tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post9021757915289978361..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: fruition of a germinated thoughtgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-31172120992637526282008-08-23T19:11:00.000+05:302008-08-23T19:11:00.000+05:30i have thought of going to high school reunions an...i have thought of going to high school reunions and wondered what it would be like. thanks for the glimpse.AscenderRisesAbovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635424605245677136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-39971986202760985062008-08-15T14:04:00.000+05:302008-08-15T14:04:00.000+05:30Yes. The reunion is fraught with emotions, and the...Yes. The reunion is fraught with emotions, and the journey backward propels us forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-36545775453653207592008-08-14T03:31:00.000+05:302008-08-14T03:31:00.000+05:30A nice moment captured; I like it!A nice moment captured; I like it!mareymercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407666873261385487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-1146486594546976232008-08-13T21:18:00.000+05:302008-08-13T21:18:00.000+05:30The thought of a reunion back at my school fills m...The thought of a reunion back at my school fills me with horror! When the door opened and let us go for the final time we all went in different directions, and I'm happy to keep it that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-81347618339464378612008-08-12T21:38:00.000+05:302008-08-12T21:38:00.000+05:30Oh my goodness- it will 30 years for me this year....Oh my goodness- it will 30 years for me this year... it makes one think how fast time flies, but grateful as well for good years past.<BR/>I loved my girlfriends, too- and miss them! I am sure they will enjoy this!<BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-27619071770011582262008-08-12T21:01:00.000+05:302008-08-12T21:01:00.000+05:30I absolutely love these lines:'meet thus with all ...I absolutely love these lines:<BR/><BR/>'meet thus with all your girl pals<BR/>with whom you shared your girly thoughts'<BR/><BR/>And:<BR/><BR/>'you gather at the very same place <BR/><BR/>which prepared you for life, to face it <BR/>the way you are doing now; <BR/>indeed, you have come a long way'<BR/><BR/>I just had my 25th reunion last summer, but we didn't gather at the school. We had a dinner at a swanky golf club. It felt more adult for us adults, but it definitely lacked the circularity of revisiting the scene of our nurturing.Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-29318276042137605022008-08-12T17:45:00.000+05:302008-08-12T17:45:00.000+05:30((((Gautami)))Glad you had a great time reconnecti...((((Gautami)))<BR/><BR/>Glad you had a great time reconnecting. Sorry I haven't been by, very tired this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-78382458500217498982008-08-12T09:42:00.000+05:302008-08-12T09:42:00.000+05:30That's such a formative and memorable time, maybe ...That's such a formative and memorable time, maybe oftentimes for both better and worse.<BR/><BR/>My pals and I had girly thoughts as well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-64288712362814258642008-08-12T04:38:00.000+05:302008-08-12T04:38:00.000+05:30definitely enjoyed this... that special place you ...definitely enjoyed this... that special place you spoke of years ago to gather years later at the very same place... it is just as you spoke.. thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-37320903377277922272008-08-12T00:06:00.000+05:302008-08-12T00:06:00.000+05:30Its been awhile ...I seem you have lost touch with...Its been awhile ...I seem you have lost touch with you ..I hope all is well with you ...<BR/><BR/>I moved so much I do not know where to start to search for my school friendsiamnasrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030794699915000249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-39691437067060914552008-08-11T23:02:00.000+05:302008-08-11T23:02:00.000+05:30Nice! Thoughtful! A dozen or so of my classmates g...Nice! Thoughtful! A dozen or so of my classmates gather monthly for lunch and when I actually attend I find I'm glad I made the effort.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-81965345586451793212008-08-11T22:18:00.000+05:302008-08-11T22:18:00.000+05:30These thoughts are wonderful-makes me think!These thoughts are wonderful-makes me think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-82740786319083062702008-08-11T21:18:00.000+05:302008-08-11T21:18:00.000+05:30"a thought which was planted in a jestgerminated f..."a thought which was planted in a jest<BR/>germinated few months ago<BR/>finally came to fruition after nurturing"<BR/><BR/>as we too mature from girls to women. Beautiful.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611955404994410354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-10322750868788032332008-08-11T20:45:00.000+05:302008-08-11T20:45:00.000+05:30Enjoy your reunion! I'm sure your friends will lov...Enjoy your reunion! I'm sure your friends will love your poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-34517053762402501372008-08-11T17:55:00.000+05:302008-08-11T17:55:00.000+05:30I loved this poem. Very touching.I loved this poem. Very touching.TMTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143205295749068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-37936752368107964652008-08-11T17:41:00.000+05:302008-08-11T17:41:00.000+05:30such a lovely thought.Meeting you all was like tou...such a lovely thought.Meeting you all was like touching the wires of forgotten old guitar . all??? few little wires were stirred and left....... humming in my head. now I feel what i missed in life.usagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02227663306612446446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-20672112530112358922008-08-11T11:19:00.000+05:302008-08-11T11:19:00.000+05:30ive only been to a class reuinion once and never h...ive only been to a class reuinion once and never had the opportunity to go again. it was nice and a little tenderly sad to see hwo much we've move on with life's stairwaysDeLihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795530327579458125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-76580033364484602612008-08-11T08:24:00.000+05:302008-08-11T08:24:00.000+05:30A lovely thought: that there are neverending stair...A lovely thought: that there are neverending stairs to climb.Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-84552996375389268732008-08-11T07:20:00.000+05:302008-08-11T07:20:00.000+05:30We measure time by years...but our memories keep r...We measure time by years...but our memories keep rolling endlessly. Life is eternal. Nothing stops at where it was earlier. The cycle will repeat. Perhaps at another time in our physical years, and that memory shall be woven unto the existing ones. Very beautiful capture Gautami. Keep up the good work. Tat Twam Asicyclopsevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440123931878867581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-60586346734698635452008-08-11T07:15:00.000+05:302008-08-11T07:15:00.000+05:30wow...& it all seems to pass in the blink of a...wow...& it all seems to pass in the blink of an eye too. (i am 1 year shy of my 25th)qualcosa di bellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107076097533430296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-27543893972853522142008-08-11T06:58:00.000+05:302008-08-11T06:58:00.000+05:30It's nice to have those friends who you don't see ...It's nice to have those friends who you don't see for years, yet when you reunite you start up right where you left off. What a lovely poem...I've had so little time to write/look at blogs this past year and it's wonderful to read your poetry again. :~)Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-69033028888088274842008-08-11T03:41:00.000+05:302008-08-11T03:41:00.000+05:30Thanks for the thoughts around a reunion. I have ...Thanks for the thoughts around a reunion. I have never attended one of mine but often wonder what is happening with all those friends I haven't kept up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-3304740205218994592008-08-11T03:29:00.000+05:302008-08-11T03:29:00.000+05:30Impressive!Impressive!Whitesnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681488364720396274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-56536351277920787022008-08-10T22:34:00.000+05:302008-08-10T22:34:00.000+05:30i attended a forty year reunion last year (not hig...i attended a forty year reunion last year (not high school, however), and it was amazing that we were all able to just pick up where we left off - we were a very close group all living in the same residence for three years, and the reunion showed me that we had bonds that would stretch endlessly without breaking - almost an extra family unit!!!dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675797306131871129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-48481849327315755262008-08-10T22:22:00.000+05:302008-08-10T22:22:00.000+05:30Life is a never-ending stairway! I've never attend...Life is a never-ending stairway! I've never attended a reunion. I didn't seem to like many of them way back when. Perhaps they've matured?barbs.haikuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699709918408183738noreply@blogger.com