tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post1143378134749017060..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Another way to returnNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-33302496420727915392016-01-28T10:53:51.488+05:302016-01-28T10:53:51.488+05:30Yeah, not one Spring has led to a perfect outcome ...Yeah, not one Spring has led to a perfect outcome yet...but Tunisia was perhaps the farthest along the road. I do hope they remain that way!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-32784595324663249282016-01-28T10:36:31.280+05:302016-01-28T10:36:31.280+05:30Thank you! I remember your A-Z posts last year, I...Thank you! I remember your A-Z posts last year, I am sure you will come up with something equally interesting! :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-78206367490030635822016-01-28T10:33:24.735+05:302016-01-28T10:33:24.735+05:30I am looking forward to April too! Thanks for your...I am looking forward to April too! Thanks for your wishes and support. Much appreciated.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-77953292269764571612016-01-28T05:05:15.372+05:302016-01-28T05:05:15.372+05:30Being a minion is a big job. Good luck and have fu...Being a minion is a big job. Good luck and have fun with A to Z. I still need to think of a theme. :)David Powers Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942728197352977520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-18155374650604571362016-01-27T18:19:56.014+05:302016-01-27T18:19:56.014+05:30The lines are strong and intense. I am looking for...The lines are strong and intense. I am looking forward to your poetry posts for the challenge. All the best:)Maliny Mohanhttp://www.malinymohan.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-88182471369927364712016-01-27T11:56:48.393+05:302016-01-27T11:56:48.393+05:30I saw on the news the other night, that all is not...I saw on the news the other night, that all is not well in Tunisia. People demonstrating and curfews enforced. Unfortunate, but if it's now a democracy, the people need to have their say. Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-53864772596779440702016-01-27T09:18:37.392+05:302016-01-27T09:18:37.392+05:30I'm a great fan of the A-Z :) have loved doing...I'm a great fan of the A-Z :) have loved doing it ever since the first time. Seriously, it grows me and the blog in unexpected directions.<br /><br />Doing two events in April is challenging but not impossible. The trick is to schedule the A-Z posts in advance and free up the time in April for the visits and reading. Can't say about the poem-a-day challenge because I've never done Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-29756716830401184502016-01-27T09:07:26.053+05:302016-01-27T09:07:26.053+05:30The crazy time for me starts from about now :) the...The crazy time for me starts from about now :) the offline event is not a contest, it's a poetry performance, but a tough challenge nevertheless in its own way. First time presenting poetry to a large audience :D<br /><br />I am so pleased to be alongside you in the minionship! Thanks for your words and for being here!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-74621593899798346692016-01-27T08:57:51.929+05:302016-01-27T08:57:51.929+05:30Thank you for the wishes, Denise. I totally love ...Thank you for the wishes, Denise. I totally love doing the A-Z, and am anticipating an even more wonderful time this year being a minion! Super for me for sure!<br /><br />It is hard to believe that it's five years, isn't it? I too remember the heightened emotions and the dramatic unfolding of events during that time. Except for Tunisia, the Arab Spring hasn't brought about the Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-67219611486005759012016-01-27T07:59:11.499+05:302016-01-27T07:59:11.499+05:30Good imagery on the poem, sad but nicely captured....Good imagery on the poem, sad but nicely captured.<br /><br />I'm toying with the idea of doing the A-Z Challenge (it would be my first time) but I always do a poem-a-day challenge in April and don't want to drop something if overwhelmed.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-54120436103330334232016-01-27T07:05:26.249+05:302016-01-27T07:05:26.249+05:30Nila, you capture emotion so beautifully.
March ...Nila, you capture emotion so beautifully. <br /><br />March and April will be a crazy time - I'm happy to be sharing the job of minion with you. Are you doing poetry again? Plus competing in a poetry contest? You're amazing!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-58083941314006008402016-01-26T13:46:22.829+05:302016-01-26T13:46:22.829+05:30Life is a two-way street
you can't go one-way
...Life is a two-way street<br />you can't go one-way<br />without coming from another<br /><br />Tho I like to see it as a tree<br />having to choose the left or right fork <br />until one reaches the last branches tip<br />desk49https://www.blogger.com/profile/05795159954019523527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-75729015647542591782016-01-26T12:57:51.723+05:302016-01-26T12:57:51.723+05:30Nila, you are amazing! Becoming a ninja minion for...Nila, you are amazing! Becoming a ninja minion for the A-Z will be super for you! And a great help to the team. I wish you a wonderful April with your poetry also.<br /><br />Five years already! I wrote a flash fiction on the day and will never forget the emotion of it all. I can remember all the commentary--if only all that energy could be harnessed for good...no doubt revolutions are sometimes Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-82139301645500058962016-01-26T09:27:58.454+05:302016-01-26T09:27:58.454+05:30Not looking back maybe the answer...but how else t...Not looking back maybe the answer...but how else to measure the journey? or to know where one is going if one doesn't know where one is coming from? life can be weirdly complicated sometimes :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-1319753117637808222016-01-26T05:54:55.052+05:302016-01-26T05:54:55.052+05:30life beyond the four walls is vast
many ways to go...life beyond the four walls is vast<br />many ways to go yet which way first<br />time is short as life speeds on by<br />have fun on the path you choose to go<br />be sure of foot and don't look back<br />for things left behind will haunt you <br />causing you to waiver on your journey<br />desk49https://www.blogger.com/profile/05795159954019523527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-70519463251445899002016-01-25T21:33:16.245+05:302016-01-25T21:33:16.245+05:30Returning is always sadder and lonelier than one e...Returning is always sadder and lonelier than one expects...<br /><br />I am preparing to have a blast at this A-Z! Thank you for the minionship, if minionship is the right word :-)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-84858162752332124882016-01-25T21:30:35.452+05:302016-01-25T21:30:35.452+05:30Hi Hilary, my third time at the A-Z and I am so lo...Hi Hilary, my third time at the A-Z and I am so looking forward to it.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-56898667661441219802016-01-25T20:34:44.282+05:302016-01-25T20:34:44.282+05:30Such a sad and lonely piece - you captured those f...Such a sad and lonely piece - you captured those feelings well.<br />Glad you will be one of my Ninja Minions this year!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-66356364074003587142016-01-25T17:39:16.105+05:302016-01-25T17:39:16.105+05:30Hi Nila - I know they've been worried about th...Hi Nila - I know they've been worried about the 5 year anniversary today .. I too sincerely hope all is well. <br /><br />The A-Z - that's excellent you're doing it again and being a minion .. <br /><br />A lot of thought in your verse too - too much to mention and serious thought prevailing as I unravel all the meanings .. <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com