tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post7738503339070028030..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: weed it out-----half a poemgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-25265807457320163362008-08-02T06:59:00.000+05:302008-08-02T06:59:00.000+05:30Oh, I love this..."besotted" and "I still get on w...Oh, I love this..."besotted" and "I still get on with my howling." There are so days like that.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-76608329900492198672008-07-30T04:46:00.000+05:302008-07-30T04:46:00.000+05:30Beautiful poetry! Howling is good, I think, - help...Beautiful poetry! Howling is good, I think, - helps to get rid of a lot of stuff, so we can start over. I like what donnnnn said as well. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I've heard the coyotes howling here in the early morning hours. It's an eerie, but beautiful sound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-31323553435478474492008-07-29T19:06:00.000+05:302008-07-29T19:06:00.000+05:30This sure gives a new meaning to howling! I like ...This sure gives a new meaning to howling! I like it a lot.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029722057577018059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-56048634470220696902008-07-29T02:10:00.000+05:302008-07-29T02:10:00.000+05:30It's a dark poem for a cheerful picture, but one t...It's a dark poem for a cheerful picture, but one that expresses a lot of the darkness that you mention you have been going through. <BR/><BR/>Hope you come out of that darkness soon - sometimes howling is the only thing that really helps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-18255114093397257422008-07-29T01:35:00.000+05:302008-07-29T01:35:00.000+05:30Powerful stuff!Powerful stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-27419639965515782192008-07-29T00:56:00.000+05:302008-07-29T00:56:00.000+05:30The uncomfortable irony is being in our own heads,...The uncomfortable irony is being in our own heads, yes. Whew, I'll have to consider this one awhile.Quiet Pathshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758542150832581706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-74731895709661190172008-07-28T23:09:00.000+05:302008-07-28T23:09:00.000+05:30Sorry, my link didn't work and it won't let me del...Sorry, my link didn't work and it won't let me delete the comment and start over again, so here goes,<BR/>Thanks for your poem. It is very viceral. I like the howling dog image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-90696336061599824602008-07-28T23:04:00.000+05:302008-07-28T23:04:00.000+05:30it is good to see you writing... i love the most t...it is good to see you writing... i love the most the rawness of your words that howl outloud and bring us into your world.. overgrown and alive that speak of emotions we can all relate to..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-56989951447366551202008-07-28T23:01:00.000+05:302008-07-28T23:01:00.000+05:30Very visceral. It strikes at the core of my being....Very visceral. It strikes at the core of my being.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-6034374284635512682008-07-28T22:29:00.000+05:302008-07-28T22:29:00.000+05:30well, suppose you should do what you feel comforta...well, suppose you should do what you feel comfortable doing. and this dark poetry seems to suit you very well (in other words, love it)polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-51686497021456355652008-07-28T21:46:00.000+05:302008-07-28T21:46:00.000+05:30A little macabre but a very strong piece.A little macabre but a very strong piece.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-61868591266693353082008-07-28T20:12:00.000+05:302008-07-28T20:12:00.000+05:30Gautami, yes dark but beautiful! You've gotten int...Gautami, yes dark but beautiful! You've gotten into the dog's emotions and thoughts... :)maryt/theteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516961981692076719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-41928315509799246842008-07-28T20:08:00.000+05:302008-07-28T20:08:00.000+05:30And sometimes, in my work, I feel that all I do is...And sometimes, in my work, I feel that all I do is howl.<BR/><BR/>But there is a time to howl.<BR/><BR/>I liked this.<BR/><BR/>-NicoleRaven's Wing Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576438868694047958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-18130757803133999872008-07-28T19:00:00.000+05:302008-07-28T19:00:00.000+05:30gautami,you have stopped my in my tracks with the ...gautami,<BR/>you have stopped my in my tracks with the first stanza. i'm going back in again.<BR/>karenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-87197450309106543462008-07-28T17:22:00.000+05:302008-07-28T17:22:00.000+05:30I love the dark howl present in this poem and the ...I love the dark howl present in this poem and the look at death. It reminded me of a poem I have rewritten several times and still haven't finished that speaks of finding a whale dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-4795884052032892332008-07-27T22:37:00.000+05:302008-07-27T22:37:00.000+05:30"in the skeletons of my memoriesonly dry bones are..."in the skeletons of my memories<BR/>only dry bones are left"... I especially love these lines. Coupled with the next two, they describe a paradox I also live with... Your howling speaks to the human condition for many of us. Keep it coming. I love the graphic that you posted with this. It fits perfectly.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-58489286746755681022008-07-27T20:37:00.000+05:302008-07-27T20:37:00.000+05:30..poetry or painting are processes that seek to un.....poetry or painting are processes that seek to understand the beautifully sublime and the macabre ugly~realities-of existence_<BR/>and objectively bring forward the universal spiritual truths of life. perhaps these lines address the <BR/>prompt in a manner that reveals 'what is poetry for'..many thanks for sharing..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-1011125458045380762008-07-27T20:35:00.000+05:302008-07-27T20:35:00.000+05:30is the subject of death and inner aches always dar...is the subject of death and inner aches always dark? maybe but then again your writings provokes new thinking, glad you're still writingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-46087092866344316152008-07-27T20:17:00.000+05:302008-07-27T20:17:00.000+05:30I too know what it is to live in my interior world...I too know what it is to live in my interior world. I often forgot what light awaits outside. Thanks for this contribution this week.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-37157510985810286462008-07-27T17:48:00.000+05:302008-07-27T17:48:00.000+05:30Dogs do and people do too when the abstract is rem...Dogs do and people do too when the abstract is removed and the inner unfocused realities confuse. I love pondering over your lines.me ann my camerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083671096943783249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-90180507485002690812008-07-27T14:49:00.000+05:302008-07-27T14:49:00.000+05:30I certainly relate to this. I suspect there is a u...I certainly relate to this. I suspect there is a universal truth to this darkness. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-75396424116759831682008-07-27T12:34:00.000+05:302008-07-27T12:34:00.000+05:30Our minds aren't always the best places to be. I g...Our minds aren't always the best places to be. I guess that's why we have poetry-so we can do our howling on the page-or if you prefer-the blog!<BR/>Best Wishes.Edward S Gaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415140379858811855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-47266292770279603652008-07-27T11:59:00.000+05:302008-07-27T11:59:00.000+05:30Love the dark, howling image. I think immediately ...Love the dark, howling image. I think immediately of a dog/wolf howling in the stillness of the night! That lonely kind of howl knowing no one is listening but you! <BR/><BR/>Beautiful poem!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-8594983922734515862008-07-26T22:58:00.000+05:302008-07-26T22:58:00.000+05:30this is wonderful. I can really relate to it; a w...this is wonderful. I can really relate to it; a world of ones own - and sometimes coming out of it is much easier said then done.AscenderRisesAbovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635424605245677136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-74221954167387451402008-07-26T21:16:00.000+05:302008-07-26T21:16:00.000+05:30Back in groove and dark as ever. Love you sistah a...Back in groove and dark as ever. Love you sistah and I'm besotted as well. ;)<BR/><BR/>I'll be howling right along with you.<BR/><BR/>Rose<BR/><BR/>xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com