tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post2269941032832780437..comments2023-10-05T03:12:14.296-07:00Comments on poemette: the end of the world for me------Writers Islandgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-48225667811165264322008-05-28T14:47:00.000-07:002008-05-28T14:47:00.000-07:00take anything from me.. but not a book... The Jou...take anything from me.. but not a book... <a href="http://celebratingcreativity.blogspot.com/2008/05/journey-home.html" rel="nofollow"> The Journey Home </a>Preethihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943344283863649487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-63577127930628962462008-05-27T20:17:00.000-07:002008-05-27T20:17:00.000-07:00My attachement to my books comes from the notes I ...My attachement to my books comes from the notes I write in the side spaces. I usually scribble random thoughts that come along my reading and it is my habit to go back to them. Often, those thoughts are resources for my writing, materials for my poetry, reminders for my life. That's the reason it is hard for me to let go of my books.<br><br>I understand.<br><br>I wish you well.<br><br>~ JequesJequeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02379256666172458498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-37955683120785961732008-05-27T19:00:00.000-07:002008-05-27T19:00:00.000-07:00Oh dear! Yes - always, ALWAYS ask before you take...Oh dear! Yes - always, ALWAYS ask before you take!!!<br><br>Did your friend return it gracefully?texasbluhttp://texasblu5.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-20658505026511992312008-05-27T16:53:00.000-07:002008-05-27T16:53:00.000-07:00That was indeed rude especially because they were ...That was indeed rude especially because they were a friend. Loved that last line!Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-42709312945300641842008-05-27T10:14:00.000-07:002008-05-27T10:14:00.000-07:00Sometimes under the veil of eagerness, people are ...Sometimes under the veil of eagerness, people are carried away and lose their conscience. A little reminder every now and then can keep them alert. Very well conveyed.cyclopsevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440123931878867581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-48720107208256438532008-05-27T00:52:00.000-07:002008-05-27T00:52:00.000-07:00lol...that reminds me :)lol...that reminds me :)visheshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452040774198026145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-22321149264956282982008-05-26T18:06:00.000-07:002008-05-26T18:06:00.000-07:00I understand! Very nice poem.I understand! Very nice poem.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-46289385024667747242008-05-26T08:21:00.000-07:002008-05-26T08:21:00.000-07:00Been there! I tell people that they can help thems...Been there! I tell people that they can help themselves to the stacks in here, but they have to tell me what they take; I've had books get requested from the trading sites, and then I have to turn the request down and ... I just hate that.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-58023821944733965562008-05-26T08:09:00.000-07:002008-05-26T08:09:00.000-07:00That is not cool.You don't come across as the ...That is not cool.<br>You don't come across as the type of person who wouldn't let people borrow, so not asking is just low...<br><br>Good post though!DJParehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04029267667550203879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-47812720633980273492008-05-26T08:00:00.000-07:002008-05-26T08:00:00.000-07:00books. specially the ones I read has a lot of pers...books. specially the ones I read has a lot of personal touch to it, I keep page ends folded so that I can read them again when I am mood for it, and I would be pretty miffed too..Ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048279856792308653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-87893316394297003712008-05-25T04:52:00.000-07:002008-05-25T04:52:00.000-07:00Nothing drives me crazier than a misplaced object,...Nothing drives me crazier than a misplaced object, and then to find that it had been removed without your knowledge!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-46382500280330059562008-05-23T20:57:00.000-07:002008-05-23T20:57:00.000-07:00Books are probably the most important tools of edu...Books are probably the most important tools of education. Losing one can be like losing part of yourself.Stan Skihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-39966134278762490082008-05-23T14:10:00.000-07:002008-05-23T14:10:00.000-07:00I gave up loaning books, and this line sums it up ...I gave up loaning books, and this line sums it up perfectly -<br>"it might be trivial for some<br>for me it was a serious matter"<br><br>Nice job!Constancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-32351601943921227712008-05-23T13:57:00.000-07:002008-05-23T13:57:00.000-07:00This was nice, and I really related to having lost...This was nice, and I really related to having lost something and the frustration of not being able to find it (although my problem is just being forgetful!)<br><br>It's sad when people we care about us take advantage of that or fail to show common courtesy and respect (perhaps not so common after all). You did a great job capturing that as well, the sensation of being perplexed, indignant, baffled and even hurt.chicklegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000215636803243874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-12671836632773945152008-05-23T13:24:00.000-07:002008-05-23T13:24:00.000-07:00gosh, such a thing would make me mad, too!this is ...gosh, such a thing would make me mad, too!<br>this is very well written!polonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-74485028355610082142008-05-23T13:16:00.000-07:002008-05-23T13:16:00.000-07:00i once had a friend come to my house and begin to ...i once had a friend come to my house and begin to take books out of my bookshelves like she was at a library....when i saw the pile of books next to her bag, she THEN asked if she could borrow them. i was taken aback. some of them i would not have lent to anyone because i find some people do not take great care of books as i do. fast forward: she returned all but one -- Toni Morrisson's Beloved (she didn't know what happened to it) and the others had coffee stains on the covers, ripped papers....yeah, i was angry!rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-12988294309667298982008-05-23T08:21:00.000-07:002008-05-23T08:21:00.000-07:00i hate it when it happens. i value my stuffs too. ...i hate it when it happens. i value my stuffs too. if someone want to borrow it, i can lend it..totomaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01805083472267649276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-84008310716355262052008-05-23T07:44:00.000-07:002008-05-23T07:44:00.000-07:00Enjoyed. I haven't read it. Perhaps I should. ...Enjoyed. I haven't read it. Perhaps I should. Hope you are well. Are you off for the summer?Don Iannonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01922412641433868679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-34317600708144879602008-05-23T07:28:00.000-07:002008-05-23T07:28:00.000-07:00One of the worst crimes imaginable! People approac...One of the worst crimes imaginable! People approach my own bookshelves with utmost caution.anthonynorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-49008184516518986462008-05-23T05:50:00.000-07:002008-05-23T05:50:00.000-07:00hell yea, I would be miffed alsobut then again, I ...hell yea, I would be miffed also<br>but then again, I don't recall making it all the way through the bbokozymandiazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07891897071966903895noreply@blogger.com