tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post5536138450691410983..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: Powered----Sonnet----Poetry Thursdaygautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-89795166006500472412007-06-07T06:47:00.000+05:302007-06-07T06:47:00.000+05:30I admire you taking on a very difficult form! And...I admire you taking on a very difficult form! <BR/><BR/>And--don't excuse your work. :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684472385651395069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-61031255758574078772007-06-03T12:46:00.000+05:302007-06-03T12:46:00.000+05:30it doesnt look like a draft :) technically solid. ...it doesnt look like a draft :) technically solid. the ending thought evoking.Raxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481487787937999713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-87072286437210556532007-06-03T10:35:00.000+05:302007-06-03T10:35:00.000+05:30Gautami,Hello. Sorry I'm late. Thank you and thank...Gautami,<BR/><BR/>Hello. Sorry I'm late. Thank you and thank you. It's great to see someone playing with old forms. (Typo? R missing in petrarchan? I'm a typo fiend.) Hablas espanol?Writing on Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586187888418224291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-74853963570197988112007-06-02T18:32:00.000+05:302007-06-02T18:32:00.000+05:30Good poem. It seems technically perfect. You are g...Good poem. It seems technically perfect. You are good at these.Beamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516397458228874124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-84168645439857552802007-06-02T15:09:00.000+05:302007-06-02T15:09:00.000+05:30Gautami, that's an interesting take, writing about...Gautami, that's an interesting take, writing about water power in a sonnet. :)dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-82126416189929885772007-06-02T03:21:00.000+05:302007-06-02T03:21:00.000+05:30Oh, Gautami, I love that you highlighted through v...Oh, Gautami, I love that you highlighted through verse something that is so important and such a part of our daily lives but which we take for granted. I love just next door to the awesome Niagra Falls so this poem was very meaningful to me, thanks!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-39016186706694644632007-06-01T23:53:00.000+05:302007-06-01T23:53:00.000+05:30very well written indeed...the flow[no pun intende...very well written indeed...the flow[no pun intended] of the poem was quite good..I like the way the prompt was used hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-65581027466182686602007-06-01T22:49:00.000+05:302007-06-01T22:49:00.000+05:30Interesting and quite challenging structure. I adm...Interesting and quite challenging structure. I admire what you've achieved within its limitsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-37331760476470396382007-06-01T22:36:00.000+05:302007-06-01T22:36:00.000+05:30We are dependent on nature for most of our needs. ...We are dependent on nature for most of our needs. We may think otherwise. <BR/>In a way we abuse nature to get the maximum out of it without a thought of giving it back. <BR/><BR/>polona, it is technology which has made it possible for us to be touch via the net. <BR/><BR/>Without advancement, where would we be? well, we do not know where to stop. We go overboard.<BR/><BR/>Thanks friends.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-28017457441048216812007-06-01T19:46:00.000+05:302007-06-01T19:46:00.000+05:30I always admire those who can write in form, as it...I always admire those who can write in form, as it is something I cannot accomplish. Well done!mareymercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407666873261385487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-46214264175865064532007-06-01T18:23:00.000+05:302007-06-01T18:23:00.000+05:30Without it we cease to flow. Excellent food for th...Without it we cease to flow. Excellent food for thought!!Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-26226810207680776422007-06-01T17:53:00.000+05:302007-06-01T17:53:00.000+05:30Not by any meansYou write beautifulythat is how I ...Not by any means<BR/>You write beautifuly<BR/>that is how I write<BR/>for some reason when I read your poem and pictured the turbines harnessing water that nursery rhyme came to my head.ozymandiazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891897071966903895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-32643586662400634342007-06-01T15:05:00.000+05:302007-06-01T15:05:00.000+05:30I love how you use the sonnet form to harness some...I love how you use the sonnet form to harness something as wild as water. <BR/><BR/>"Applying its inherent energy, tapping the source" -- that's exactly what the sonnet is doing for your words.<BR/><BR/>Nice job!Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-47525753785952530722007-06-01T10:24:00.000+05:302007-06-01T10:24:00.000+05:30Gautami,I thought you were done with structure for...Gautami,<BR/><BR/>I thought you were done with structure for a while :-) --though it works well here with your topic. I appreciate how (again) you've given a fresh look at something familiar. Thank you~Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744896385434246402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-29992567415810065712007-06-01T10:21:00.000+05:302007-06-01T10:21:00.000+05:30I felt the awesome power of the river through your...I felt the awesome power of the river through your words. It also serves as a reminder that no matter how technologically advanced we get, we still depend on the rawness of nature to sustain us.Clay Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376366547846941628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-10823752345544893682007-06-01T09:57:00.000+05:302007-06-01T09:57:00.000+05:30A well written and interesting sonnet!A well written and interesting sonnet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-77566475919200100812007-06-01T05:50:00.000+05:302007-06-01T05:50:00.000+05:30I love water turbines-that is the way we should po...I love water turbines-that is the way we should power everything. End all the polution. You succeeded well with the topic and the sonnet. Sorry this is short but I have tons of work to do before I sleep, price of vacations I supose.Clockworkchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889793842709699969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-42915968784996087142007-06-01T05:16:00.000+05:302007-06-01T05:16:00.000+05:30I really liked this poem -- the structure works re...I really liked this poem -- the structure works really well to describe the proces from water to energy to cities. An interesting perspective!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701158085304753313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-3515035948299179822007-06-01T04:15:00.000+05:302007-06-01T04:15:00.000+05:30Hi Gautami!I really got into the different ways th...Hi Gautami!<BR/>I really got into the different ways the water moves in your poem -- meandering, streaming, falling, flows, etc. It was consistent all the way through and I liked the feeling of it a lot. This is a really good P. sonnet!Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746014771712020963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-59415543634278119642007-06-01T02:27:00.000+05:302007-06-01T02:27:00.000+05:30an interesting take on this. I love sonnets but am...an interesting take on this. I love sonnets but am always hesitant to try poems with such a structured form, as they are more difficult. Congrats on taking it on!Jen Rousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318797787773072481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-70891851362117827002007-06-01T00:26:00.000+05:302007-06-01T00:26:00.000+05:30Hi, gautamiI hate it when I'm a little late in com...Hi, gautami<BR/>I hate it when I'm a little late in commenting and so many have already said what I too may have thought. In either case, for a 'rough draft' it wasn't all that rough. I felt 'the power'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-6461562489248340532007-06-01T00:06:00.000+05:302007-06-01T00:06:00.000+05:30a really original and interesting take.i have mixe...a really original and interesting take.<BR/><BR/>i have mixed feelings about the theme, though. i'm aware of the human needs and yet i hate to see the natural environment being devastated by human interventions...polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-46819603664588549372007-05-31T23:30:00.000+05:302007-05-31T23:30:00.000+05:30pepek: I have always written in English. I think i...pepek: I have always written in English. I think in English. Here in India, we follow the British English. So no problem for me there. Infact I find a lot of people, who are from the so-called English speaking nations, faring very poorly in the language. I just ignore that. <BR/><BR/>I do have a flair for languages. I can speak eight languages rather fluently, excluding German.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-12399873962361949772007-05-31T22:43:00.000+05:302007-05-31T22:43:00.000+05:30well done - a sonnet on hydo-electricity has to ...well done - a sonnet on hydo-electricity has to be a firstflootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530734765701940680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-83796684196891311992007-05-31T22:18:00.000+05:302007-05-31T22:18:00.000+05:30Guatami, I really like your take on the prompt - w...Guatami, I really like your take on the prompt - water's energy needed to fuel electricity and technology and maintain and build our lifestyles. Well done!paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.com