Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• poor puppy (Maplespal) Love the rhyming scheme of this poem, it flows so well to tell this...
  July 23rd, 2024 13:11
• Sex well done (Sorenbarrett) Having been a Catholic School girl I can relate. In late grade school...
  July 23rd, 2024 13:03
• The Best Medicine (Tom Dylan) A good dose of poetry goes a long way to cure the ill, or at least to make...
  July 23rd, 2024 12:52
• WORRIES (Qurrathul Ain) A wonderfully cathartic write my friend. Yoi believe you are the only ones...
  July 23rd, 2024 12:45
• The Sky Calls (Thomas W Case) Such a beautiful and tender description of one loved and gone, but never...
  July 23rd, 2024 12:40
• Lonesome Neon Nights (Thomas W Case) This poem evokes such deep feelings of pathos, one is lost in the imagery...
  July 22nd, 2024 14:43
• A Prostitutes Heart (Dan Williams) This election season has become such a nightmare, that I don\'t even want...
  July 22nd, 2024 14:30
• Apathy. (Goldfinch60) Words of wisdom, so well said, and loved the musical performance.
  July 22nd, 2024 14:21
• Witness Of The Word (Orchidee) Words to truly meditate upon my friend.
  July 22nd, 2024 14:15
• A Life Lesson In Tapestry (Teddy.15) I share your sentiment Teddy, trust seems to be a word missing from our...
  July 22nd, 2024 14:11
• Batteries (2781) Honest, to the point and oh so true. Cheers to you, so well done!
  July 22nd, 2024 13:52
• Living Like Ghosts (Neville) For some reason your words make me think of those living with mental...
  July 22nd, 2024 13:49
• A Question need or want? (Maplespal) A very frank and noble write my friend. A good narrative with a...
  July 22nd, 2024 13:41
• My neighbor\'s parties (Sorenbarrett) An accurate description of our political machine. It seems one side wants...
  July 22nd, 2024 13:24
• I Will Rise (Thomas W Case) Hope waits there for us, often in the smallest of places. When we finally...
  July 21st, 2024 16:25
• The Age Of Innocence. (Goldfinch60) Children know no predjuices, unless they are taught. Their innocence is a...
  July 21st, 2024 16:17
• Glory Be! (Orchidee) \"Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth\", wise my friend...
  July 21st, 2024 16:08
• A Sudden Touch Of Wood (ADarkerMind) \"In the window-box where my goldfinch came to rest singing honey through...
  July 21st, 2024 16:05
• 444 in total (Maplespal) It sounds like you made it to the heights of love, those 222 steps always...
  July 21st, 2024 15:25
• Do I (2781) Making sense of anything is a 50/50 shot, do we trust ourselves to choose...
  July 21st, 2024 15:23
• SHE WISHED (Qurrathul Ain) I suppose we must have the sways of emotion in our lives. Beautifully...
  July 21st, 2024 15:17
• Chuang Tzu (Sorenbarrett) \"dance nature\'s dance\", such a perfect metaphor for giving one\'s self...
  July 21st, 2024 10:04
• Dear Miss. Jennifer Jones (Neville) I\'m sure those private lessons stood you in good stead for years to come,...
  July 19th, 2024 14:35
• Heavenly Help (Orchidee) Your hymn-poem of comfort is especially appreciated at this time of such...
  July 19th, 2024 14:01
• Is anybody out there? (2781) I think you have tapped succinctly into the mood of the many. Kudos for...
  July 19th, 2024 13:54
• So I Can Finally Become Me (Teddy.15) I read this poem and sigh, the dream of a perfect love with whom to share...
  July 19th, 2024 13:48
• The dagger (Sorenbarrett) You extoll beautifully the wonderful properties of sleep, to heal grief...
  July 19th, 2024 13:24
• We Sit in Jail (Maplespal) A tale well told, with imagery that captures the sad scene so well. A...
  July 19th, 2024 12:50
• Turing. (Goldfinch60) Wonderfully stated, we do tend to judge a book by it\'s cover, possibly...
  July 18th, 2024 10:56
• Three Poppies (Neville) It seems that sadly our world has become a war zone, not just on a field...
  July 18th, 2024 10:51
• Eternal Flame (Dev Parth) As I read this poem aloud, I love the beautiful rhyming flow of each...
  July 18th, 2024 10:39
• 68,000 or thereabouts (Orchidee) I\'d say you deserve a badge of honor to wear proudly every time you sit...
  July 18th, 2024 10:31
• The wash (Sorenbarrett) Each day begins anew my friend? In the dark of night the clutter of mind...
  July 18th, 2024 10:25
• Godspeed Came in Last (Dan Williams) I love the dizzying aspect of this poem, I\'m on my toes the whole time,...
  July 17th, 2024 11:12
• I Thirst for your Footsteps (Thomas W Case) Wow! You have used your poetic brush to create a sensual feast in every...
  July 17th, 2024 10:55
• They Are Not You (ADarkerMind) As life changes us, and time reshapes our form, we often drift to thoughts...
  July 16th, 2024 14:47
• The Flaming Obvious. (Goldfinch60) Good one Andy! I am myself guilty of stating the obvious at times, I shall...
  July 16th, 2024 14:00
• Proverb Pieces 5 (Orchidee) The rhyming pattern flows beautifully, as this poem delivers a message...
  July 16th, 2024 13:52
• Trebrimar (Neville) How we do cherish the places that hold strong and wonderful memories of...
  July 16th, 2024 13:46
• Friends, Republicans, Countrymen (Sorenbarrett) Let us hope my friend that he will, upon his substantial rump, come to...
  July 16th, 2024 13:29
• Above The Water-Mark (ADarkerMind) Dark and sinister, you pait a picture, with wonderful imagery, of what is...
  July 15th, 2024 08:34
• Bag Lady. (Goldfinch60) What a joy to share music, it unites us one and all, and your love for it...
  July 14th, 2024 10:27
• Emmaus Experience (Orchidee) Filled with hope and beautifully written. Thank you Orchi!
  July 14th, 2024 10:18
• Corpses (Sorenbarrett) Our world has become a place of such conflict and division, that we fail...
  July 14th, 2024 10:14
• Though Lovely Is Her Memory (Cassie58) This poem is such a beautiful analogy. In gently painting the picture of...
  July 14th, 2024 10:08
• THE APPLE TREE (Qurrathul Ain) The farmers know the true value of their labor, the industrialists have no...
  July 14th, 2024 10:00
• Over Easy (Neville) Ooooo, You gave me a smile and then a chuckle. Such a witty double...
  July 14th, 2024 09:52
• Sheep Story (Orchidee) No matter how lost we may be, there will be someone to bring us home. ...
  July 13th, 2024 11:53
• Living In A Quieter World. (Goldfinch60) Would that our world could be quiter, and all we heard were the gentle...
  July 13th, 2024 11:50
• Become what is not (Sorenbarrett) Love the juxtaposition in these lines, beautifully penned!
  July 13th, 2024 11:44
• Measures (AuburnScribbler) I can relate wholly to the sentiment of this poem. You phrase so well the...
  July 13th, 2024 11:25
• The Way of Us (Neville) The illusion of life is memory, without it we simply \"are\". This one...
  July 13th, 2024 11:11
• When Two Roads Diverge (Teddy.15) You hit the vunnerable spot in all of us in this poem, the mystery of life...
  July 13th, 2024 11:06
• On The Very Edge of Passion (Teddy.15) This is stunning my friend. You made my day, I really needed this. A...
  July 13th, 2024 10:59
• Life for Living (Orchidee) I have encountered two new words in this praiseworthy poem; gonfalon and...
  June 21st, 2024 09:27
• INFERIORITY COMPLEX (Qurrathul Ain) Much wisdom imparted here, my friend, it speaks volumes. Loved it!
  June 21st, 2024 09:20
• Singing Clouds. (Goldfinch60) Clouds singing, what a beautiful metaphor, and what a beautiful pic. ...
  June 21st, 2024 09:09
• Curtains Calling (Neville) The eyes are always drawn to movement, ever searching. Beautiful! Be...
  June 21st, 2024 09:07
• Lost images (Sorenbarrett) I had to read this twice aloud, taking in each beautiful line, a rhyming...
  June 21st, 2024 09:02
• My Avacado Heart (ADarkerMind) This poem is bursting with incredible imagery and contemplation. The...
  June 19th, 2024 08:55
• May the Sun Die (Thomas W Case) A beautiful, passionate, sensory gem of a poem. Loved it!
  June 17th, 2024 09:08
• Tricky Ideas. (Goldfinch60) Those thoughts often come upon me early morning, or any other time for...
  June 17th, 2024 09:07
• Following Faithfully (Orchidee) This is a lovely morning contemplation for me, thank you Orchi!
  June 17th, 2024 08:54
• Wilden Free (Neville) The older I get, the more I want to see wild and free, no more zoos for...
  June 17th, 2024 08:53
• Best friend (Sorenbarrett) This is a wonderful poem dedicated to incredible sentient, self aware...
  June 17th, 2024 08:47
• Computer Memories. (Goldfinch60) While I never worked on computers, Ihowever I did start out doing manual...
  June 15th, 2024 10:36
• Persevering Possibilities (Orchidee) A very fitting poem my friend, something we must do each day of our lives.
  June 15th, 2024 10:18
• Sonnet (Neville) I read several times, and began to question whether this wonderful...
  June 15th, 2024 10:14
• Acronyms (Sorenbarrett) Before I read, I was drawn to what the the BOLD letters spelled out, and I...
  June 15th, 2024 10:00
• The Summer of ‘49 (Cassie58) The wonders of old black and white photos, there\'s nothing like them to...
  June 15th, 2024 09:50
• Troll Time (satire) (Teddy.15) Not being on social media I have not encountered trolls on the internet. ...
  June 12th, 2024 15:16
• Goldberg Variations. (Goldfinch60) There is a beautiful elegance about the harp, you linger on every note. ...
  June 12th, 2024 15:01
• Blip again (Orchidee) Your poem encompases all who believe in something, and that is a beautiful...
  June 12th, 2024 14:55
• Lighthouse (Sorenbarrett) A beautiful tribute to something that has inspired generations of prose,...
  June 12th, 2024 14:45
• In The Maze (Cassie58) It\'s hard to know who suffers the most; those who are afflicted or those...
  June 12th, 2024 14:34
• Sudden departure.... ; 12 June 2024 (Soman Ragavan) Powerfully written, so eerily true.
  June 12th, 2024 14:23
• A Day Out in The Country (Neville) A beautiful scene beset with such tragedy that did not need to be, but for...
  June 9th, 2024 10:54
• Unstruck (Neville) Breathtaking dear friend! I love the beautiful presentation of this poem,...
  June 9th, 2024 10:45
• Perfect By Chance (Neville) By retracing our steps we find a logical explanation for what has come to...
  June 9th, 2024 10:37
• Palms Spring (Teddy.15) Coming from an Italian family, I know that there seem to be no boundaries...
  June 9th, 2024 10:28
• Poor Poet (Teddy.15) I think that when your fossilized remains are unearthed thousands of years...
  June 9th, 2024 10:24
• A Leap In The Dark (Teddy.15) The tug on the heart strings resonates in a way that the head cannot...
  June 9th, 2024 10:18
• Root to my issues (Vividvoid14) I think it is cathartic, I think it is self realization, I think it is...
  May 29th, 2024 14:35
• Walking To the End Of Time. (Goldfinch60) You are gifted my friend, with your wonderful understanding of and...
  May 28th, 2024 14:17
• What\'s Up?! (Orchidee) Perhaps KP was a cat in a previous life, might explain a lot. You really...
  May 28th, 2024 14:01
• That Time of Year Again (Neville) What a beautiful image you paint of these beauriful creatures. The flight...
  May 28th, 2024 13:54
• Shingles Shenanigans (Teddy.15) You put such a humorous spin on such a painful condition in this poem. ...
  May 28th, 2024 13:45
• Covered in a dream (Sorenbarrett) The strange places we wander in sleep, and the inexplicable stories our...
  May 28th, 2024 13:12
• SILENT WARRIORS (Qurrathul Ain) You speak beautifully of one whose sense of right was so powerful that she...
  May 28th, 2024 13:01
• An Empty Space (Cassie58) Such a beautiful poem for such a beautiful tree your cypress, mouring...
  May 28th, 2024 12:56
• Loops (Kering.karim) This poem is truly thought-filled, as well as a thought provoking...
  May 24th, 2024 11:32
• The Ache and The Pull of It (Neville) The ultimatums experienced in youth, while often painful, are much more...
  May 19th, 2024 13:48
• Ode to the salty tear (🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽) The emotions of life captured in a single salty teardrop, relatable on...
  May 15th, 2024 08:17
• Musical Peace. (Goldfinch60) This seems to be a musical day, and it couldn\'t be better. The healing...
  May 11th, 2024 13:45
• Favourable Faith (Orchidee) If we could but achieve balance in life, what a world it would be. Love...
  May 11th, 2024 13:41
• Memory the cruelest reward (Sorenbarrett) Painful memories always seem to overshadow the happy ones, how perverse. ...
  May 11th, 2024 13:39
• Hold the Sugar (Neville) There is a feeling of personal loss about this poem that is so very...
  May 11th, 2024 13:11
• Bed Bath and Beyond (Teddy.15) If there is genius in madness, which I think there is, then you are...
  May 11th, 2024 12:47
• Necropolis Nonsense While on a Tour… (Doggerel Dave) Dearest Dave, verily I say unto to you, this is a beautifully crafted poem...
  May 11th, 2024 12:39
• Don’t You Dare Die, Just Yet .. (Neville) Profoundly clueless\" comes to mind, an aberration in neurology? Makes you...
  May 8th, 2024 14:59