tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post5177202018730226084..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: markedgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-79236232397811996242010-11-30T23:09:57.536+05:302010-11-30T23:09:57.536+05:30I often feel like a caveman regarding poetry. I ap...I often feel like a caveman regarding poetry. I appreciate it, but I feel kind of goofy when I try to comment meaningfully. But gosh, this stirred me.Hal Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-47652291718544181122010-11-29T11:45:38.086+05:302010-11-29T11:45:38.086+05:30Very intriguing; and emotive piece.
......dholeVery intriguing; and emotive piece.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-60316941228477933492010-11-29T11:42:25.007+05:302010-11-29T11:42:25.007+05:30things you wish you hadn't done.
so much time ...<i>things you wish you hadn't done.<br />so much time passed<br />before you knew the difference,<br /><br />I looked back for flames<br />that I never believed in</i><br /><br />Wow. Amazing lines, Gautami. <br /><br />I visited a cemetery just last week where my grandparents are buried. Similar thoughts.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-64973434880774334592010-11-29T04:27:00.441+05:302010-11-29T04:27:00.441+05:30Those last two lines are super. Marked was a good ...Those last two lines are super. Marked was a good word for you.Debhttp://stoneymoss.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-26098303145616298412010-11-28T05:52:18.754+05:302010-11-28T05:52:18.754+05:30thanks for your kind comment on the poem i submitt...thanks for your kind comment on the poem i submitted. ;-) I like changing the looks of my blog, I will probably change it again after a few months. you know, just to keep things lively. I hope you will pay my blog a visit again, i am looking forward to writing a new poem. Blessed be!<br /><br /><br />http://charmedwishes18.blogspot.comDollsAndSpookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255393342578666910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-65450863570581379952010-11-27T22:49:38.223+05:302010-11-27T22:49:38.223+05:30eerily beautifuleerily beautifulEKSwitajhttp://www.elizabethkateswitaj.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-66373187224385921592010-11-27T14:21:24.804+05:302010-11-27T14:21:24.804+05:30Thought provoking!Thought provoking!irenehttp://enerihot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-75255192894182554522010-11-27T06:20:22.989+05:302010-11-27T06:20:22.989+05:30A provocative piece - superb final two lines....A provocative piece - superb final two lines....Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-74153875476458286072010-11-27T03:29:27.307+05:302010-11-27T03:29:27.307+05:30Very powerful poem, Guatami. I love wandering in a...Very powerful poem, Guatami. I love wandering in a grave yard musing on the lives of people. Here in parts of Nevada, the "OLD WEST" we have markers that read things like: Hung for cattle wrestling... So many untold stories.<br /><br />http://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/big-tent-poetry-the-gospel-according-to-st-john/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-7917595440576518322010-11-27T03:08:58.654+05:302010-11-27T03:08:58.654+05:30An interesting batch of images, and thoughts, unso...An interesting batch of images, and thoughts, unsorted but lined up anyway in a neat row that works effectively toward the conclusion.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-68520130303514416462010-11-27T01:07:38.732+05:302010-11-27T01:07:38.732+05:30Carefully thought out words. Especially like your ...Carefully thought out words. Especially like your shuffling of words that invoke action. And the time passing between doing and knowing the difference. And yes, I would look back as well. Thank you for this one, Gautami, it holds its own deep beauty,<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://claudetteellinger.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-59587258184886808752010-11-26T23:55:14.008+05:302010-11-26T23:55:14.008+05:30Gautami,
I love graveyards so much to think about ...Gautami,<br />I love graveyards so much to think about while visiting one. Nice one.<br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-4039981903404922502010-11-26T22:29:48.090+05:302010-11-26T22:29:48.090+05:30concrete words gautami... there's nothing like...concrete words gautami... there's nothing like a graveyard to put our lives into perspective...ms piehttp://pieceofpie.wordpress.com/2010/11/25/voodoo-child/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-39442274615968082802010-11-26T22:16:57.080+05:302010-11-26T22:16:57.080+05:30I wonder if we are all watching for those things w...I wonder if we are all watching for those things we don't believe in.barbarahttp://briarcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-56837698169758171742010-11-26T20:55:29.188+05:302010-11-26T20:55:29.188+05:30I think I prefer flames to the stone. Flames mark ...I think I prefer flames to the stone. Flames mark illusion?nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445777687088584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-21942859832092639022010-11-26T20:50:27.979+05:302010-11-26T20:50:27.979+05:30Gautami,
Read 5 poems now. All I will say it is a...Gautami,<br /><br />Read 5 poems now. All I will say it is a pleasure to read you, though little sad at times.<br /><br />Take careJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896075408610203350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-82360029747748003802010-11-26T17:14:46.276+05:302010-11-26T17:14:46.276+05:30I love how the first line sets the tone for the en...I love how the first line sets the tone for the entire piece. Heavy thoughts. Lots to ponder in these few lines.Linda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156972661541133665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-24744790617766934542010-11-26T15:42:46.855+05:302010-11-26T15:42:46.855+05:30My father did not have a gravestone for quite a wh...My father did not have a gravestone for quite a while after he died; it was distressing to me, as if he had never existed.Tilly Budhttp://thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-14364499049892305072010-11-26T14:39:02.129+05:302010-11-26T14:39:02.129+05:30Perhaps those unbelieved-in flames were in a cold ...Perhaps those unbelieved-in flames were in a cold ashpit! Interesting poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-62396626121064789832010-11-26T14:14:52.338+05:302010-11-26T14:14:52.338+05:30Powerful and effective. A keeper, I'd say!Powerful and effective. A keeper, I'd say!Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-55159778443576228262010-11-25T22:19:58.265+05:302010-11-25T22:19:58.265+05:30I looked back for flames
that I never believed in...I looked back for flames <br />that I never believed in<br /><br />Yet flames finally makes us believe in them..liked your poem as usual..Gautami.. <br /><br />Do look at my take on these prompts ths week..Ramesh Soodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589155663544312563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-7016817661988134612010-11-25T14:25:25.671+05:302010-11-25T14:25:25.671+05:30Epitaphs repose on gravestones and those few words...Epitaphs repose on gravestones and those few words there on life can rekindle those dying embers when you stand pensive before it.Nankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428694673909046094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-23853974098627323552010-11-25T07:34:51.461+05:302010-11-25T07:34:51.461+05:30"I did not pander to my instincts" is so..."I did not pander to my instincts" is so powerful. This poem is very thought provoking and well done.<br /><br />Thanks..........cjcj Schlottmanhttp://theredsweater.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-12803676703491580442010-11-25T06:52:10.987+05:302010-11-25T06:52:10.987+05:30The flames of the hot place somehow burn into the ...The flames of the hot place somehow burn into the subconscious, whether you believe or not! A lively piece of writing!Gemma @ Greyscalehttp://greyscaleterritory.blogspot.com/2010/11/and-then-theres-kayaking.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-65607160807651480792010-11-25T01:05:47.412+05:302010-11-25T01:05:47.412+05:30"wondered how something marks one´s life"..."wondered how something marks one´s life"<br /><br />Indeed. Nicely written!asuqihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478950013985706858noreply@blogger.com