tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post5195090778326723106..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: Soul--------Ecphrasis------Poetry Thursdaygautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-59173757601086879562007-03-29T14:46:00.000+05:302007-03-29T14:46:00.000+05:30Thanks robin, ces.swissmiss: I have decided to liv...Thanks robin, ces.<BR/><BR/>swissmiss: I have decided to live it the way it is. Editing will take away the essemce of the poem. Thanks for your feedback...gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-58839461753188320472007-03-28T06:15:00.000+05:302007-03-28T06:15:00.000+05:30Gautami, what a beautiful poem!Gautami, what a beautiful poem!Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-5160223348909322622007-03-27T17:25:00.000+05:302007-03-27T17:25:00.000+05:30I agree with Brian, the rawness matches the photo ...I agree with Brian, the rawness matches the photo well, forces us to look back at the photo and not turn away. <BR/><BR/>At first I wasn't sure about the rhyming - it's always a risk - but then I decided to read it aloud rather than just on the screen and I think you've done it well especially the last three stanza where it really builds momentum and power for me.swissmisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148758243391482706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-31923043920114945492007-03-26T08:52:00.000+05:302007-03-26T08:52:00.000+05:30A very evocative poem! Brilliant.A very evocative poem! Brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-82589928650815906722007-03-25T06:47:00.000+05:302007-03-25T06:47:00.000+05:30Polona: thanks. sage: That mother spoke out to me ...Polona: thanks. <BR/><BR/>sage: That mother spoke out to me and I had to write. I don't know how I managed to write so much.<BR/><BR/>rethabile: That is high praise. I have never been to Africa but the pain is eternal. Doesn't matter which country, mothers all over the world feel the ame way.<BR/><BR/>dsnake1: I will live it as it is, raw. Anyway, editing is not one of my fortes!!<BR/><BR/>jone: Rwandan genocide is very painful. Nothing we can do about it. Does anyone care?<BR/><BR/>Yvonne: Yes, it is heartbreaking. Mothers bear the brunt of it.<BR/><BR/>jac: Thanks. Your photographs speak out.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-74727109676259167922007-03-24T22:50:00.000+05:302007-03-24T22:50:00.000+05:30Your writing is more valuable than anything.Keep u...Your writing is more valuable than anything.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work.jachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237327287256489526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-64343470115099530172007-03-24T20:14:00.000+05:302007-03-24T20:14:00.000+05:30This is very heartbreaking. I can hear the young w...This is very heartbreaking. I can hear the young woman tell the story. How can we not listen? <BR/>Very well done. Beautifully written. <BR/><BR/>YvonneFragmentsinsighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868023154722305400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-54286189048871153702007-03-24T19:44:00.000+05:302007-03-24T19:44:00.000+05:30Wow,this is so powerful, raw, and evocative. I lik...Wow,this is so powerful, raw, and evocative. I like the rawness of it. Adds to the power. Am reading Left to Tell, about the Rwandan genocide. This poem made me think of it.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-75289246517189104142007-03-24T15:44:00.000+05:302007-03-24T15:44:00.000+05:30gautami,i think this is one of the strongest poems...gautami,<BR/>i think this is one of the strongest poems you have written. it's supposed to be raw, imperfect like this world. <BR/><BR/>"<I>Too long I accepted anything like a doormat."</I> : this is perfect.dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-19993723586434106462007-03-24T12:05:00.000+05:302007-03-24T12:05:00.000+05:30What a beautiful visage! What a wonderful tribute ...What a beautiful visage! What a wonderful tribute you've written to all those suffering hearts. I'm impressed.Rethabilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523368313680103826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-57274496818083453502007-03-24T05:47:00.000+05:302007-03-24T05:47:00.000+05:30you draw wonderful images, giving voice to the boy...you draw wonderful images, giving voice to the boy and his mother. Good job!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-1957405791405466372007-03-24T00:51:00.000+05:302007-03-24T00:51:00.000+05:30oh, this is beautiful and so sad...well done, gaut...oh, this is beautiful and so sad...<BR/>well done, gautami!polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-20244842070648256832007-03-23T22:32:00.000+05:302007-03-23T22:32:00.000+05:30regina: yes, woman suffer the most all over the wo...regina: yes, woman suffer the most all over the world.<BR/><BR/>norma: yes, it had. I can't tell you how much.<BR/><BR/>steve/whitesnake, kindness: I agree with that. I will not edit.<BR/><BR/>pat: Yes, I should. I have.<BR/><BR/>andrew: thanks. Mine was a quiet one.<BR/><BR/>kj: thanks for saying that.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-52054844425291066812007-03-23T22:28:00.000+05:302007-03-23T22:28:00.000+05:30h.e.: We do not see beyond our own selfish needs. ...h.e.: We do not see beyond our own selfish needs. Does the world care about the mothers? In any adverse situations, they are the sufferers. Are doing anything for them? Only mere words. That's what I am doing too.<BR/><BR/>tammy: Injustice perpetuated by us by our ignorance.<BR/><BR/>brian: This soul will not be polished. This will remain pure and untainted.<BR/><BR/>jac: Thanks for letting me use your picture. I can feel but what can do other than writing?<BR/><BR/>straus: yes. We can only ask questions. Can't even fathom what goes within a mother's mind.<BR/><BR/>kai,don,crafty, pug, trinitystar,david, pepek: Thanks for your comments.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-73524769148960850402007-03-23T19:21:00.000+05:302007-03-23T19:21:00.000+05:30Lovely. Well done Gautami.Lovely. Well done Gautami.Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922412641433868679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-75609978862537662282007-03-23T18:16:00.000+05:302007-03-23T18:16:00.000+05:30Powerful words and image.Powerful words and image.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-65883270944679483362007-03-23T17:07:00.000+05:302007-03-23T17:07:00.000+05:30Wow. Very forceful and moving.Wow. Very forceful and moving.puerileuwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721399673017380093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-15167157755661912442007-03-23T16:54:00.000+05:302007-03-23T16:54:00.000+05:30You have captured the feeling well.Their sadness. ...You have captured the feeling well.<BR/>Their sadness.<BR/> Through their sadness they do try to smile.<BR/>lovely Gautami.trinitystarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134309193793933391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-25195653027145434472007-03-23T11:01:00.000+05:302007-03-23T11:01:00.000+05:30he and tammy have said all that i felt reading you...he and tammy have said all that i felt reading your longest poem. you are a very insightful and sensitive person. and very intelligent. i am always glad to visit your blog and see your comments along the blog path.kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-42899154753636447232007-03-23T10:32:00.000+05:302007-03-23T10:32:00.000+05:30Happy Birthday!!!! It's still a couple of minutes ...Happy Birthday!!!! It's still a couple of minutes until midnight here, so I got it just in time. :) I've been putting together a new computer tonight, so I didn't see your comment until now. I hope all was well for you today. :)J. Andrew Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567156257114496618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-20404045109705869592007-03-23T06:07:00.000+05:302007-03-23T06:07:00.000+05:30Hello, gautami!Tex and poem are very good. Thank y...Hello, gautami!<BR/>Tex and poem are very good. Thank you<BR/>Good weekenddavid santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976825493652779441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-21624781774530275492007-03-23T05:56:00.000+05:302007-03-23T05:56:00.000+05:30Good job, Gautami--I especially like the way you'v...Good job, Gautami--I especially like the way you've ended this. A lot of honest feeling here.Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-30765773013439012592007-03-23T04:35:00.000+05:302007-03-23T04:35:00.000+05:30This is a fabulous poem!! You should write more fr...This is a fabulous poem!! You should write more from images.Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-10631233115649748862007-03-23T02:52:00.000+05:302007-03-23T02:52:00.000+05:30edit? i am no expert but i think the voice is so p...edit? i am no expert but i think the voice is so pure. the image is so lovely and your words do it justice. no, don't edit... leave it for now anyway...Kindnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03424710039883911915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-5244405786127410452007-03-23T02:15:00.000+05:302007-03-23T02:15:00.000+05:30I would leave it as it is....When ya starving to d...I would leave it as it is....<BR/><BR/>When ya starving to death or dying from some deprivation, do you tidy up when the reaper comes knocking?Whitesnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681488364720396274noreply@blogger.com