Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard



  • Doing his Best (Fay Slimm.) A beautiful tribute to a beautiful creature. I can envision as I read,...
    November 28th, 2022 13:17
  • so once (Dusk arising) The mind is filled with so many doors, just waiting for the right key. ...
    November 28th, 2022 12:58
  • baggage claim delay (Arqios) I love the way music can help enhance the tone of a poem, and you sure...
    November 28th, 2022 12:48
  • Full Life. (Goldfinch60) Dear friend, as I read I see that the threads of all you love have been...
    November 28th, 2022 12:41
  • Wheat And Chaff (Orchidee) Such a beautiful and serene video and voices to accompany a beautiful poem...
    November 28th, 2022 12:29
  • How you look at it (Sorenbarrett) For me, this poem became more powerful with each line. The way you have...
    November 28th, 2022 12:25
  • Just Another Zen Thing (Neville) The zen of life meets the enigma of existence in two 3 line stanzas. ...
    November 28th, 2022 12:18
  • Early Encouragings (Orchidee) Your first stanza strikes me deeply. Upon rising early, my morning walk...
    November 23rd, 2022 12:17
  • as if (Dusk arising) Living in a neighborhood that is surrounded by woodlands, I\'ve had the...
    November 23rd, 2022 11:55
  • as if (Dusk arising) Living in a neighborhood that is surrounded by woodlands, I\'ve had the...
    November 23rd, 2022 11:54
  • new car (Arqios) Need to set this one to music, would make a great song. Stuck at home,...
    November 23rd, 2022 11:42
  • And It Rains. (Goldfinch60) I just love your tribute to rain! It always holds a fascination for me. ...
    November 23rd, 2022 11:30
  • When Things Were Perfectly Perfect (Neville) How beautiful those memories, seen through the mist of time, can be. They...
    November 23rd, 2022 11:23
  • Seeing (Fay Slimm.) I had to read this poem aloud, with all the emotion that reverberates...
    November 22nd, 2022 17:37
  • What if (Natalie Gladmir) Very thought provoking and finely written verse dear poet. Self discovery...
    November 22nd, 2022 14:15
  • Forbidden Fruit (SureshG) You have found the perfect words to explain something that plagues the...
    November 19th, 2022 15:00
  • Peace And Love. (Goldfinch60) Comfortably Numb is such a great choice. The magic of music is that it...
    November 18th, 2022 16:37
  • Happy House (Orchidee) Lovely video, beautiful images and voices. Your last two lines are so...
    November 18th, 2022 16:28
  • Algarvia (Neville) As I read, I\'m drawn into this story. With all of the rich imagery I can...
    November 18th, 2022 16:19
  • capricious recollections (Arqios) The musical accompaniment seems to embody the different moods of poetry so...
    November 18th, 2022 15:39
  • Until All\'s Undone (Rocky Lagou) This is such a deeply emotional poem my dear Rocky, one that courageously...
    November 18th, 2022 15:27
  • Glass Full. (Goldfinch60) It\'s the friends, at the end, that can keep you sane. The beer sure...
    November 17th, 2022 12:57
  • Readiness Responsibility (Orchidee) An inspirational parable and a lovely write my friend.
    November 17th, 2022 12:46
  • where might you be? (Arqios) I feel past, present and future converge, to beguile and entreat. So well...
    November 17th, 2022 12:43
  • A thought (Sorenbarrett) Concise and beautifully to the point. The last line is a gem. Love it!
    November 17th, 2022 12:31
  • Mislaid (Fay Slimm.) I love the way you have described a relationship crippled by what seem to...
    November 16th, 2022 16:29
  • Where is the rhyme? (Sorenbarrett) This is a rhyming junkies dream, and I stand accused. Love it, love it,...
    November 16th, 2022 16:22
  • Forget Four Letter Words. (Doggerel Dave) I always find the collective \"they\" and \"we\" so nebulous. Certain...
    November 16th, 2022 10:19
  • My Good Life. (Goldfinch60) My smile grows broader with each line! Your joy is so palpable and...
    November 16th, 2022 10:09
  • Potential Possibilities (Orchidee) Thank you my friend for this lovely write and the beautiful musical...
    November 16th, 2022 10:05
  • substacking (Arqios) Nice treatment of a sticky subject. I have never heard of Substack. I...
    November 16th, 2022 09:59
  • Old To New (Orchidee) Dear poet, such a beautiful poem, tribute, remembrance. I read first, and...
    November 13th, 2022 14:55
  • transitions (Arqios) A timely write dear poet. Something we think we can control, but our...
    November 13th, 2022 14:44
  • I alone (Sorenbarrett) You\'ve created something very unique with this rhyming pattern, and it...
    November 13th, 2022 14:26
  • Mea Culpa (Sorenbarrett) I love the rhyming pattern and cadence of this piece, it makes me want to...
    November 12th, 2022 13:44
  • Handels Music Flows. Senryu. (Goldfinch60) This senryu flows beautifully in the confluence of words and music. What...
    November 12th, 2022 13:09
  • Sea Story (Orchidee) The stormy sea of life! Well done dear friend. words to give us comfort.
    November 12th, 2022 13:05
  • Go! (Sorenbarrett) I think you should have set this one to music, I can just hear myself...
    November 12th, 2022 12:23
  • Amare (Sorenbarrett) You address the enigma of love in such a profound way, every line rings so...
    November 12th, 2022 12:19
  • Amare (Sorenbarrett) You address the enigma of love in such a profound way, every line rings so...
    November 12th, 2022 12:18
  • Swirls and Straights (Annonymouswonder) I feel the emotion of your poem, and understand that first step taken. ...
    November 12th, 2022 12:05
  • Not My Problem. (Goldfinch60) Isn\'t it wonderful to reach an age where you are comfortable with who you...
    November 10th, 2022 14:32
  • fallen (Arqios) Such wonderful, descriptive words dear poet. Sitting on my deck this...
    November 10th, 2022 14:20
  • Big Foot (Orchidee) Dear Orchi, you put me in mind of Wallace and Gromit. Gromit, a well read...
    November 10th, 2022 14:10
  • A Wonderful World? (Goldfinch60) I sometimes think that our technological world has led us to a place of...
    November 9th, 2022 17:10
  • Presence Perceived (Orchidee) I truly enjoyed the beautiful video that accompanies this lovely poem. ...
    November 9th, 2022 16:51
  • asteriskos (Arqios) Asteriskos, little star, how I wonder what you are? The night sky seems a...
    November 9th, 2022 16:45
  • POOL (Dusk arising) Perfect analogy expressed here. One day, just the right lure may coax the...
    November 9th, 2022 16:13
  • Truth (Sorenbarrett) You have expressed so beautifully, that truth is in the eye of the...
    November 9th, 2022 16:00
  • Liars Configure (+1) (Kurt Philip Behm) Dear poet, the questions you ask of 70 years are so very potent, and...
    November 9th, 2022 15:50
  • The Undisturbed (Fay Slimm.) Dear Fay, you express so beautifully natures balm upon the soul. I love...
    November 9th, 2022 15:43
  • “meaning of it all” (SureshG) Dear poet, your poem speaks to so many thoughts that rumble through my...
    November 9th, 2022 10:07
  • sea change (Arqios) I think I see a transformation here, that the end of this relationship has...
    November 9th, 2022 06:24
  • They Are Here. (Goldfinch60) Dear Andy, once again you have chosen one of my favorite subjects. It\'s...
    November 8th, 2022 15:13
  • Gospel Givers (Orchidee) Lovely verse, beautiful musical accompaniment, truly enjoyed dear friend.
    November 8th, 2022 14:58
  • sea change (Arqios) In reading I was a little confused with the line \"at one dcgree\" in the...
    November 8th, 2022 14:50
  • Blackrock (Fay Slimm.) Such a tale of woe, told so well dear Fay. We truly are no match for this...
    November 7th, 2022 15:24
  • How Did This Happen? (Goldfinch60) Such a love really has no answers, it simply is, in the purest sense. ...
    November 7th, 2022 14:42
  • Dwelling Delights (Orchidee) Another wonderfully inspiring write my friend, worship is in our hearts no...
    November 7th, 2022 14:35
  • Eridu (Sorenbarrett) Thank you my friend for this piece of history, I\'ve learned something new...
    November 7th, 2022 14:06
  • in there somewhere was goodbye (Arqios) This poem evokes so poignantly the feeling of loss that accompanies the...
    November 7th, 2022 13:55
  • Dost Thou Still See Me? (Rocky Lagou) Dearest Rocky, I do feel the despair in your words and I understand the...
    November 7th, 2022 13:34
  • Treasures In Life. (Goldfinch60) I\'ve always disliked the phrase \"cost of living\", because at what...
    November 3rd, 2022 14:55
  • Collective Communion (Orchidee) The sharing of a meal is truly communal, and can bring us together in...
    November 3rd, 2022 14:42
  • minding your portals (Arqios) I love the version of \"Count Your Blessings\" you chose, it compliments...
    November 3rd, 2022 14:40
  • Integrity Issue (Doggerel Dave) A change of scenery is nice, but one does long for home after a while....
    November 3rd, 2022 14:25
  • with you (Arqios) As soon as I started the music I knew that this one would sweep me away. ...
    November 2nd, 2022 13:20
  • The C Word. (Goldfinch60) As \"Mame\" sang in the musical \"We need a little Christmas, right this...
    November 2nd, 2022 13:11
  • Speaking To Our Soul (Orchidee) Lovely verse dear Orchidee, in all aspects!
    November 2nd, 2022 13:06
  • Searching for Light (Neville) Hope this respite gives you the peace and space to rejuvenate, and come...
    November 2nd, 2022 13:03
  • Tree (Sorenbarrett) This one hits me where I live, literally. My home is pretty much...
    November 2nd, 2022 12:40
  • falling leaves (Arqios) You touch on a season dear to my heart, along with one of my favorite...
    November 1st, 2022 16:41
  • Teaching Respect. (Goldfinch60) This is so touching dear friend. He seems to have qualities at a young...
    November 1st, 2022 16:32
  • Availing Armour (Orchidee) Your coloring coding is a treat! I love the last stanza, could we just...
    November 1st, 2022 15:17
  • Look At Me (Fay Slimm.) As I read I am caught up in a wonderful swirl of color, texture, such...
    November 1st, 2022 10:41
  • Laccaria Amethystina (Neville) Looks can be deceptive, as you so aptly put. And yet the element of...
    October 31st, 2022 16:43
  • Raindrop (Sorenbarrett) For me, the second stanza breathtakingly epitomizes the endless cycle and...
    October 31st, 2022 13:54
  • Remembering Salinger (+1) (Kurt Philip Behm) I love Salinger, an exceptional tribute!
    October 31st, 2022 13:34
  • Luxury (Spilleronsheet) I see your title and think the Luxury of time, which in my senior years...
    October 31st, 2022 13:27
  • Turtle On A Brick (Bella Shepard) thank you dear friend, I always love your comments. I spied this little...
    October 30th, 2022 16:42
  • 3 moods in 1 (Poetic Dan) I find your allusion to life as a riddle quite powerful; begging to be...
    October 30th, 2022 15:00
  • Promises Preserved (Orchidee) A fine write dear friend, you keep us on our toes and that\'s a good
    October 30th, 2022 14:43
  • Live In Peace. (Goldfinch60) I sometimes wonder; if we could bring peace into our own lives, might we...
    October 30th, 2022 14:39
  • Primroses and Kites (Neville) When I was a child March winds brought kite season, and the sky was full...
    October 30th, 2022 14:32
  • Matched (Fay Slimm.) An incredible graphic to accompany this soul consuming poem dear Fay. ...
    October 30th, 2022 14:23
  • Golden Arrows: No 17 Squadron Indian Air Force (Adventuressmalik) What a stunning tribute to a wonderful air force squadron, national pride...
    October 30th, 2022 14:14
  • main architect (Arqios) To rhyme or not to rhyme, that is the question? I say rhyme away my...
    October 30th, 2022 14:08
  • Flowing Around Your Life. (Goldfinch60) You write beautifully of something unseen, but ever present. It\'s power...
    October 29th, 2022 14:56
  • Not Today, Thank You! (Orchidee) I was a little Catholic grade school girl, and we always got All Saints...
    October 29th, 2022 14:45
  • Looking Forward to Change (Neville) In our youth, time is here and now. It becomes a commodity to consume,...
    October 29th, 2022 14:36
  • Caught (Fay Slimm.) We have wildfires burning in 8 states right now due to drought, and it\'s...
    October 29th, 2022 14:14
  • Counter Intrinsic (Kurt Philip Behm) Your first stanza! How do we mere mortals navigate this amazing puzzle of...
    October 28th, 2022 15:46
  • Beached (Fay Slimm.) Such a wonderful piece dear friend. Your pebble lies in wait for just the...
    October 28th, 2022 15:33
  • Nightfall (Rocky Lagou) Your poem gives me the feeling of being adrift between two realms, one...
    October 27th, 2022 10:05
  • Two Loners at the Pond (Haiku/Senryū #6) (Rocky Lagou) You have phrased this so aptly, the feeling of being close to a living...
    October 27th, 2022 09:58
  • Big Band Swing. (Goldfinch60) With this beautiful Tommy Dorsey song playing as I read your poem, it...
    October 26th, 2022 15:23
  • Mercifully Maintained (Orchidee) As always dear friend, a beautifully written piece. Always appreciated!
    October 26th, 2022 15:14
  • Poetic relationship (Sorenbarrett) I read this poem aloud several times, and each time it became more...
    October 26th, 2022 15:11
  • Empty rooms (Sorenbarrett) Dear friend I find this incredible on so many levels. I love the...
    October 25th, 2022 13:29
  • Together In Jazz. (Goldfinch60) Dear Andy, I have to say that you had my toes tapping, head swaying and a...
    October 25th, 2022 13:21


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