and the healing that...
  January 24th, 2023 13:54
• Gone (Fay Slimm.) The shadow pic is perfect, beautiful but fleeting as the day ages. The...
  January 20th, 2023 17:45
• The Day Before the Day Before Today (Neville) The mystery of time permeates your poem, and the last four lines are...
  January 20th, 2023 17:08
• Prams. (Doggerel Dave) Your point is well taken. My thought is that we really don\'t understand...
  January 20th, 2023 14:32
• My Kind Of Day. (Goldfinch60) As I read, I walk vicariously through the deep frost and bright sunshine...
  January 20th, 2023 14:15
• fee free (Arqios) You capture the freedom to be in such beautiful metaphor in this poem. ...
  January 20th, 2023 14:11
• Guard Against Grieving (Orchidee) This poem speaks to the kindness of your nature dear friend, beautifully...
  January 20th, 2023 14:06
• Swallow a sunbeam (Sorenbarrett) Dear poet, sadly your words are reverberating around the world. I see it...
  January 20th, 2023 13:43
• Waiting For Godel (Kurt Philip Behm) Love this poem. For me, your final stanza so beautifully phrases the...
  January 20th, 2023 13:34
• A Handful of Random Thoughts and a Sunflower (Neville) Your words evoke images, emotions and a sunflower pressed between the...
  January 18th, 2023 13:32
• Midas touch (Sorenbarrett) Beautifully poignant dear friend, who really knows what may be again. ...
  January 18th, 2023 13:25
• Acromegaly. (Goldfinch60) What a wonderful narrative dear Andy. Your choice of song mirrors so well...
  January 18th, 2023 13:17
• Mercy Missive (Orchidee) So lyrical and lovely, each stanza dear friend.
  January 18th, 2023 13:02
• Blanketed. (Fay Slimm.) Your picture speaks volumes, as does your words. To love it while it...
  January 18th, 2023 12:59
• once (Arqios) What those \"once\" moments lead to is often not within our power to see. ...
  January 18th, 2023 12:53
• Philosophy And Reason. (Goldfinch60) Point well taken dear friend. I suppose we may find faith in the healing...
  January 13th, 2023 13:35
• Grace Given (Orchidee) Thank you Orchi for another lovely verse, and for a hymn I have always...
  January 13th, 2023 12:53
• Seen (Fay Slimm.) Dear Fay, you have succinctly and wonderfully captured the essence of...
  January 13th, 2023 12:21
• An Uncertain Certainty (Neville) In matters of the heart it seems, the head grapples with emotion and a...
  January 13th, 2023 09:52
• pygmalean ivory (Arqios) All too familiar these days. I think of survivors, who thought they...
  January 13th, 2023 09:39
• The scent of a dream (Sorenbarrett) \"The scent of a dream\", haunting and beautiful, lingering as dreams so...
  January 12th, 2023 17:39
• Concerning Some ‘C’ Words. (Doggerel Dave) This was great fun to read my friend. Now \"Lady and the Tramp\" had it...
  January 11th, 2023 16:17
• Disaster Trumps Competition. (Doggerel Dave) A great write Dear poet. The rhyming pattern for me, treats the subject...
  January 11th, 2023 15:59
• 17 (Rocky Lagou) \"Born bold, born strong. The kid is poetic\". The kid knows himself at...
  January 9th, 2023 15:17
• Villanelle in Subzero (Rocky Lagou) I\'ve watched as icicles melt, slowly dripping, and I begin to feel the...
  January 9th, 2023 15:09
• Cruising Past the Billboard That Declares: “It’s Ok to Say Gay” (Rocky Lagou) This, dear Rocky, is such a powerful work, and the billboard such a...
  January 9th, 2023 14:30
• Tears And Joy. (Goldfinch60) Dear Andy I can only sigh, and tell you how beautiful this is, and how...
  January 8th, 2023 11:15
• Star Seen (Orchidee) A fond memory from childhood is arranging the nativity scene under the...
  January 8th, 2023 11:14
• Something More Than Just Skin Deep (Neville) This is a poem to truly dive into head first, and be immersed in the...
  January 8th, 2023 11:04
• Dualities (Sorenbarrett) Such a dichotomy you present here dear poet, and one we must grapple with...
  January 8th, 2023 10:59
• Brightness (Fay Slimm.) You grab my heart with this one dear Fay. The last stanza is so striking...
  January 8th, 2023 10:46
• Beautiful Destinations. (Goldfinch60) When we walk we observe, when we observe we appreciate, when we appreciate...
  January 6th, 2023 14:40
• Epiphany Expectations (Orchidee) The story is ageless and beautiful. No matter how we commercialize and...
  January 6th, 2023 14:33