tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post3142587114714531405..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: nowhere islandgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-47454856759679490812010-09-17T11:37:07.509+05:302010-09-17T11:37:07.509+05:30ooohh.. loved the wordplay!! It was a treat to the...ooohh.. loved the wordplay!! It was a treat to the senses... so was the imagery!<br />It had such a dreamy feel to it... almost unreal.. and yet, it was sooo real!<br /><br />Enjoyed reading this piece!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-88103440418245521672010-09-17T01:35:54.745+05:302010-09-17T01:35:54.745+05:30a beautifully written piece that hooked me in with...a beautifully written piece that hooked me in with the opening line..excellent..and thanks for sharing with one shotMarshyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029232967141290634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-48886197574903764482010-09-17T00:32:05.776+05:302010-09-17T00:32:05.776+05:30...I wished to catch it from him like a cold..this......I wished to catch it from him like a cold..this is so special - thanks for taking us to nowhere island...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-32991146456041022442010-09-16T08:40:13.863+05:302010-09-16T08:40:13.863+05:30smartly played,
beautiful and profound piece.smartly played,<br />beautiful and profound piece.Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-42896941166460952122010-09-16T07:00:15.355+05:302010-09-16T07:00:15.355+05:30I like how you set up the relationship, with the r...I like how you set up the relationship, with the romanticism of the "I" suddenly interrupted when "his eyes took a catastrophic look". <br /><br />Nice play on the words "paring memories".Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-49421009897318824722010-09-16T05:18:34.569+05:302010-09-16T05:18:34.569+05:30I pictured Lake Placid for some reason reading thi...I pictured Lake Placid for some reason reading this. This guy, part of the village, part of its history who has studiously avoided an old lover but on this bright morning really has no place to hide, no place to run to. Charming. Thanks. Gay (@beachanny)Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-48896512314839778572010-09-16T04:08:13.150+05:302010-09-16T04:08:13.150+05:30Love the rhythm and peace that goes with the beaut...Love the rhythm and peace that goes with the beautiful words... Beautiful piece ;)Dulçe ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/14958592985938279356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-81250642542279061322010-09-16T03:17:51.389+05:302010-09-16T03:17:51.389+05:30Love how the moment has been captured in the small...Love how the moment has been captured in the smallest of details. Thanks for reading and commenting on my <a href="http://meawriter.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/how-happy-i-was-if-i-could-forget/" rel="nofollow">poem</a>. Hope your week goes well.John (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-87441074028140966202010-09-16T03:09:24.349+05:302010-09-16T03:09:24.349+05:30I like this and I like ya new look.I like this and I like ya new look.Whitesnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681488364720396274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-10540181478700027102010-09-16T01:25:25.945+05:302010-09-16T01:25:25.945+05:30Such beautiful description - you see him as clearl...Such beautiful description - you see him as clearly as day. The last three lines posed a shift in focus and a realization the observer was linked to this man. Really enjoyed this!TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-85116090933061291452010-09-16T01:05:55.875+05:302010-09-16T01:05:55.875+05:30A joy to read and very picturesque. The last three...A joy to read and very picturesque. The last three lines evoke a philosophical wonderment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-90347746214399643512010-09-16T00:06:43.675+05:302010-09-16T00:06:43.675+05:30I liked the idea of wanting to 'catch him like...I liked the idea of wanting to 'catch him like a cold' - Nice One Shot!<br /><br /><br /><br />WORD VERIFICATION: catio<br />DEFINITION: an outdoor platorm for felinesBubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927345716112968689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-67124749695950417492010-09-15T23:25:49.724+05:302010-09-15T23:25:49.724+05:30Wonderful lines. "golden light of the sunpour...Wonderful lines. "golden light of the sunpoured over him showering him with warmth I wished to catch it from him like a cold' Those particular lines seem to combine opposites in the readers mind and bring healthy being into light with a reminder of human fragility through your well-chosen words. Happy One Shot!dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-21146634377122015442010-09-15T23:13:03.424+05:302010-09-15T23:13:03.424+05:30Nicely done... Like it a lot.
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah...Nicely done... Like it a lot.<br />ॐ नमः शिवाय<br />Om Namah ShivayaShashidhar Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752054354309206121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-80524621742567706752010-09-15T22:12:58.003+05:302010-09-15T22:12:58.003+05:30Very interesting. I like the images this provokes...Very interesting. I like the images this provokes.Ben Langhinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077213274836551992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-20670493886204323052010-09-15T21:53:00.150+05:302010-09-15T21:53:00.150+05:30Beautiful stuff. Truly resonates through some abso...Beautiful stuff. Truly resonates through some absolutely gorgeous lines. Wonderful One Shot!Chris G.http://cianphelan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-89128268515700986762010-09-15T20:58:44.954+05:302010-09-15T20:58:44.954+05:30Until the last stanza, I thought he was a stranger...Until the last stanza, I thought he was a stranger you were observing-- then it was a surprise at the end, learning of your shared history... exquisite ending!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-41905618017634866652010-09-15T20:42:57.408+05:302010-09-15T20:42:57.408+05:30Nicely done. And a change of template.Nicely done. And a change of template.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-69033075182699181292010-09-15T18:10:51.072+05:302010-09-15T18:10:51.072+05:30You pulled in immediately with, "the morning&...You pulled in immediately with, "the morning's moisture misted on his beard" the image..I love that line and a great poem there after. Thank you for visiting me for then I found you and your writings. :)River<br />http://adventuresinpoesy.wordpress.com/Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438967617636244335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-46334389524391959852010-09-15T16:52:23.918+05:302010-09-15T16:52:23.918+05:30:D Awesome one shot =3 with wonderful imagery~^^:D Awesome one shot =3 with wonderful imagery~^^RiikaInfinityyhttp://riikainfinityy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-68888816263969154152010-09-15T16:35:45.881+05:302010-09-15T16:35:45.881+05:30It was as if I was watching fromt he sidewalks as ...It was as if I was watching fromt he sidewalks as well -- I could see that moisture on his beard and the sun pouring its golden warmth over him. Beautiful poem.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-65310640493385232732010-09-15T15:18:44.885+05:302010-09-15T15:18:44.885+05:30i really enjoyed that last stanza...of course the ...i really enjoyed that last stanza...of course the rest of it sets it up...very nicely. nice one shot!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-42033731503984969012010-09-15T14:33:36.983+05:302010-09-15T14:33:36.983+05:30Beautifully written. I wondered if your "gau...Beautifully written. I wondered if your "gauzy history" and "torrid chemistry" referred to something personal or to your country or was this merely a work of fiction.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-48426836139647839872010-09-15T12:28:24.983+05:302010-09-15T12:28:24.983+05:30How I am sure we would like to pare away those hur...How I am sure we would like to pare away those hurtful memories which are so hard to let go without even more pain. Stunning piece of work.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-31204670256332350842010-09-14T22:55:16.298+05:302010-09-14T22:55:16.298+05:30These are my favorite lines:
>> golden ligh...These are my favorite lines:<br /><br />>> golden light of the sun<br />>> poured over him<br />>> showering him with warmth<br />>> I wished to catch it from him like a cold<br /><br />Beautiful. Mmmmmm.<br /><br /><a href="http://juliejordanscott.typepad.com/jjspoetry/2010/09/a-ghost-a-fallacy-a-spirit-for-carry-on-tuesday.html" rel="nofollow"> My Carry on Tuesday poem. </a>Julie Jordan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558015761690505791noreply@blogger.com