tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post3246541074145929406..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: HiraethNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-39630749633806754862016-11-28T10:52:53.778+05:302016-11-28T10:52:53.778+05:30Thank you. Coming from a professional that means ...Thank you. Coming from a professional that means a lot to me.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-51832776279562805652016-11-27T23:31:32.603+05:302016-11-27T23:31:32.603+05:30Good prose and awesome lines. Conveys thoughts bea...Good prose and awesome lines. Conveys thoughts beautifully. Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-29262996128678048872016-11-25T12:47:29.047+05:302016-11-25T12:47:29.047+05:30Hi Denise! I am confident it will :) the world is ...Hi Denise! I am confident it will :) the world is not so easily shaken off, or for that matter shaken out of it course methinks ;-)<br />So glad we've come through unscathed...and I hope those who didn't, heal soonest...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-48576299961868877492016-11-25T05:18:01.420+05:302016-11-25T05:18:01.420+05:30Hi Nila! November has been such a hectic month for...Hi Nila! November has been such a hectic month for many of us and I'm glad we've come through unscathed. Love this concept, this Hiraeth, which you've so beautifully expressed. <br />'The world thrashes, then falls back into its groove...' Let's hope it can find it's way back...:-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-37232778971330522502016-11-24T16:10:14.297+05:302016-11-24T16:10:14.297+05:30Hi Hilary, hygge is such a cool word! wishing you ...Hi Hilary, hygge is such a cool word! wishing you lots of it and also that your year improves exponentially and soon!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-50476198509122685772016-11-24T13:24:45.282+05:302016-11-24T13:24:45.282+05:30Hi Nila - such a fascinating post ... "Hiraet...Hi Nila - such a fascinating post ... "Hiraeth" - a Welsh word to remember ... I feel for Cornwall (though I'm not Cornish ... but we've been around all our lives) and then South Africa and southern Africa ... as you say - you can't not want to be there.<br /><br />I've had a tricky year, which has not improved ... but I'm laughing through - the only thing to do .. Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-12175562957484054842016-11-24T09:25:48.649+05:302016-11-24T09:25:48.649+05:30Thank you, they undoubtedly will. It's not ev...Thank you, they undoubtedly will. It's not even a calling 'back' over here, because whatever was is trudging right alongside :) Glad you liked the poetry. Happy Thanksgiving!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-17074393129448756142016-11-24T04:32:07.966+05:302016-11-24T04:32:07.966+05:30Such a moving piece. All that was, calling me back...Such a moving piece. All that was, calling me back. <br />Hope the days ahead bring you some joy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-15179567556697841652016-11-23T23:08:53.197+05:302016-11-23T23:08:53.197+05:30Yeah, wish there was some way to fold them up and ...Yeah, wish there was some way to fold them up and carry them along too :) have a great week and an even better month ahead.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-44564997946248953602016-11-23T23:04:02.023+05:302016-11-23T23:04:02.023+05:30Of course we filter out the nasties, memory is alw...Of course we filter out the nasties, memory is always selective. If one looks back rationally, nothing is ever all good. But better to cherry pick the smiles any day, don't want any more stress than absolutely necessary :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-63960152690612761012016-11-23T23:00:03.910+05:302016-11-23T23:00:03.910+05:30Things are never the same, absolutely! My year wen...Things are never the same, absolutely! My year went quite well till Sept, and then kind of had a meltdown :) but fingers crossed all recovered now.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-92050968093913655612016-11-23T22:57:38.423+05:302016-11-23T22:57:38.423+05:30Just back from yours. November has been a weird s...Just back from yours. November has been a weird sort of month...so far so strange. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-73921941424611850072016-11-23T20:30:13.861+05:302016-11-23T20:30:13.861+05:30I thought I used to get homesick but the only thin...I thought I used to get homesick but the only thing really I miss are the people from the places I've been. I hope the coming month will be filled with the cheer that's been missing this month. Take good care and thank you for the lovely poem.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-85706587191207148832016-11-23T20:11:24.932+05:302016-11-23T20:11:24.932+05:30Lovely, homesick for the good old days. Was there ...Lovely, homesick for the good old days. Was there really such a thing or do our memories filter out the horror and struggles so we can forego the stress for a smile or two. I'll take a smile or two anytime! New word for me too - love it!<br />Wishing you all happiness!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-30640008491046770472016-11-23T19:38:37.445+05:302016-11-23T19:38:37.445+05:30I love this poem and for me this time of year, I w...I love this poem and for me this time of year, I wish to be back in PA with old family and friends. And yet things are never quite the same. It has been a very strange year, and yet the world keeps spinning and the wheels stay on the track. Thanks for the new word to add to my vocabulary - hiraeth sums up a lotJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-63273049683783934602016-11-23T18:25:17.487+05:302016-11-23T18:25:17.487+05:30I hope things are running smoothly for you, too. S...I hope things are running smoothly for you, too. Sounds like your November was a bit rough.<br /><br />Just posted Part Four of a four-parter on my blog. Please check it out when you have a chance. I'd appreciate your opinion.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.com