Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• 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
• Internally Yours (Neville) Hot, sensual, evocative, whew! I especially love the witty, double...
  October 25th, 2022 13:13
• Fruitful Freedom (Orchidee) \"We trust him at his word\". So beautifully and meaningfully said dear...
  October 25th, 2022 13:02
• Ethereal (Fay Slimm.) You have weaved words like a beautiful tapestry, each strategically placed...
  October 25th, 2022 13:00
• Dirty Linen (Neville) It has occurred to me that there is possibly something else she is not...
  October 24th, 2022 15:41
• Dividends (Fay Slimm.) To balance the investment in love does indeed require diligence. The...
  October 24th, 2022 15:31
• Soliloquy of courage, honesty and forgiveness (Sorenbarrett) Powerful my dear friend. In this late stage of life I recognize all that...
  October 24th, 2022 15:14
• Music For Love. (Goldfinch60) I fell in love with Cavalleria Rusticana the very first time I heard it....
  October 23rd, 2022 15:14
• Compass Rose (Rocky Lagou) A beautiful contemplation dear Rocky, such a fitting title. What a...
  October 23rd, 2022 15:04
• Choices (Sorenbarrett) What a marvelous question, and one that requires contemplation. If life...
  October 23rd, 2022 13:55
• dare we open the windows bleak (Arqios) Dear friend, there is room for every shared emotion and experience. To...
  October 23rd, 2022 13:39
• elle était unique (Neville) There are those people we encounter who, as Nat King Cole sang, are...
  October 23rd, 2022 13:31
• Pie Fever. (Goldfinch60) This is such a fun read my friend! For some reason I now have an...
  October 23rd, 2022 13:16
• Delights Described (Orchidee) I find the repetition of these lines gives emphasis to the sentiment, and...
  October 23rd, 2022 13:12