Comments on community poems by Bella Shepard

• An Ode To The Sandwich (Teddy.15) Now that\'s what I call a real manwich! Mine would be a slice each of...
  September 28th, 2023 10:46
• The Death of Great Music (Teddy.15) We all suffered a great loss when we lost them. Just to wonder what they...
  September 28th, 2023 10:38
• Such A Beautiful Game. (Goldfinch60) Such an uplifting, Sunday write my friend. True sport as it should be...
  September 24th, 2023 12:51
• Telling of Tares (Orchidee) Thanks Orchi for this bit of horticultural warning, I\'m on the lookout. ...
  September 24th, 2023 12:48
• Senryu 1 (Teddy.15) Perfectly constructed, beautifully expressed. Simple, yes. But oh, so...
  September 24th, 2023 12:40
• Your smile shines bright (Alyssa.15_) So glad you found that spark, it can create a cozy, comfy fire. Good...
  September 24th, 2023 12:35
• Feels Like There’s a Stranger in the House (Neville) For me, you put into words a feeling that comes over me more and more...
  September 24th, 2023 12:31
• None Of Us Would Be Poets. (Teddy.15) Emotions shape almost every aspect our every day lives, and you express so...
  September 23rd, 2023 14:23
• When My Heart Fell in Love (Neville) The first blush of love does indeed dazzle the senses. The shine can wear...
  September 23rd, 2023 13:57
• THE VOICE WITHIN (LIZ) \"To thine own self be true\". This poem is a reflection on life itself. ...
  September 18th, 2023 15:54
• The Joy Of Children. (Goldfinch60) It is unconsciounable when an adult uses violence against an innocent,...
  September 18th, 2023 15:13
• Mary (Neville) It seems the aftermath of tragedy, in which this mysterious Mary dwells. ...
  September 18th, 2023 14:39
• Of Mice And Pork Pies (Orchidee) I\'m laughing and trying to type at the same time. Help! I can\'t stop...
  September 18th, 2023 13:59
• Only One Thing Can Silence Me (Teddy.15) Here, here Teddy! A very wise choice. But I hope you will still consider...
  September 18th, 2023 13:52
• The Sea is a Mistress (Pop64) A sea tale as old as time, told in such vivid verse. Rich in imagery, I...
  September 18th, 2023 13:48
• All living things (Sorenbarrett) As I read this beautiful poem I see in my minds eye the yin and yang, ...
  September 18th, 2023 13:15
• A Summer Affair (MendedFences27) Reading this poem, it\'s as if I were watching it in a darkend movie...
  September 18th, 2023 12:39
• Lost sheep (BlessedbyGod) The parable of the lost sheep is a favorite, that you have expressed...
  September 18th, 2023 11:00
• Cruelty (Christina8) You speak the words in wonderful verse, painful but I think cathartic. ...
  September 18th, 2023 09:39
• \"The Balseros (2)\" ; 17 September, 2023 (Soman Ragavan) You present the struggle and the fate of so many boat people who ask...
  September 17th, 2023 12:14
• Dreams Of Peace. (Goldfinch60) Dear Andy, you ask a most difficult question. It is something I think...
  September 17th, 2023 11:49
• Salvation Sure (Orchidee) What a beautiful poem of unity dear Orchi, would that we could make it be.
  September 17th, 2023 11:36
• Down in The Hold (Neville) \"a single act of kindness\" is welcome at any stage, and if it gives some...
  September 17th, 2023 11:34
• Without Words (Teddy.15) Your pic is of wordless paper, but I also see the ornate filagree that...
  September 17th, 2023 11:23
• Young Moon Killers (Parisab) After reading your poem I searched to learn more about this murder, for I...
  September 17th, 2023 10:54
• A Work of the Heart (Sorenbarrett) This poem is truly a work of the heart. The words are never lost, they...
  September 17th, 2023 10:04
• Magic (Peto) The spell that your dream weaves is both frightening and rhetorically...
  September 14th, 2023 15:30
• God\'s Humour. (Goldfinch60) Dear Steven, you are inspired. I believe you did have a conversation with...
  September 14th, 2023 15:23
• A Bit Dry - Ramblings (Orchidee) Like the song says \"Lord, you were born a ramblin\' man\", and I would\'t...
  September 14th, 2023 15:14
• The Sound of Darkness (Neville) I can\'t help but see one who is preparing to leave this world. The...
  September 14th, 2023 15:04
• Beyond Love (Sorenbarrett) Parisab has said it perfectly, can\'t tamper with that. If you plumb the...
  September 14th, 2023 14:41
• Lover\'s Plea (abecedarian format) (Pop64) I googled Abecedarian, and what a treasure I found. This is an incredible...
  September 14th, 2023 14:14
• Wandersworth (AuburnScribbler) Where there\'s a will, there\'s a way, and it\'s unfortunate when the bad...
  September 13th, 2023 15:36
• Sitting on a Cornflake (Summersounds68) My dear new friend, this is priceless. Being a Boomer myself, this poem...
  September 13th, 2023 15:07
• A Second in Time (Pop64) This was such fun, only the second fusioned I\'ve participated it. Thank...
  September 13th, 2023 14:28
• FACT (Serhat Doğan) Beautifully said my friend, I am so glad to know you!
  September 12th, 2023 16:08
• An Ode To The Wedding Band (Teddy.15) This is delightful, puts me in mind of the movie \"The first wives club\"....
  September 12th, 2023 14:59
• Prayer (BlessedbyGod) Reading your words I admire the strength of your faith. I suppose we find...
  September 12th, 2023 13:05
• What If? (Roxanna) Dear poet this tells such a story. We never know what can lie in wait...
  September 11th, 2023 14:22
• Wanna Be Yours (Roxanna) All consuming love described so beautifully! Rare when you find it, a...
  September 11th, 2023 14:17
• \"The firewall demolished\" ; 11 September, 2023 (Soman Ragavan) There is no shame in the plight of the unfortunate, the shame is in...
  September 11th, 2023 12:56
• The Gentlemen\'s Game. (Goldfinch60) In answering a previous comment of mine, on a poem you wrote about a rugby...
  September 11th, 2023 12:46
• Another Perfect Day (Neville) Do I detect a playful smile on her lips, as she rcounts the delights of...
  September 11th, 2023 12:40
• Justice Judgement (Orchidee) They will suffer the consequences of their actions, how true dear Orchi.
  September 11th, 2023 12:24
• Be One This Day (9-11 rememberance) (Pop64) Such a fitting and beautiful tribute to those who were taken most cruely...
  September 11th, 2023 12:01
• Missing (Peto) Your poems have the most beautiful, flowing cadence of rhyme that I just...
  September 11th, 2023 11:50
• Hat-Man! (AuburnScribbler) I tip my cap to Hat-Man, and his beautiful Fedoras. Perhaps people feel a...
  September 11th, 2023 11:32
• In Silence and Disbelief (Teddy.15) Dearest Teddy, you have captured in this poem the pain and grief that we,...
  September 9th, 2023 15:45
• Thank You Dad. (Goldfinch60) This is such a beautiful and touching tribute to a father who was a very...
  September 9th, 2023 15:19
• Practical Pursuits (Orchidee) Wise words Orchi. Love is a one size fits all, or should be. Beautiful!
  September 9th, 2023 15:04
• When You Know You Are Blessed (Neville) So often it\'s the smallest things that mean so much, and for which you...
  September 9th, 2023 15:00
• Open (Peto) Seamlessly written, flowing like a beautiful stream, this poem has...
  September 9th, 2023 14:52
• Espionage (Doggerel Dave) This is fun my friend! I\'m donning my trench coat and fedora, while the...
  September 9th, 2023 14:39
• Equal opportunity yes, affirmative action no (Sorenbarrett) Point of view well taken, and very well expressed. How to achieve...
  September 9th, 2023 14:35
• TIRED (LIZ) An emotional roller coaster can leave you exhausted. I can feel the pain...
  September 8th, 2023 16:10
• Madama Butterfly On The Lake. (Goldfinch60) Lucky you my friend, what an evening it must have been. A beautiful opera...
  September 8th, 2023 15:48
• Again (Peto) First of all, impeccable rhyming and flow. Bare the soul and find...
  September 8th, 2023 14:55
• Net Nuances (Orchidee) I love the parable of the fisherman\'s net. But I have to ask, when you...
  September 8th, 2023 14:50
• That Certain Something (Neville) Emotion flows freely and beautifully in this tribute to a beloved friend. ...
  September 8th, 2023 14:45
• Autumn\'s Painting (Teddy.15) Your beautiful words have increased my anticipation of Autumn 10 fold. ...
  September 8th, 2023 14:25
• Ode to the Poet (Pop64) The perfect pen, the perfect poem, your love of this art form pure gold. ...
  September 8th, 2023 14:20
• change&growth (Vividvoid14) I love \"wind blows over in syllables\" and \"notes hewn in brass and...
  September 8th, 2023 14:14
• Gutter Words (AuburnScribbler) There have been voices that have cried out in the past, and we haven\'t...
  September 8th, 2023 14:06
• No, There Will Be No Hurricane Tonight. (Goldfinch60) A vivid account of something I\'m sure you will never forget. Good write...
  September 7th, 2023 16:23
• Reviving Refreshments (Orchidee) Mercy and truth, righteousness and peace, we could use a lot more. So...
  September 7th, 2023 16:15
• Miss. Esme G. Cameron (Neville) What a privilege to have known someone such as she, a true renaissance...
  September 7th, 2023 16:05
• Real (Peto) I hear Cole Porter\'s \"I\'ve got you under my skin\", playing in the...
  September 7th, 2023 15:51
• Lacrime (Teddy.15) Dear Teddy, You pack into three lines the hopes, fears, happys, sads,...
  September 7th, 2023 14:12
• Love Will Be Thy Sword (Pop64) What a beautiful Morality Tale you weave here dear friend; its rhyme and...
  September 7th, 2023 14:04
• heart broken (Vividvoid14) You pour out your heart out in this poem, and I feel the intensity of your...
  September 7th, 2023 13:36
• Ticket (An Acrostic) (AuburnScribbler) So much of the knew phraseology these days is not in tune with these aged...
  September 7th, 2023 13:28
• Troglodyte (MendedFences27) Your descriptive words of love lost, a fitting lament, taking me to that...
  September 7th, 2023 13:10
• Abject terror (Sorenbarrett) You had me in Abject terror all the way through. Descriptive words that...
  September 7th, 2023 13:06
• Such A Lucky Man. (Goldfinch60) Your contemplation of life ,of love , of nature in this poem is beyond...
  September 6th, 2023 14:43
• Something About Shells (Neville) I love the way you have used shells and the ocean to describe this lovely...
  September 6th, 2023 14:36
• Wise Words (Orchidee) Wise dear Orchi, and oh so true. I gotta say Amen!
  September 6th, 2023 14:13
• Invention of Laughter (Teddy.15) Inventing the time machine could be a lot like Forrest Gump\'s box of...
  September 6th, 2023 14:07
• Eclipse (Peto) I found that reading this poem aloud gave it a whole new dimension. Speak...
  September 6th, 2023 13:49
• Dying to Say (Pop64) This is such a bittersweet balad of love. Exquisitely phrased, with a...
  September 6th, 2023 13:31
• he returnd (Vividvoid14) I love your style, a great write my friend!
  September 6th, 2023 13:24
• Replace Coffee? (Goldfinch60) You\'ve once again tickled the funny bone Andy. Having been a green tea...
  September 5th, 2023 14:04
• Me and My Long List of Things (Neville) Found myself wondering if I could sing this to the tune of \"My Favorite...
  September 5th, 2023 13:53
• Mustard Multiplied (Orchidee) I love the last stanza, so true of many things that we need. You are...
  September 5th, 2023 13:48
• Blank Sheet (Teddy.15) OMG! \"keys from a past life that were once finely tuned to...
  September 5th, 2023 13:46
• Apology to Martha (all Beatles\' Song Titles) (Pop64) You are a poet after my own heart. I was in late grade school and high...
  September 5th, 2023 13:34
• must read (Vividvoid14) You are a courageous young man, and I don\'t say that lightly. I was...
  September 5th, 2023 13:25
• Holy Dreamscape (Parisab) Such a dream, described in such beautiful words.
  September 4th, 2023 14:15
• WHAT DID YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN? (LIZ) I think it takes great courage to end an abusive relationship, as you have...
  September 4th, 2023 14:09
• Non Figmental (Neville) Quite a write my friend. Is that ink indelible or non-indelible? I think...
  September 4th, 2023 13:53
• Pointless Job. (Goldfinch60) Ah, I find that on a par with speed limit signs in the US, which people...
  September 4th, 2023 13:44
• Tiger Heart (Teddy.15) Love is a feeling that combines so many different emotions, from high to...
  September 4th, 2023 13:23
• Gospel Graces (Orchidee) I didn\'t know this came with a sing-along surprise. I tried, but...
  September 4th, 2023 12:55
• Voilà ! here I am, here We be (L. B. Mek) My dear friend you have touched every fiber of my being with this poem,...
  September 4th, 2023 12:38
• Musical smoke (Sorenbarrett) I love the way you have woven music and smoke into one. The words come to...
  September 4th, 2023 12:01
• Colour (Peto) Bruised and battered, her raw heart the colour of love, evokes powerful...
  September 3rd, 2023 14:06
• Angry Words. (Goldfinch60) The use mean words in anger is calculated to attack and wound, and too...
  September 3rd, 2023 13:50
• Praise For Providings (Orchidee) We are certainly provided for, and thanks is due. Amen!
  September 3rd, 2023 13:35
• Summers End (Saxon Crow) Beautifully written! The font adds a softness and lovliness to this...
  September 3rd, 2023 13:32
• Dearth (Neville) To speak the words of your poem is to feel the emotion. To \"wonder...
  September 3rd, 2023 13:27
• Empty Sky (Teddy.15) I am thrilled to see your post, have missed your unequaled verse. The...
  September 3rd, 2023 11:59