Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• Unbreakable.. (David Prestigiacomo) I love the line \"we got stuck trying to figure out a way to get to the...
  August 2nd, 2025 11:11
• Well Inclined (Neville) Such a work of art lives forever in the eye of the beholder. Beautifully...
  July 30th, 2025 11:14
• T.S.Eliot\'s Old Possum\'s Book of Practical Cats and etc (Cheeky Missy) I\'ve not read Eliot, But I have seen CATS, which I\'m sure is a poor...
  July 30th, 2025 10:48
• epilogue: the seed beyond memory (Arqios) The resiliance of the human spirit in this poem gives hope to all. We...
  July 30th, 2025 10:37
• Two Old Fogies Won. (Goldfinch60) I\'d say that when you put two old fogies together they are a force to be...
  July 30th, 2025 10:22
• The Killing Kind. (Poetic Licence) We live in a gun culture, especially in the USA, and it sickens me to see...
  July 30th, 2025 10:17
• Maybe (Sorenbarrett) So much of life revolves around the word \"maybe\", and with poetic...
  July 30th, 2025 10:01
• Devils Soul (RSM0812) A chilling picture of what awaits when we give up the moral soul. ...
  July 30th, 2025 09:30
• Flame Hope and Sorrow (Tony Grannell) Here is the beautiful symbolism of candle light, soft and gentle, evoking...
  July 30th, 2025 09:22
• Raven Came He Came a\'Tapping (Teddy.15) Your beautiful poem has that \"holiday\" vibe to it, relaxed and...
  July 30th, 2025 09:11
• The Acceptable Ways to Die (Tristan Robert Lange) A dear cousin of mine, who was suffering with Parkinson\'s disease, took...
  July 30th, 2025 09:05
• Emancipation From The Afterthought (ElizabethMoroz) You capture in this incredible verse the \"Age of Entropy\" that is upon...
  July 30th, 2025 08:31
• Clink (Tony36) If it\'s with good friends, they are there to pick you up. lol
  July 30th, 2025 08:07
• Canopies or Emotion and Consecrations of Reality (ElizabethMoroz) I am blown away as I read. Each line incredibly crafted to shed light upon...
  July 27th, 2025 08:16
• Cleo\'s Gone. (Goldfinch60) A beautiful tribute, I\'m sure that voice will linger forever in the...
  July 26th, 2025 14:51
• Sorting out Santa (Orchidee) I\'m glad to see you\'re getting a head start this year. It\'s always...
  July 26th, 2025 14:48
• Sticking Together (Poetic Licence) Thank you for the laugh of the day, I sure needed one! lol
  July 26th, 2025 14:44
• Night\'s refuge (Sorenbarrett) Dreams had such a wonderful, mystical aura, before we neurologically...
  July 26th, 2025 14:40
• choirside (Arqios) I love the setting you\'ve chosen for this poem. A place where both voice...
  July 26th, 2025 14:29
• Wolf echo (RSM0812) I think the book upon the shelf tells the story of a lost love, and the...
  July 26th, 2025 14:21
• Sycamore (Tony Grannell) The Wild Sycamore, nature\'s gift, which draws all to it. An enchanting...
  July 26th, 2025 13:07
• Farming (Tony36) Thank God you\'re a country boy, Yee Haw, Love it!
  July 26th, 2025 12:40
• Wild Child (Tristan Robert Lange) This poem is chock full of exhuberence and all out fun, yeah! Thank you...
  July 26th, 2025 12:36
• Relic (Damaso) A dark and ominous figure, a guardian I would not want to encounter. Good...
  July 26th, 2025 12:32
• Ancestry (Keeter C) Thank you for sharing your wonderful history. We are the stories of...
  July 26th, 2025 12:19
• The bubble has burst.. (NafisaSB) Thank you for putting into words the great deception that has been...
  July 25th, 2025 09:12
• So Be Happy. (Goldfinch60) A message that should resonate with everyone. Happiness is infectious,...
  July 25th, 2025 09:06
• 5 Months (Orchidee) Poor Santa can\'t get a break. Now behave yourself Orchi, or you\'ll be...
  July 25th, 2025 09:04
• Secrets (Senryu) (Poetic Licence) And fear will keep you trapped in your secrets. Brilliant!!
  July 25th, 2025 08:58
• murmur of whispers (Arqios) On little cat\'s feet this poem creeps in and charms. Delightful!
  July 25th, 2025 08:50
• Gut feelings (Sorenbarrett) You capture the queasy feeling of unease, when the subconscious seems to...
  July 25th, 2025 08:48
• The Four Sisters (Tony Grannell) You chose the perfect words, the perfect lines, the perfect rhymes to...
  July 25th, 2025 08:40
• Are you like me? (Maplespal) I am like you, unhappy with what I see. Thank you for putting into such...
  July 25th, 2025 08:35
• Swirling Love (RSM0812) Such a beautiful poem of love and commitment, I\'m swept away.
  July 25th, 2025 08:33
• It\'s a party (Tony36) Let\'s party hearty my friend! There is everything to love about this...
  July 25th, 2025 08:17
• Is It All In Vain? (ElizabethMoroz) As science races into the future, is there time to consider unintended...
  July 24th, 2025 14:36
• Man\"s worst enemy (🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽) As a species we are full of contradictions; we lay waste and we create, we...
  July 22nd, 2025 13:02
• Buble (Damaso) Beautiful imagery, light and airy, almost fairy like. Thoroughly enjoyed!
  July 22nd, 2025 12:34
• Shower Meditation. (Goldfinch60) It\'s not just an act of gettting clean, it is a sensory experience of a...
  July 21st, 2025 15:39
• Glad She Survived!!!. (Poetic Licence) To have empathy for someone elses pain, is to have suffered yourself. To...
  July 21st, 2025 15:35
• Why me? (Sorenbarrett) A reluctance to take responsibility, and then to accept accountability...
  July 21st, 2025 15:22
• 4 Trofimov, The Eternal Student (Arqios) Two beautiful stanzas that capture the very heart of the revolution of the...
  July 21st, 2025 15:11
• How (Tony36) I suppose you say good bye to the physical person, but the memories will...
  July 21st, 2025 15:07
• Baphomet Rising (Tristan Robert Lange) Confounding, and yet I think credulous, showing us a side of humanity that...
  July 21st, 2025 15:03
• Untitled (RSM0812) What a wonderful contemplation! Soul, heart, mind as one, we do all...
  July 21st, 2025 14:46
• The Weasel (Tony Grannell) The perfect description of a conscienceless predator. You see them in all...
  July 21st, 2025 14:31
• Once Upon an Evening in July (Cheeky Missy) A day in the life, in lovely verse, complete with pets, food and of course...
  July 21st, 2025 12:58
• Tango in Durango (Tony Grannell) \"Ole\" my friend! Your Tango in Durango is sensual, intoxicating,...
  July 20th, 2025 10:34
• Live For Today 2. (Goldfinch60) Life is in the moment, each day a gift to be grateful for. Outstanding...
  July 20th, 2025 08:49
• Is it funny? (Orchidee) I\'ve been gone quite some time, and coming back I find this new Orchi, I...
  July 20th, 2025 08:45
• Wise Man Say (21) (Poetic Licence) I love this bit of fun, thank you!
  July 20th, 2025 08:37
• Weak and strong (Sorenbarrett) This is truly a master class in poetry, given by the master craftsman. ...
  July 20th, 2025 08:34
• Natures Crime (RSM0812) A most contemplative poem this Sunday morn, food for thought that is most...
  July 20th, 2025 08:27
• weekend unleashed (Arqios) You spread joy like fairy dust here, light and airy and so much fun!
  July 20th, 2025 08:11
• Epiclesis (Tristan Robert Lange) A beautiful poem of contemplation and inner peace, may we all find it.
  July 20th, 2025 08:06
• Go (Tony36) Sounds great to me, I\'ve always got a bag packed and ready to go. ...
  July 20th, 2025 08:01
• Ode To An Olive. (Goldfinch60) I have to say Andy, this poem is a most sensual delight, your love affair...
  July 16th, 2025 12:50
• Cereal To Eat. (Poetic Licence) A truly sad reflection on neglect, one that no child should ever have to...
  July 16th, 2025 12:44
• Synchronicity (Sorenbarrett) The simultaneous existence of past, present and future is on the minds of...
  July 16th, 2025 12:32
• To the fire (Maplespal) Quite a tribute! Were we not born of fire in the beginning, must be...
  July 16th, 2025 12:09
• grocery aisle poetry (Arqios) My Tuesday morning grocery shopping will never be the same. I shall be on...
  July 16th, 2025 12:05
• Oh Wind (RSM0812) A wonderful stormy tale. To watch as the wind blows, trees swaying and...
  July 16th, 2025 11:33
• Dance (Tony36) The magical connection of dancing; music, movement, physical touch all...
  July 16th, 2025 11:22
• Lost time! (Friendship) I truly get your sentiment here. Sometimes you just have to walk away,...
  July 16th, 2025 11:19
• The Paradox of Living (Tristan Robert Lange) Life truly is one big paradox, thank God we have poetry to make sense of...
  July 16th, 2025 11:08
• The Taj Mahal (Tony Grannell) I love the lilting cadence of this poem, for it must be read aloud. It...
  July 16th, 2025 10:58
• An Odd Twist on Xmas In July (Cheeky Missy) Gastronimically speaking, it\'s a hit! Quite an ensemble to tickle the...
  July 16th, 2025 10:46
• Spiraling out of Control (Thomas W Case) Each stanza presents a puzzlement begging to be solved, but without...
  July 16th, 2025 10:33
• Chasing Rainbows (Teddy.15) Chasing rainbows always holds the hope of finding one. Remember what was...
  July 16th, 2025 10:24
• Happy Birthday Dave. (Goldfinch60) This is tender, touching and just beautiful my friend! And always look on...
  July 14th, 2025 10:46
• Favourites? (Orchidee) I would favor my own poems only if I were wearing a headscarf and...
  July 14th, 2025 10:42
• Crazy sonnet (Sorenbarrett) This poem tells tragicaly of the misery human beings live with, and the...
  July 14th, 2025 10:37
• One thought stirs (Maplespal) The overwhelming despair of loss in this poem is powerful. The loss a...
  July 14th, 2025 10:21
• Once More With Feeling… (Doggerel Dave) Not being a techy I googled Copilot, very interesting. I see your point. ...
  July 14th, 2025 10:12
• “flight from self” (Arqios) I read it, then walked away allowing myself to do something different,...
  July 14th, 2025 09:48
• Our Terrorist Departed (Tony Grannell) This poem tells the story of a sad human condition. I\'ve often wondered...
  July 14th, 2025 09:22
• The old man waits (Maplespal) The moon has it\'s own special charm, that in our illuminated world we...
  July 13th, 2025 15:03
• Don\'t Say That Word! (Goldfinch60) You had me going, right up to the end. That word, which I shall not...
  July 13th, 2025 14:56
• Wise Man Say (20). (Poetic Licence) Simple truths that speak volumes. Thank you for sharing such wisdom!
  July 13th, 2025 14:52
• Scraps given (Sorenbarrett) Beautifully said my friend, the gift of giving returns to us a hundred...
  July 13th, 2025 14:45
• from the Archives of the Sunbeam (Arqios) Cats and sunbeams just seem to be a natural pairing. Your poem captures...
  July 13th, 2025 14:42
• Memories of childhood. (Friendship) Your memories of childhood are enchanting. The picture is reminiscent of...
  July 13th, 2025 14:20
• The hustle (RSM0812) It\'s good to win, isn\'t it? Perhaps I\'m a little envious, but you\'ve...
  July 13th, 2025 14:10
• Father Time Is Undefeated. (Goldfinch60) To contemplate time I think is to contemplate eternity, and you say it...
  July 12th, 2025 12:31
• I never knew.... (Orchidee) Poet, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, I\'m always in a state of...
  July 12th, 2025 12:28
• Roasted Turkey. (Poetic Licence) I have turkey once a year on our nationl Thanksgiving holiday, and now I...
  July 12th, 2025 12:24
• Probability (Sorenbarrett) Time is perception, and perception is unique to each of us. The reality I...
  July 12th, 2025 12:19
• crossings (Arqios) To me the stages of this poem speak beautifully of forgiveness, love,...
  July 12th, 2025 12:00
• Not sure (Tony36) The experience of life is all of those things, and I suppose we have to...
  July 12th, 2025 09:18
• Untitled (RSM0812) I am so sorry for your loss. Your words speak of one who must have been...
  July 12th, 2025 08:59
• The Catch (Tristan Robert Lange) Can we ever truly know? Life is a series of questions, and how we respond...
  July 12th, 2025 08:55
• The Queen of Dunes (Tony Grannell) I feel the beauty of the dessert by starlight here, and love in the midst...
  July 12th, 2025 08:49
• Love yourself, (Friendship) \"Love yourself,\" the whisper starts and ends, For life\'s a breath, a...
  July 12th, 2025 07:01
• I was always here, but now I\'m gone today! (Friendship) Your words are eloquent and beautifully phrased, we all have a place to be...
  July 11th, 2025 16:37
• Depression (Tony36) You describe depression in such graphic detail, as one who has personal...
  July 11th, 2025 09:28
• drive on by (Arqios) We are indeed dependent on vehicular transport in the world of today, and...
  July 11th, 2025 09:17
• Sea of Dreams (Tristan Robert Lange) Incredible video, music that accentuates every line. Death personified? ...
  July 11th, 2025 09:12
• An Angler\'s Morn (Tony Grannell) As I read aloud I fall in love with each beautiful, lyrical line. Such...
  July 11th, 2025 09:00
• Atop the Mountain (Rrodriguez) The imagery of this poem is so palpable, that as I read I feel myself...
  July 11th, 2025 08:52
• Accept Reality. (Goldfinch60) A beautiful philosophy; simple, elegant and oh so true. Thank you!!
  July 9th, 2025 09:47