tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post65824862024643687..comments2023-10-05T03:12:14.296-07:00Comments on poemette: window view of silhouetted dawn-----Poetry Thursdaygautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-35461027301759221422007-09-01T11:52:00.000-07:002007-09-01T11:52:00.000-07:00I love the way that this subtly demonstrates how t...I love the way that this subtly demonstrates how the narrator's hyper-awareness of the past leaves her so unaware in the present (and completely uncertain of the future). Very moving.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04324054034345621199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-24458581095452991212007-08-31T07:44:00.000-07:002007-08-31T07:44:00.000-07:00This is so sad, but so beautifully written. I love...This is so sad, but so beautifully written. I love this stanza:<br><br><i>togetherness by the sea<br>unfolds in my mind.<br>each particle of gritty sand <br>imprinting firmly on my body</i><br><br>It's so symbolic of the "grittiness" of love...it's not all bells and roses.Fledgling Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-83825094676533485502007-08-31T04:14:00.000-07:002007-08-31T04:14:00.000-07:00lovely and yet sadlovely and yet sadsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-49541566097469889422007-08-31T02:49:00.000-07:002007-08-31T02:49:00.000-07:00Beautifully written.as always you have excelled yo...Beautifully written.<br><br>as always you have excelled yourself. Good luck!trinitystarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134309193793933391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-1142423869138780472007-08-31T00:55:00.000-07:002007-08-31T00:55:00.000-07:00Hi Gautami! You write wonderful love poems -- sad ...Hi Gautami! You write wonderful love poems -- sad and very heartfelt. The "gritty sand/ imprinting firmly on my body" is both sexy and rough -- by rough I mean it's hard to ignore, just like the thoughts of one who is loved but who is now gone. Are those tea cups in your photo? They look pretty.<br>:)Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746014771712020963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-57293066781414423942007-08-30T22:47:00.000-07:002007-08-30T22:47:00.000-07:00Good to be back reading good stuff again. I hope w...Good to be back reading good stuff again. I hope we'll all continue to write beyond PT. Thanks for the nice words in this poem and on your blog.Rethabilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03523368313680103826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-5402909725029291822007-08-30T22:46:00.000-07:002007-08-30T22:46:00.000-07:00i care!this is a beautiful/sad poem. i too love th...i care!<br><br>this is a beautiful/sad poem. i too love the image of "silhoutted dawn".odessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397968854709642789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-79706557106791591162007-08-30T21:49:00.000-07:002007-08-30T21:49:00.000-07:00touchingtouchingShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691883868843839849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-74645214864804641682007-08-30T19:21:00.000-07:002007-08-30T19:21:00.000-07:00I applaud the alluring personal transparency contr...I applaud the alluring personal transparency controverted with the window that would not open. This is the essence of using the media to rise above what has gone before. Excellent.Alan Benderhttp://cornfedtrouble.blogspot.com/2007/08/game-is-game-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-8442058108416584802007-08-30T18:11:00.000-07:002007-08-30T18:11:00.000-07:00I like this - beautiful and sad. I like your poetr...I like this - beautiful and sad. I like your poetry. I just can't distinguish between poetry, prose, haiku -somehow they are sound so poetic. I don't know much about poetry as you can tell by my comments.lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706027242022517570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-45713316701701587072007-08-30T13:48:00.000-07:002007-08-30T13:48:00.000-07:00The last line stayed with me. Here's to many ...The last line stayed with me. Here's to many more poems filled with love. HUGSTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-10885309126270048072007-08-30T12:04:00.000-07:002007-08-30T12:04:00.000-07:00The yearning found in here is so painfully sad.The yearning found in here is so painfully sad.AnnieElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-42185949565311819422007-08-30T11:18:00.000-07:002007-08-30T11:18:00.000-07:00Mmmmm.... sumptuous and sad. I love this poem. T...Mmmmm.... sumptuous and sad. I love this poem. Thank you so much fro sharing it!This Girl Remembershttp://thisgirlremembers.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-19817232553734911432007-08-30T11:07:00.000-07:002007-08-30T11:07:00.000-07:00Yes, I get the sadness here but also some hope... ...Yes, I get the sadness here but also some hope... as always, Gautami, your poetry really asks for more from its readers.Regina Clare Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14287107184977896696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-75812712574825681622007-08-30T10:56:00.000-07:002007-08-30T10:56:00.000-07:00wow, beautiful and sad...wow, beautiful and sad...polonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-6947036283494008122007-08-30T10:43:00.000-07:002007-08-30T10:43:00.000-07:00Very bittersweet. It's good for me to read you...Very bittersweet. It's good for me to read your love poem. I've been married for twenty years, so I sometimes forget about those pangs of love and loss. you've inspired me to write a love poem to my husband. Let me say, it's not easy after so many years!Christinehttp://mariacristina.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-56637859047392940562007-08-30T10:37:00.000-07:002007-08-30T10:37:00.000-07:00Hi, Gautami.I felt the sharpness of the sand and I...Hi, Gautami.<br>I felt the sharpness of the sand and I tasted the saltiness of the tears.sister AEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-54394132124244376232007-08-30T10:23:00.000-07:002007-08-30T10:23:00.000-07:00Nicely told. Poignant. Hair dampened by tears reve...Nicely told. Poignant. Hair dampened by tears reveals so much...tumblewordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-45502840148033371052007-08-30T10:03:00.000-07:002007-08-30T10:03:00.000-07:00Sad. Sad. The thing I notice most, Gautami, is you...Sad. Sad. The thing I notice most, Gautami, is your use of "i". From what I've read of your work, you are kind and smart and witty. I await the poem where you, most rightfully, refer to yourself as "I".lizhttp://soul5spiral.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-56550710644352811532007-08-30T09:54:00.000-07:002007-08-30T09:54:00.000-07:00wow powerfully sad.I remember leaving because I di...wow powerfully sad.<br><br>I remember leaving because I did not want to be left. :-)<br><br>CynCynthia E. Bagleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-23126438379400546732007-08-30T09:33:00.000-07:002007-08-30T09:33:00.000-07:00An open window as an ever changing view. Friends w...An open window as an ever changing view. Friends will come and go, but our words will live on. I too will mourn but will still greet the next dawn with hope.Brianhttp://hummingbunny.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-63311944566145892252007-08-30T09:25:00.000-07:002007-08-30T09:25:00.000-07:00nice poem, there's something about sadness whi...nice poem, there's something about sadness which I love, be it sad songs, sad endings for movies, or just sad poetry, just feel a touch of more reality in there.Ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048279856792308653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-4100645842637975812007-08-30T09:06:00.000-07:002007-08-30T09:06:00.000-07:00Gautami, I care very much. I do love you and you&#...Gautami, I care very much. I do love you and you've enabled me to grow and learn.<br><br>A sad poem, but then forever partings are always sad. But it won't be forever with us or with many of the poets.<br><br>I love your new avatar by the way.<br><br>Rose<br><br>xoRose Dewy Knickershttp://dewyknickers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-61011087979896237422007-08-30T08:42:00.000-07:002007-08-30T08:42:00.000-07:00Though it is a sad poem, the beauty of your words ...Though it is a sad poem, the beauty of your words over shadows it. As always outstanding.lisrobbehttp://thetonguetiedmuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-52517154352925026972007-08-30T08:40:00.000-07:002007-08-30T08:40:00.000-07:00I lovewetness of it suprises me.very human, yet wi...I love<br><br>wetness of it suprises me.<br><br>very human, yet with a far off lost feelwendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586814769281622578noreply@blogger.com