tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post4817652569486009202..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: one day in the life of a sarigautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-24973021068667403772008-02-06T19:03:00.000+05:302008-02-06T19:03:00.000+05:30Oh my, what a lovely turn at the end. I love it wh...Oh my, what a lovely turn at the end. I love it when a poem turns quirky!Cary Ranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531098658581671973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-29130412039975346042008-02-06T06:50:00.000+05:302008-02-06T06:50:00.000+05:30Gautami - I was really enjoying your wardrobe, an...Gautami - I was really enjoying your wardrobe, and then you fell... :(<BR/><BR/>Hope you have recovered! ;)Rob Kistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365982588165098990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-16858479783386504342008-02-06T00:11:00.000+05:302008-02-06T00:11:00.000+05:30this has a great rhythm and i love the way it's al...this has a great rhythm and i love the way it's all woven together.<BR/>hope your back doesn't cause you any troublepolonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-85411099757149807722008-02-05T17:28:00.000+05:302008-02-05T17:28:00.000+05:30Yeah, I love the way you've rhymed this - it reads...Yeah, I love the way you've rhymed this - it reads like a beat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-18088629541389646522008-02-05T16:51:00.000+05:302008-02-05T16:51:00.000+05:30My wife, Yvonne, suffers from back pains. I feel f...My wife, Yvonne, suffers from back pains. I feel for you.<BR/> I'm quite getting into poetry since I joined this new community. I've never really tried it before.<BR/> But I'm being inspired. So who knows.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-11267406024099810102008-02-05T11:52:00.000+05:302008-02-05T11:52:00.000+05:30And neither you nor the sari got to go out that da...And neither you nor the sari got to go out that day! how sad! But the dance beforehand was beautiful. A long time ago I nursed someone who had to lie on her back for 3 days! Very frustrating all the way around...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-33443995324112617462008-02-05T05:18:00.000+05:302008-02-05T05:18:00.000+05:30i can see in my mind's eye the faces of my mama an...i can see in my mind's eye the faces of my mama and her mama, nodding solemnly, grandma's finger gently caressing the bible verse: pride goeth before a fall.<BR/><BR/>they were both sparing in their praise of other's including their own children for fear of being the cause of another's fall.<BR/><BR/>i'm going to take a risk here: i'm in awe of the way you seem to be able to make poems out of absolutely anything. <BR/><BR/>i am never disappointed by my visits here. i can always count on being entertained or having my thoughts provoked. or, as with this poem, both.Joy Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976987581528470589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-27376196418712619762008-02-05T04:32:00.000+05:302008-02-05T04:32:00.000+05:30I love your rhyme choices here. The first and las...I love your rhyme choices here. The first and last stanzas have the harsher male rhymes with the accent on the last syllable which point out the more down-to-earth. But that middle section is pure girly with the feminine rhymes. It really accents the movements!<BR/><BR/>You are good!Linda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-86465624344290906532008-02-05T04:20:00.000+05:302008-02-05T04:20:00.000+05:30That's a terrible thing to happen. I hope you're b...That's a terrible thing to happen. I hope you're better. The poem wonderfully describes it, till the end when you tell us it's true.Rethabilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523368313680103826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-51099633772645277212008-02-05T03:20:00.000+05:302008-02-05T03:20:00.000+05:30I liked it quite a bit. It had an interesting and ...I liked it quite a bit. It had an interesting and fresh perspective. Besides, I respect anyone who dares to rhyme in this day and age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-26498480182894993672008-02-04T23:54:00.000+05:302008-02-04T23:54:00.000+05:30Oh, very vivid images. Great poem! :)Oh, very vivid images. Great poem! :)Tempest Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974312445961412430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-16298582060813332682008-02-04T23:33:00.000+05:302008-02-04T23:33:00.000+05:30love the descriptions you've use herelove the descriptions you've use herelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706027242022517570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-4337134278083782042008-02-04T23:20:00.000+05:302008-02-04T23:20:00.000+05:30The best laid plans of mice and men...We never kno...The best laid plans of mice and men...<BR/><BR/>We never know when life will deal us a blow! Your poem describes the unpredictabilty of our days, even when we think we are impervious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-40645019771210175392008-02-04T21:42:00.000+05:302008-02-04T21:42:00.000+05:30The beginning of the poem gives no hint about the ...The beginning of the poem gives no hint about the twisty ending. Rather like the action in the poem. Blindsided. I like the way the tone of the ending is also quite different from the flowing feeling of the beginning.Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-11932280249647009372008-02-04T21:00:00.000+05:302008-02-04T21:00:00.000+05:30uh-uh, hope you feel better, Gautamiuh-uh, hope you feel better, GautamiULhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005895432233940416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-43635760003598441762008-02-04T20:52:00.000+05:302008-02-04T20:52:00.000+05:30That was a stunning visual-unexpected ending-sorry...That was a stunning visual-unexpected ending-sorry about that. :(R.G. ALEXANDERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-33830489067042714172008-02-04T19:04:00.000+05:302008-02-04T19:04:00.000+05:30Different......a lovely description, an unusual en...Different......a lovely description, an unusual ending :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-69657415658885686372008-02-04T17:03:00.000+05:302008-02-04T17:03:00.000+05:30Cool, lovely poem with a skip and ryhme like in he...Cool, lovely poem with a skip and ryhme like in her step. Til the trip at the end which was a lovely contrast, made the poem seem very real, cool,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-87777280694403205082008-02-04T07:38:00.000+05:302008-02-04T07:38:00.000+05:30the poem was beautiful, till that the end--I hope ...the poem was beautiful, till that the end--I hope your back is bettersagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-56222104190308216802008-02-04T05:15:00.000+05:302008-02-04T05:15:00.000+05:30Very well put together.Very well put together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-91264412273921072008-02-04T02:18:00.000+05:302008-02-04T02:18:00.000+05:30As the owner of a picky back, I know your pain. If...As the owner of a picky back, I know your pain. If it's only a muscular thing, try to get up and move around as much as you can. Believe it or not, it helps.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there! And preen away; it feels good!Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-88265121912699666042008-02-04T00:59:00.000+05:302008-02-04T00:59:00.000+05:30I've always wanted to try on a sari, but now I'm a...I've always wanted to try on a sari, but now I'm apprehensive, what if this would happen to me? <BR/><BR/>I've tagged you by the way, hope you don't mind, the details are here: <A HREF="http://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/02/10-for-10.html" REL="nofollow">10 for 10 meme</A>Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-67100185912502226702008-02-04T00:39:00.000+05:302008-02-04T00:39:00.000+05:30Well, gautami, you have a lot to be narcissistic a...Well, gautami, you have a lot to be narcissistic aobut here. The sustained rhyme pattern fits the theme.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717622168200846486noreply@blogger.com