Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• Give and take (Sorenbarrett) There is trust and genuine love in the reciprocity of human beings. When...
  December 30th, 2024 09:11
• A Touch of Class (Teddy.15) What a beautiful reminiscence to share dear Teddy. Ah, the glory of...
  December 30th, 2024 09:04
• The Horse With the Red Umbrella (Neville) Hope all will be well with your wife and your time off.
  December 29th, 2024 16:59
• Passed Mistakes. (Goldfinch60) Another pearl of wisdom my friend. It\'s a thought I\'ve been dwelling on...
  December 29th, 2024 14:54
• The Horse With the Red Umbrella (Neville) I love the title, and for some reason felt compelled to google it. What I...
  December 29th, 2024 14:50
• A load of more rubbish! (Orchidee) You know what they say \"One man\'s trask is another man\'s treasure\", or...
  December 29th, 2024 13:16
• Glory of naught (Sorenbarrett) Happy or unhappy, we own the memories that have shaped us. We must live...
  December 29th, 2024 12:57
• Soul Search (Teddy.15) Reaching the top of the mountain is well worth the journey. Dear Teddy...
  December 29th, 2024 12:35
• How Green The Tundra Sleeps (ADarkerMind) Each time I read this poem aloud, I love it even more. \"Be strong enough...
  December 29th, 2024 12:27
• Come inside (Maplespal) Food for thought here, those inner selves we struggle with, ever present. ...
  December 29th, 2024 12:15
• Take a walk (Tony36) Excellent advise my friend, there\'s nothing like the natural world to...
  December 29th, 2024 12:02
• Masterpieces (Neville) Your poem speaks to the dedication and often the lifetime of work that...
  December 29th, 2024 12:00
• Holy Innocents Horror (Orchidee) Aptly named poem dear Orchi, cruelty and thirst for power has always been...
  December 28th, 2024 12:31
• Shadows (Sorenbarrett) A very enigmatic write my friend. It makes me wonder where the boundary...
  December 28th, 2024 12:24
• Other suns (Maplespal) We still find wonderment in the heavens, even when we know our days are...
  December 28th, 2024 12:17
• Cooking (Tony36) It\'s amazing when you can take the simplest ingredients, and combine...
  December 28th, 2024 12:07
• Keep Away From Bognor Regis (ADarkerMind) Do not disturb the bliss of tranquility, if you cannot savor it. Lovely!
  December 28th, 2024 11:59
• Bognor Regis (Lorenz) You\'ve taken me to a place quaint and alluring, an escape from the bustle...
  December 26th, 2024 09:51
• Galloping in the wind (Thinkerbell) You incorporate such beautiful imagery in this poem, I can almost feel the...
  December 26th, 2024 09:35
• -x- Look up -x- (MaxSmith) I\'ve been in self retreat from the world, slowly coming back, now...
  December 26th, 2024 09:31
• Thank You (Young Fella) Your words speak to the treasure of your life, and your love is a precious...
  December 25th, 2024 17:35
• When it All Seemed to Fit (Neville) You strike a chord for one who is well past the half way mark, those were...
  December 24th, 2024 14:09
• Errors In Life. (Goldfinch60) You\'ve got it right my friend, I think it\'s part of the job description....
  December 24th, 2024 13:52
• Still Away From You (Dev Parth) I love reading this poem aloud, it has a beautiful, rhyming pattern that...
  December 24th, 2024 13:29
• Drip Dry (Teddy.15) Let us mix a Christmas cocktail, equal parts peace, love, joy, hope and...
  December 24th, 2024 13:22
• Soft or hard (Sorenbarrett) Could it be that adversity is the best teacher, if the student embraces it...
  December 24th, 2024 13:17
• Benediction on the Baptist (Orchidee) Beautiful poem-carol Orchi to usher in the reason for the season. Happy...
  December 24th, 2024 13:05
• Revenge (Tony36) Revenge is a dish best served cold in this poem. Simmering for 20 years...
  December 24th, 2024 13:00
• Because It Felt Right at The Time (Neville) Some tributes that are very personal cannot be explained, just felt. ...
  December 23rd, 2024 17:35
• Festive Humbug (Teddy.15) I\'ll drink to that (hiccup). At the end of the day I\'ve had a good...
  December 23rd, 2024 17:29
• Born A Babe (Orchidee) Sweet baby Jesus, memories of the manger under the Christmas Tree when I...
  December 23rd, 2024 16:58
• WHEN TO STOP (Bobby O) You present a reality in these lines that sadly rings true. Some souls...
  December 23rd, 2024 13:57
• Along the beach (Tony36) What can be better than simple joys shared with one you love. They are...
  December 23rd, 2024 13:51
• Sweet Dreams are Made of These..... (Adventuressmalik) My smile grows broader with every stanza. On a cloud covered gloomy day...
  December 23rd, 2024 13:47
• Wanna fall in love? (Rhmn_7) I grew up going to the movies, lingering over the story lines of...
  December 23rd, 2024 13:40
• Signs of The Times x5 (Neville) Your compassion and understanding are ever present in your words, and they...
  December 22nd, 2024 13:55
• Light To Brightness. (Goldfinch60) The symbol of light is so appropriate to describe the love you feel, it...
  December 22nd, 2024 13:40
• On edge (Sorenbarrett) Metaphorically sublime, rhythmicaly beautiful, such a gem!
  December 22nd, 2024 13:32
• Mary\'s Magnificat (Song of Praise) (Orchidee) I\'ve returned to the fold to find your beautiful words. Thank you Orchi...
  December 22nd, 2024 13:21
• Love\'s Flower (Tony36) What a beautiful garden you describe, and one truly to be taken to heart. ...
  December 22nd, 2024 13:15
• What Is This I See? (ADarkerMind) I feel in your words the clash of emotions that bombard us continuously. ...
  December 22nd, 2024 13:13
• December\'s Angel (Teddy.15) This beautiful poem touches my heart is so many ways dear Teddy. I relate...
  December 22nd, 2024 12:42
• Hula Hooping Thru Insignificance (Rocky Lagou) I can picture you hoola hooping that ring, dazzling. Einstein was a...
  September 5th, 2024 16:52
• Journey Of The Star (Dev Parth) This is beautiful my friend, following the path, holding onto the dream by...
  September 2nd, 2024 14:22
• Roots of generosity (Sorenbarrett) I wish that we all had this tree growing in our yards dear poet, it would...
  September 2nd, 2024 14:15
• The Sell-Out Gig (Tom Dylan) You bring home the insanity of ticket prices for these mega concerts. I...
  September 2nd, 2024 13:57
• The Summons (Tony36) Isn\'t it funny how a summons always seems to conjure up feelings of...
  September 2nd, 2024 13:41
• Oh no! A show! (Thoughtless) I\'m sure they enjoyed and envied the show. I know I have enjoyed this...
  September 2nd, 2024 13:30
• A flower (Thinkerbell) How beautifully you correlate the flower with the dream. So well done!
  September 2nd, 2024 13:22
• Ten Small Poems 4 (MendedFences27) My dear friend, I find you to be the modern day Confucius, in the wisdom...
  September 2nd, 2024 13:15
• No Way to Cotham (AuburnScribbler) Memory can take us to so many different places. And yet how often when we...
  September 2nd, 2024 13:10
• When The Shadows Come Calling (Teddy.15) This beautiful poem speaks softly of death, for it is a passing from one...
  August 30th, 2024 10:58
• The Former U.S.A. (Dan Williams) Somehow we discarded our vigilance, became complacent, apathetic. Life...
  August 30th, 2024 10:50
• Sonnet For Autumn. (Goldfinch60) I\'ll jump on board the autumn train, and be in very good company. Love...
  August 30th, 2024 10:39
• Devoted (2781) Well done dear poet, strong faith and true devotion to be admired.
  August 30th, 2024 10:35
• Leading Light (Orchidee) I think we\'re all looking for a light somewhere dear Orchi, to shine us...
  August 30th, 2024 10:32
• What\'s In A Name (Tom Dylan) This has to be the cleverist and most entertaining poem I have ever read,...
  August 30th, 2024 10:30
• a little insane (Maplespal) A little insanity can lead to some really good things, point in fact this...
  August 30th, 2024 10:23
• Without Grace (Sorenbarrett) I love the way you have personified the stages from loss of faith to...
  August 30th, 2024 10:11
• Books (Tony36) I share your love of books; the smell, the touch, the weight, the full...
  August 30th, 2024 10:01
• Ten Small Poems 2 (MendedFences27) This flow of consciouoness is so flawless, and each little poem a work of...
  August 30th, 2024 09:54
• Until it Wasn\'t (Dan Williams) WOW!! You\'ve told it like it is my friend, good for you!! And you\'ve...
  August 26th, 2024 14:55
• Here\'s Looking At You. (Goldfinch60) You came late to the party Andy, but you\'ll always have the memory. So...
  August 26th, 2024 14:50
• In Limbo (Orchidee) I hope that peace and comfort will find you and your loved one. God...
  August 26th, 2024 14:45
• Senryu to Love (Teddy.15) Golden my dear!! And did I mention perfect?
  August 26th, 2024 14:37
• My Love (Cassie58) This is boundless love in beautiful verse, it takes the breath away. ...
  August 26th, 2024 14:35
• Whispers of Midnight: A Janmashtami Hymn (Dev Parth) A beautiful poem of divine birth, in flowing rhymical lines. A joy to...
  August 26th, 2024 14:31
• Vision (Sorenbarrett) It is true that we are often blinded by the light, but when our eyes are...
  August 26th, 2024 14:20
• Life\'s journey (Tony36) Beautifully said my friend, words to remember all of your days!
  August 26th, 2024 14:13
• The Gigger at Balderton (AuburnScribbler) I can certainly understand how the gigger must tire of the same old...
  August 26th, 2024 14:11
• \"Sanctuary\" (Thoughtless) Color me ignorant, but I did not know what FWB stood for. Upon googling...
  August 26th, 2024 13:38
• I will fall (BlessedbyGod) An incredible poem of courage and determination, faith and fortitude....
  August 26th, 2024 13:23
• The Bottoms (Thoughtless) Such a beautiful description, I can understand your love for this place...
  August 25th, 2024 15:03
• ROSES AND THORNS (Qurrathul Ain) So well versed, this glimpse into dreams and despair, the metaphor of rose...
  August 25th, 2024 10:50
• Inside Out (Teddy.15) Your words strike a note deep in the heart, for everyone who has had those...
  August 25th, 2024 10:42
• Temporal Lobe  (Teddy.15) Oh Teddy, the story of my life. How did you know. I\'m sorry, what was I...
  August 25th, 2024 10:33
• For My Granddaughter on Her First Birthday & Before He Got Broken (Neville) A grandfather\'s love touches this first beautiful poem. The second, the...
  August 25th, 2024 10:32
• The Lines, part two (Dan Williams) Can we ever reach the heights of what we aspire to be, or can we be...
  August 25th, 2024 10:24
• \"I Love You.\" (Goldfinch60) Dear Andy, you and Mary live your love every moment of every day, which...
  August 25th, 2024 10:13
• A mystery (Orchidee) You pour out your caring heart in this poem my friend. Grief can bring...
  August 25th, 2024 10:06
• Through The Eyes Of Mnemosyne\'s Muse (ADarkerMind) Without memory we are nothing, we are full of them, they are our reality,...
  August 25th, 2024 09:58
• Biorhythms (Maplespal) The physical, the emotional and the intellectual, neatly done.
  August 25th, 2024 09:42
• Guilt (Sorenbarrett) I suppose guilt comes to all of us, in varying degrees, it is part of...
  August 25th, 2024 09:32
• Forest Games (Tony36) Beautifully versed my friend, such a place should remaing a secret, for us...
  August 25th, 2024 09:07
• Have you ever seen a green flower? (Elias H.F.) Love the rhyming pattern. Sweet and simple, but so very elegant. Welcome...
  August 25th, 2024 09:05
• the light (NinjaGirl) The tear of regret, the sadness of never being able to go back. ...
  August 23rd, 2024 16:44
• Slow Road Dance (Dan Williams) A beautifully crafted story, it catches and holds the imagination with the...
  August 20th, 2024 14:03
• All Was Well Once More. (Goldfinch60) Don\'t you just love it when the clouds part and the sun finally shines...
  August 20th, 2024 13:58
• Why the wind blows (Saxon Crow) You have given me the laugh of the day, dare I say of the year with this...
  August 20th, 2024 13:54
• New Freedoms to Roam .. & Dissent (Neville) To shed is to be free, especially those inhibitions that could be heaped...
  August 20th, 2024 13:49
• Hasten My Help (Orchidee) Ask and ye shall receive my friend. Take care Orchi!
  August 20th, 2024 13:44
• A Co-Write With Shakespeare (Teddy.15) This ode to your beloved home is beautiful. The Bard would be proud!
  August 20th, 2024 13:42
• Not what it seems (Sorenbarrett) This poem, phrased in the gastronomy of past love, is quite beautiful. ...
  August 20th, 2024 13:39
• Torpedoes (Maplespal) Mistakes can happen and things go awry, but I\'m sure it doesn\'t lessen...
  August 20th, 2024 13:19
• Long Distance (Cassie58) This is breathtaking, each stanza speaks of such passion. Having been a...
  August 20th, 2024 13:09
• The Tiny Jug of Water on a TV Panel Show (AuburnScribbler) Good write my friend, pegged it really well. Talk shows end up being just...
  August 20th, 2024 13:03
• Apology (Thoughtless) I think I got it, and I\'m chuckling, and now laughing. Good one!
  August 20th, 2024 11:53
• Fairs (Tony36) I remember those fairs, just as you have described. Such a lovely way to...
  August 20th, 2024 11:48
• Making Green & Reflex (Neville) Two stunning pieces, you\'ve outdone yourself in brevity, wit and color...
  August 19th, 2024 12:54
• Because My Darling It all Belongs to You (Teddy.15) This is the most beautiful poem to love I\'ve ever read, and there is a...
  August 19th, 2024 12:49