Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• Drops of dew..... (Adventuressmalik) You capture so many thoughts and feelings I have had over time, and could...
  April 19th, 2022 10:25
• Breath Bestowed (Orchidee) A beautiful message of peace that should be in all our hearts. A lovely...
  April 19th, 2022 10:17
• Upon the Drift of Wimbleball Lake (Neville) I love the \"her that is the lake\" which is reminiscent of the \"her...
  April 19th, 2022 09:57
• Fast And Furious (Rozina) We do seem to have a fascination with food and its preparation. And if...
  April 19th, 2022 09:38
• The House (Paul Bell) Your story telling is amazing! What can I say, you capture me from...
  April 19th, 2022 09:31
• Ups and downs (Sorenbarrett) I love a good brain teaser and this is a gem. You have played with the...
  April 19th, 2022 09:23
• 在長城睡夜 Great Wall Beauty (Pearcemelville 兎敏) Snake, roast rabbit, brew tea, exchange tales, green plots. Ordinary...
  April 19th, 2022 09:20
• beautiful pastime (Dusk arising) The power and magic of touch. It can communicate in ways beyond words. ...
  April 16th, 2022 13:35
• Colour (Pearcemelville 兎敏) Oh, how beautiful! Color evokes so many feelings, images, memories. It...
  April 16th, 2022 13:26
• The beauty of Soul (Adventuressmalik) The feeling grows and grows as I read, and at the end I can exhale a...
  April 16th, 2022 13:24
• Aged Tree. (Goldfinch60) Such a beautiful poem! Brings to mind our trip to Sequoia National Park...
  April 16th, 2022 13:20
• Blooming under the sky (Spilleronsheet) You blossom with each word. Within the confines of the room, the brain,...
  April 16th, 2022 12:49
• Eve Of Easter (Orchidee) Beautifully written. A very happy and blessed Easter to you.
  April 16th, 2022 12:39
• Doc Drake (Paul Bell) Did this Doc have a situation comedy somewhere, if not he should have. As...
  April 16th, 2022 12:36
• Golden Shadows (Neville) I guess for me \"Golden Shadows\" seems a respite, perhaps a place of...
  April 16th, 2022 12:36
• Doc Drake (Paul Bell) Did this Doc have a situation comedy somewhere, if not he should have. As...
  April 16th, 2022 12:23
• Moment to moment (Sorenbarrett) I connect with that feeling of being frozen, yet having to move forward as...
  April 16th, 2022 12:16
• Beatified (+2) (Kurt Philip Behm) Lovely combination. Love the last 3 lines, so very true.
  April 16th, 2022 12:13
• Haiku or Senryu :) Maybe I\'ll know When I\'m Older. (Daves Bloke Poems) I do like it. I\'m new to this form and learning.
  April 16th, 2022 12:06
• Henry VIII and Senryu (Rozina) I\'m beginning to understand this senryu thing and I\'m liking it. And I...
  April 15th, 2022 15:28
• Just for us Lemons (Neville) I\'d say that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. That\'s if you...
  April 15th, 2022 15:11
• The Device (Paul Bell) Humor with a delightful edge! Loved it, had me chuckling all the way to...
  April 15th, 2022 15:02
• Two sides of a coin (Sorenbarrett) If only we had a crystal ball to look into the future and see the...
  April 15th, 2022 14:56
• Strawberry Rain (Kurt Philip Behm) I love the contrast in the first 4 lines, it creates such a mental image. ...
  April 15th, 2022 14:36
• the love poet (Dusk arising) Beautifully written. I especially love \"a harlequin of words a rhapsody,...
  April 15th, 2022 14:00
• A song in Silence (Adventuressmalik) In this age of noise pollution, we seem to seldom have time for the sound...
  April 14th, 2022 14:23
• Stronger Love. (Goldfinch60) You have chosen one of my most favorite pieces of music \"Moonlight...
  April 14th, 2022 14:15
• Supper Scene (Orchidee) Lovely poem. As Jesus washed the feet of others, so to can we be open in...
  April 14th, 2022 14:08
• All things are possible (Sorenbarrett) The contemplation here for the reader is incredible. It touches on the...
  April 14th, 2022 13:57
• In silence speaking with winds (Spilleronsheet) Maybe it\'s ageing, but the world I came of age in seems to have vanished....
  April 14th, 2022 13:40
• Quantum Love: Bard Heard Songs (Pearcemelville 兎敏) Poetry written in the language of physics, but then physics is our whole...
  April 14th, 2022 13:21
• Painting The Wind (Kurt Philip Behm) Dear friend, you make the intangible, tangible, with your beautiful words....
  April 14th, 2022 12:33
• A Letter to Whomever it Corresponds to (Rocky Lagou) You have most accurately penned this letter to YOU. I wonder sometimes...
  April 14th, 2022 12:18
• Gravity (Pearcemelville 兎敏) The subject of your poem just draws me in. I love all things cosmic, and...
  April 14th, 2022 10:19
• The Bard Returns from the Future (Pearcemelville 兎敏) When I found this title I had to read, and oh what a read! Wonderfully...
  April 14th, 2022 10:11
• The Rhythm Divine (Adventuressmalik) You have put into words so many thoughts that go through my head each day...
  April 13th, 2022 12:19
• Full English. (Goldfinch60) It\'s amazing how one little thing like black pudding, and I\'m sure it\'s...
  April 13th, 2022 12:13
• Power and money (Spilleronsheet) I couldn\'t agree more about money and power. It seems to make some...
  April 13th, 2022 12:06
• Road To Redemption (Orchidee) Lovely write, especially as we prepare to celebrate Easter.
  April 13th, 2022 11:48
• Pick my pocket (Sorenbarrett) I think my head just exploded; yep, there it is all over the keyboard. ...
  April 13th, 2022 11:44
• Signare (Kurt Philip Behm) Another wonderful thought for the day. Thank you!
  April 13th, 2022 11:33
• The Spatula Can Support... or Slaughter (Haiku/Senryū #4) (Rocky Lagou) I heard a discussion recently on our Public Radio about gentle parenting....
  April 13th, 2022 11:32
• principles (Dusk arising) I have to say ditto here in the U.S.
  April 13th, 2022 11:27
• A Golden Ocean Anchorage (Rocky Lagou) Dear Rocky, I\'m sighing as I read, for the beauty of your words. I think...
  April 11th, 2022 12:16
• East Wind (Adventuressmalik) Beautifully written, touches my heart!
  April 10th, 2022 13:26
• now ready to depart (Dusk arising) Beautiful words, phrasing, sentiment. May love keep you in its arms and...
  April 10th, 2022 13:23
• William Who? (Goldfinch60) I was not exposed to Shakespeare in high school and came to the bard as an...
  April 10th, 2022 13:09
• Why my poetry exists (Poetic Dan) So often the words roll around in our heads before we have the courage to...
  April 10th, 2022 12:49
• -remnants of sapphire- (Dean langmuir) Beautiful blue, a color that for me evokes moods, feelings. Such lovely...
  April 10th, 2022 12:41
• Longing (Sorenbarrett) Long ago memories, when enough time has passed it\'s as if they were a...
  April 10th, 2022 12:36
• Can\'t Sit Still! (Christina8) Reading your words I\'m excited for you. There\'s nothing like the...
  April 10th, 2022 12:32
• Invenire Vitam (+1) (Kurt Philip Behm) If I\'ve translated this correctly it means Find Life. I love the first...
  April 10th, 2022 12:29
• Wrong Body (Paul Bell) It\'s strange how we accept death, we plan for it, but we\'re never really...
  April 8th, 2022 14:23
• Letting nature describe (Poetic Dan) I found myself smiling throughout this delightful video, and poem. ...
  April 8th, 2022 14:19
• Winning a hundred million power ball lotteries in a row (Sorenbarrett) You have given me the ultimate tutorial in reproduction, genetics and...
  April 8th, 2022 14:10
• A million times (Spilleronsheet) What a beautiful way to describe the path of life. As always you capture...
  April 8th, 2022 13:57
• -emitting blue- (Dean langmuir) Love the cadence, it flows beautifully like the music. A lovely write!
  April 8th, 2022 12:56
• What Legacies Will Be Left Behind (FallenAngel1🕊) Your poem is so relatable! In my 70\'s now, I enjoyed the days when there...
  April 8th, 2022 12:53
• Canus Temporis (Kurt Philip Behm) Beautiful sentiment in this poem. I can truly relate, being of the older...
  April 8th, 2022 12:44
• Sometimes (Crowns4Christ) Now I have a big smile on my face, thank you dear poet. I hope your poem...
  April 8th, 2022 12:41
• Sayings (Sorenbarrett) I love the lilting quality of the poem which counters its seriousness. It...
  April 7th, 2022 09:54
• Little Life (Orchidee) Beautifully written. Though our days be numbered, we have the capacity to...
  April 7th, 2022 09:54
• Sayings (Sorenbarrett) I love the lilting quality of the poem which counters its seriousness. It...
  April 7th, 2022 09:35
• -Colored Words- (Dean langmuir) In this age, the beauty of silence seems to be lost in the pollution of...
  April 7th, 2022 09:27
• A journey to the Afterlife (Adventuressmalik) The mystery of life and death, how many have we been, how many will we be?...
  April 6th, 2022 14:16
• Differing Words. (Goldfinch60) I love the symbolism of this poem, I can visualize each drop forming a...
  April 6th, 2022 14:10
• Standing Still (Orchidee) Faith is a daily practice, it is the strength of the soul. I admire your...
  April 6th, 2022 13:55
• The Outcast (Paul Bell) The end of something, making something else stronger? It can be. ...
  April 6th, 2022 13:45
• Write your own Story(1st sonnet) (Dean langmuir) I just got a book of Shakespeare\'s sonnets from the library, I had never...
  April 6th, 2022 11:46
• Pilgrim (Sorenbarrett) The sentiment of your poem fills my soul to the brim. The cadence as I...
  April 6th, 2022 11:37
• Easy to say, another to be or do (Poetic Dan) This really grabs me, \"a ghost in my shadow\", \"a smile lay deep in the...
  April 6th, 2022 11:24
• storm (Dusk arising) I love a good story, and this was a gem. The scene beautifully set, the...
  April 6th, 2022 11:14
• =showering with lilacs= (Dean langmuir) You present such a vivid picture , I can feel the rain and smell the...
  April 5th, 2022 15:19
• Living Lady Lilac (Rocky Lagou) A lovely write dear Rocky, the nature of love. There is always...
  April 5th, 2022 15:11
• Be not complacent \'bout dire global warming... (Poet2rhyme4tommorrow) Totally agree; conserve, reserve, observe, a plethora of words describing...
  April 5th, 2022 14:42
• Never think my love as odd (Alexander Pope III) I think it takes courage to look in the mirror of self reflection, which I...
  April 5th, 2022 14:30
• May You Await Me on the Moon? (Rocky Lagou) I think that I would love to stand in the open, on a beautiful, full...
  April 4th, 2022 16:09
• My Prime Number (Adventuressmalik) I love your example of prime number, \"of first importance\". There is a...
  April 4th, 2022 11:30
• Ageless Love. (Goldfinch60) Now, technically the word fogey comes from the French fougeux, which...
  April 4th, 2022 11:24
• Formal Funerary Prayers Series (8) (Orchidee) Such a beautiful and comforting piece. Thank you.
  April 4th, 2022 11:15
• Vacation (Christina8) I think that you have just described the quintessential, ethereal...
  April 4th, 2022 11:07
• Autopsy. (Paul Bell) Very powerfully written! There is the autopsy of the dead and the living,...
  April 4th, 2022 11:00
• Prejudice (Sorenbarrett) Oh my dear, what a masterpiece! You have struck at the very core of ...
  April 4th, 2022 10:53
• -the picture hangs a wall- (Dean langmuir) Intriguing, and I love thinking about this one. Perhaps complementary in...
  April 4th, 2022 10:46
• Flesh For Fantasy/The Beauty Of Skin (FallenAngel1🕊) I absolutely love this poem! At the ripe old age of 72, I gave up the...
  April 4th, 2022 10:34
• arrow (Dusk arising) I love the essence of your poem, life is open to interpretation, there...
  April 4th, 2022 10:12
• Video Games, Reality Shows, Social Media (Sorenbarrett) I can relate to this this poem,with the myriad of reality television shows...
  April 3rd, 2022 12:40
• -The Arrange of Art- (Dean langmuir) I love this gentle and elegant poem. Art is intertwined in so many ways,...
  April 3rd, 2022 12:29
• A Mouse\'s Tale (Bella Shepard)
  April 3rd, 2022 11:54
• Good Night (Zhangyuyouyu) Your words powerfully evoke the struggle that the mind often goes through...
  April 2nd, 2022 13:12
• Silver Line..... (Adventuressmalik) I especially love the last 2 stanzas, so evocative. Beautifully written!
  April 2nd, 2022 13:07
• Another Wonderful Day, (Goldfinch60) I read your poem and I wanted to burst into song. You capture the joy of...
  April 2nd, 2022 13:03
• Behind The Wire (Paul Bell) Written with passion, and I think courage. Wonderful!
  April 2nd, 2022 12:40
• -Layman Sages- (Dean langmuir) Wisdom will come in all forms, and sometimes from the most unlikely of...
  April 2nd, 2022 12:34
• Euhemerism (Sorenbarrett) I admit I had to google Euhemerism, (you are expanding my vocabulary), and...
  April 2nd, 2022 12:03
• forever (Dusk arising) \"Moments forever imprinted on his soul\", how beautifully penned. I...
  April 2nd, 2022 11:53
• Unsolved criminal mystery...modest prevarication (Poet2rhyme4tommorrow) It sounds like you had quite a traumatic experience, and have presented it...
  April 2nd, 2022 10:29
• Springtime femininity🌹 (FallenAngel1🕊) Pure feminine joy, Nailed it!
  April 2nd, 2022 09:59
• Giving Up Poetry (Rocky Lagou) I think your poem speaks to the kernel of poetry, which for me is the...
  April 1st, 2022 15:37
• We all deserve a Lifeline (Adventuressmalik) Freedom of the mind is a glorious thing, and when free minds are able to...
  March 31st, 2022 14:26