tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post4953998720614806361..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: Self-Discoverygautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-86204695797276875232007-04-21T15:39:00.000+05:302007-04-21T15:39:00.000+05:30free and spontaneous, i like it so much!! :)free and spontaneous, i like it so much!! :)DINTOONShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674667949479745055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-64062860767671387302007-04-13T22:59:00.000+05:302007-04-13T22:59:00.000+05:30Nasra, you make perfect sense to me. That's how it...Nasra, you make perfect sense to me. That's how it is.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-90409111537012000212007-04-12T02:01:00.000+05:302007-04-12T02:01:00.000+05:30I love it ..how true is this when you are alone yo...I love it ..how true is this when you are alone you wish for someone and when you are you want to gain yourself back ??? Do I make sense at alliamnasrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030794699915000249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-21415219770402440482007-04-11T19:57:00.000+05:302007-04-11T19:57:00.000+05:30rose: Glad that my poem made a difference for you....rose: Glad that my poem made a difference for you. Thanks for saying that.gautamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104550970257299974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-90886979329351375482007-04-11T18:41:00.000+05:302007-04-11T18:41:00.000+05:30Dear Gautami,I wanted to thank you. This poem you ...Dear Gautami,<BR/><BR/>I wanted to thank you. This poem you wrote gave me such a jolt and sense of purpose. I realized I needed to do what was best for me.<BR/><BR/>Rose<BR/><BR/>xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-42988484119172229542007-04-11T18:31:00.000+05:302007-04-11T18:31:00.000+05:30don: thanks. WElcome back after so long.sage: than...don: thanks. WElcome back after so long.<BR/><BR/>sage: thanks.<BR/><BR/>pat: I agree whole-heartedly. I do stray for a while from free versing but come back to it like moth to flame!<BR/><BR/>beaman: I started out on free verse. It flows easy for my scattered thoughts. I do try my best. I like to experiment with my writing. <BR/><BR/>You are very good in your poetry. You will go a long way. Keep it up.<BR/><BR/>donn/h.e.: It was really about blogging though. But works there too. Msot important is I get to exchange my ideas with all kinds of people. That is very sustaining.<BR/><BR/>I am not worrying about my mystery. Either the presence or the lack of it.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I am glad tro have another brother...:D. <BR/><BR/>pip: You are welcome anytime. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>ces: You do have a point there. I do like to banter with some. And get serious with others. Long live blogging!!gautamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104550970257299974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-20908550502500566022007-04-11T17:33:00.000+05:302007-04-11T17:33:00.000+05:30Like blogging. I love the exchange with my favorit...Like blogging. I love the exchange with my favorite bloggers. Lovely poem. I love your free verse style.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-87481504691284861442007-04-11T14:51:00.000+05:302007-04-11T14:51:00.000+05:30Hi GautamiI'm finally getting a chance to catch up...Hi Gautami<BR/>I'm finally getting a chance to catch up on your blog. Poetry Thursday and NaPoWriMo are taking up most of my online time at the moment! It looks like you made a breakthrough with this poem. It is very uplifting and affirming. Well done!Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205242741145067573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-66276306784961210892007-04-11T10:31:00.000+05:302007-04-11T10:31:00.000+05:30It is exhilerating to connect with open minded fre...It is exhilerating to connect with open minded free thinkers and admirers of beautiful poetry and inspirational Art...<BR/>far away from the real world, which is an ugly mess.<BR/><BR/>That being said, <BR/>'you get what you give',<BR/> and that's why you glow my dear sister...and fear not, for there is still plenty of mystery about you.Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-7608193542068895672007-04-11T05:24:00.000+05:302007-04-11T05:24:00.000+05:30Great to read your free verse. I find it one of th...Great to read your free verse. I find it one of the hardest types of poetry to write to be honest but you seem to have mastered it. <BR/><BR/>'...notions bartered<BR/>thoughts scattered<BR/>beliefs<BR/>that are<BR/>at times shattered...'<BR/><BR/>Wonderful part!Beamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516397458228874124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-53166735673898979952007-04-11T03:20:00.000+05:302007-04-11T03:20:00.000+05:30Can't stray too far from "self-discovery" or free ...Can't stray too far from "self-discovery" or free verse. I get easily lost. Great poem!!!Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-55020644037368730472007-04-11T02:05:00.000+05:302007-04-11T02:05:00.000+05:30nicely done Gautami!nicely done Gautami!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-15978016201494369542007-04-11T00:08:00.000+05:302007-04-11T00:08:00.000+05:30Wow! This is a beauty. I ike this poem a lot, Gaut...Wow! This is a beauty. I ike this poem a lot, Gautami.Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922412641433868679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-72230921418072190332007-04-10T20:44:00.000+05:302007-04-10T20:44:00.000+05:30floots: thanks. ally bean: thanks.paul: Yes, you g...floots: thanks. <BR/><BR/>ally bean: thanks.<BR/><BR/>paul: Yes, you got the gist of it. Only when we are comfortable in our own skins, we can relate to others better. Only by self-discovery, the discovery of the world follows.<BR/><BR/>lotus: welcome back. I missed you. How was the hiatus?<BR/><BR/>magiceye: thanks.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-43246819851501493272007-04-10T20:29:00.000+05:302007-04-10T20:29:00.000+05:30thoroughly enjoyed it!!!thoroughly enjoyed it!!!magiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-59527971025344693252007-04-10T20:27:00.000+05:302007-04-10T20:27:00.000+05:30THis was excellent Gautami...you have expressed, ...THis was excellent Gautami...you have expressed, so beautifully, what I often feel but don't always have the ability to express.<BR/><BR/>Happy to be back at your blog again...I needed to go on hiatus for a while, life was getting too busy!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-6572974291148246062007-04-10T19:47:00.000+05:302007-04-10T19:47:00.000+05:30To me, this gets at the importance of maintaining ...To me, this gets at the importance of maintaining a relationship with oneself, so to speak, both for personal integrity and as a foundation for relating well to others.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770384445526387065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-64343303863579487882007-04-10T18:10:00.000+05:302007-04-10T18:10:00.000+05:30"just as suddenlyyou want yourself backto be with ...<I>"just as suddenly<BR/>you want yourself back<BR/>to be with yourself<BR/>your inner self<BR/>which<BR/>never lets you down<BR/>no matter what"</I><BR/><BR/>So true. Well said.Ally Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038241470337687571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-52053521883530574002007-04-10T18:06:00.000+05:302007-04-10T18:06:00.000+05:30really like this(and most certainly identify with ...really like this<BR/>(and most certainly identify with the sentiments)flootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530734765701940680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-27124715957366405082007-04-10T16:44:00.000+05:302007-04-10T16:44:00.000+05:30polona/keshi/firebird: thanks.brian: I never thoug...polona/keshi/firebird: thanks.<BR/><BR/>brian: I never thought of it like that. You do give me deeper insights into my own poetry.<BR/><BR/>within without: Well, you should knw. You are within..:D<BR/><BR/>anne: Maybe I have.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I do not like centering my poetry. But I experimented and liked theoutcome in this.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-57950044223163495662007-04-10T10:43:00.000+05:302007-04-10T10:43:00.000+05:30well done!Keshi.well done!<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-58794310089813510332007-04-10T08:26:00.000+05:302007-04-10T08:26:00.000+05:30This is full of wonderful insight--and expressed w...This is full of wonderful insight--<BR/>and expressed with clarity and delicacy! <BR/>I know the feelings you are describing, and you are right on!<BR/><BR/>(I like the centered format too!)Yeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924005848870170400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-20242358067965983322007-04-10T00:35:00.000+05:302007-04-10T00:35:00.000+05:30Beautiful poem. I hope you can use your shattered ...Beautiful poem. I hope you can use your shattered dreams to help you learn and grow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-47684922421919025242007-04-10T00:07:00.000+05:302007-04-10T00:07:00.000+05:30Brilliant and beautiful, Gautami...sometimes the o...Brilliant and beautiful, Gautami...sometimes the only safe refuge is within.WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-23346309604796438572007-04-09T23:52:00.000+05:302007-04-09T23:52:00.000+05:30Free the verse. :)This reads like a dance, partner...Free the verse. :)<BR/><BR/>This reads like a dance, partners flowing effortlessly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com