tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post52546264939665043..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: desperate measuresgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-74951575135135482182014-04-07T23:03:30.361+05:302014-04-07T23:03:30.361+05:30What a fantastic poem, it perfectly illustrates wh...What a fantastic poem, it perfectly illustrates what war can mean... but that humans have the ability to overcome the destruction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-2789169758269362092014-03-13T09:11:43.116+05:302014-03-13T09:11:43.116+05:30Guatami, would you please email me at WildWoman2@s...Guatami, would you please email me at WildWoman2@shaw.ca? Thanks so much!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-89061182994762913962014-03-13T01:12:45.491+05:302014-03-13T01:12:45.491+05:30The poignant touch of the little cakes...The poignant touch of the little cakes...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-73108735637845496812014-03-12T23:18:37.626+05:302014-03-12T23:18:37.626+05:30I really love this poem, so many lines appeal star...I really love this poem, so many lines appeal staring with:<br /><br />in that room, before the war<br />there was laughter<br />which turned my legs to jelly<br />a paradise that we all missCait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-48592040543483073382014-03-12T19:25:32.546+05:302014-03-12T19:25:32.546+05:30Lovely on Gautami.. very well composed..Lovely on Gautami.. very well composed..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-88884052517942109682014-03-12T02:34:32.923+05:302014-03-12T02:34:32.923+05:30If I listen really close, I'll hear the laught...If I listen really close, I'll hear the laughter still! Excellent scope, drew me right in.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-2343305036829597962014-03-11T23:07:44.543+05:302014-03-11T23:07:44.543+05:30Great piece! I will definitely return to your blog...Great piece! I will definitely return to your blog for more. I also agree -- poetry is a way of living. Exactly.marithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116189898401307852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-48336630428217944452014-03-11T23:04:25.385+05:302014-03-11T23:04:25.385+05:30... so many wonderful lines.... so many wonderful lines.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-86387297475336523482014-03-11T09:44:32.999+05:302014-03-11T09:44:32.999+05:30As long as there is life, there is hope! Lovely wo...As long as there is life, there is hope! Lovely work.Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-39589079818664790962014-03-11T05:12:56.481+05:302014-03-11T05:12:56.481+05:30I like the optimism in this! I like the optimism in this! Belva Rae Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018806071465719524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-19460388846613339542014-03-10T21:26:20.690+05:302014-03-10T21:26:20.690+05:30all is definitely not lost
war or strife, as long ...all is definitely not lost<br />war or strife, as long as there is a single human<br />there will always be life<br /><br />. . . speaks of hope.Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-91566440663815968242014-03-10T14:51:10.677+05:302014-03-10T14:51:10.677+05:30We certainly have to hope we stick around despite ...We certainly have to hope we stick around despite our foolish behaviour. Lets hope our writing lingers to tell the tale.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-32281807332779044132014-03-10T11:06:16.082+05:302014-03-10T11:06:16.082+05:30Nicely done.....thanks for sharingNicely done.....thanks for sharingWaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873809564739628512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-58967812467228663362014-03-10T09:27:51.989+05:302014-03-10T09:27:51.989+05:30inspite of the debris there's so much light he...inspite of the debris there's so much light here.......love this poem Gautami...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-60920577689637983462014-03-10T09:00:14.944+05:302014-03-10T09:00:14.944+05:30"another row of broken rooms".......yet ..."another row of broken rooms".......yet by the end of the poem, there is hope, and endurance and maybe even transcendence. Wonderful!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-79186219670356126542014-03-10T05:45:58.737+05:302014-03-10T05:45:58.737+05:30Love optimism here and trust in the positive natur...Love optimism here and trust in the positive nature of human... humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-5598856134871609182014-03-10T02:38:01.882+05:302014-03-10T02:38:01.882+05:30love the last 3 lines!love the last 3 lines!Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-84645765094636900802014-03-10T01:32:25.914+05:302014-03-10T01:32:25.914+05:30I love this, especially:
"who will bake a pl...I love this, especially: <br />"who will bake a platter of tiny cakes<br />now my mouth has gone cotton" <br /><br />De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-90027141934651935482014-03-10T01:17:54.334+05:302014-03-10T01:17:54.334+05:30That human is the only hope. I wish everyone woul...That human is the only hope. I wish everyone would be human. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-69508364370824932052014-03-10T00:12:28.565+05:302014-03-10T00:12:28.565+05:30 as long as there is a single human
there will alw... as long as there is a single human<br />there will always be life<br />this is so true Gautami.<br />when there is only one human there is life.<br />where there is life there will be more people.kalpana solsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459797629127380780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-66354859390383601752014-03-10T00:04:09.866+05:302014-03-10T00:04:09.866+05:30What an indictment of war. Spot on. You give us ...What an indictment of war. Spot on. You give us brave hope in S4, but then take it away again in the final stanza. This is brilliant.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-73530360418342512032014-03-09T23:01:36.920+05:302014-03-09T23:01:36.920+05:30as long as there is a single human
there will alwa...as long as there is a single human<br />there will always be life... so true..and they will always fight to get back a live-worthy life..sad on how much destruction war brings and how we manage to escape the pain and build and build again...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com