tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post1341279880067347718..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Preparing for the saleNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-12761005363001805142013-02-22T15:54:24.304+05:302013-02-22T15:54:24.304+05:30Yes, and also that it is still shiny underneath, a...Yes, and also that it is still shiny underneath, a little scrubbing is all that's needed. Thank you for the comment.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-65522268004813331482013-02-21T21:16:56.040+05:302013-02-21T21:16:56.040+05:30I love the contrasts presented in this, and also y...I love the contrasts presented in this, and also your comment about nostalgia being a patina. Such a beautiful way to address tarnish... the lovely thing is that if something is tarnished, at least that means it was once shining. Savage Heathenhttp://savageheathen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-22100664917778965702013-02-21T10:48:34.796+05:302013-02-21T10:48:34.796+05:30Quick to purchase, quick to discard, seems at time...Quick to purchase, quick to discard, seems at times that priorities are thoroughly mixed up. Thanks for reading, Yolanda.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-50929977047821259462013-02-21T10:43:06.700+05:302013-02-21T10:43:06.700+05:30Thank you Ramya. Trading old for new initially se...Thank you Ramya. Trading old for new initially seems very hard.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-69956086493608558332013-02-21T10:41:46.095+05:302013-02-21T10:41:46.095+05:30yes, so it is sadly..thanks for reading.yes, so it is sadly..thanks for reading.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-58337063583376702402013-02-21T10:40:49.225+05:302013-02-21T10:40:49.225+05:30and everything generates more clutter because we g...and everything generates more clutter because we get through our possessions so easily. And your comment about people being disposable is sad but true.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-77440911781140135712013-02-21T10:37:52.076+05:302013-02-21T10:37:52.076+05:30Old letters are particularly hard to get rid of I ...Old letters are particularly hard to get rid of I think. Esp when the writer and reader are both dead. Thank you for reading.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-42883893363982468702013-02-21T10:35:07.977+05:302013-02-21T10:35:07.977+05:30Thank you. Poetry galore in clutter! that could st...Thank you. Poetry galore in clutter! that could start another poem.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-8006425898177089942013-02-21T10:32:42.690+05:302013-02-21T10:32:42.690+05:30most things take on a patina of nostalgia with tim...most things take on a patina of nostalgia with time, so much family history in old letters!..to get rid of the clutter one must be quite ruthless..Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-5844761551779898432013-02-21T10:29:31.852+05:302013-02-21T10:29:31.852+05:30very hard to be objective, esp about old stuffvery hard to be objective, esp about old stuffNilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-63330068540207422432013-02-21T07:44:17.342+05:302013-02-21T07:44:17.342+05:30"only the children possess posh all-terrain ..."only the children possess posh all-terrain <br />machines of predatory aero-dynamism, whose parts <br />never need mending"<br /><br />Today, I heard the words, 'you're too young to have this problem' -- I've read this post 3 times now, but today it really hit home!<br /><br />Lovely and sad, but so true - a soon to be discarded thing!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-34468441321543311792013-02-20T15:41:16.215+05:302013-02-20T15:41:16.215+05:30hmmm so much meaning in these lines... trading old...hmmm so much meaning in these lines... trading old memories for new life I see it this way NB, very nice I loved this oneRamyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853439096038019882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-4803749183137163492013-02-20T14:33:55.100+05:302013-02-20T14:33:55.100+05:30Cycles, recycles, scrap, waste... for some it'...Cycles, recycles, scrap, waste... for some it's all the same thing...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-20772280051318189862013-02-20T04:08:38.338+05:302013-02-20T04:08:38.338+05:30it is sad how we just throw things out and buy new...it is sad how we just throw things out and buy new now....no sense of value given to things...and it translates to cheaper things as well...everything becoming disposable....and sadly even people...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-65198244125925082812013-02-20T03:05:40.025+05:302013-02-20T03:05:40.025+05:30 broken bird-wings
of affection, handwritt... broken bird-wings <br />of affection, handwritten line by line <br />tongue-tied emotions hyperventilating <br />in laboriously well-formed words....some great lines..hard to let go because of the memories tied into some things....I enjoyed this.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-12509877338476270952013-02-20T02:48:37.789+05:302013-02-20T02:48:37.789+05:30Amazing what we hold on to...you never know when i...Amazing what we hold on to...you never know when it might come in handy...or help us cling to a memory of moment we never want to lose. There's poetry galore in the clutter...this is a testament to that...wonderful writing.Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-57206286746194995932013-02-20T02:15:19.192+05:302013-02-20T02:15:19.192+05:30So many things are saved that we won't ever us...So many things are saved that we won't ever use, I thnk; but it is so hard to get rid of them, though they take up space. It seems the longer one waits the harder the task is. Selling one's treasures or someone else's treasures is indeed hard.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-28104911333969087052013-02-20T01:50:58.468+05:302013-02-20T01:50:58.468+05:30broken bird-wings
of affection, handwritt...broken bird-wings <br />of affection, handwritten line by line ... so much memories in some of the old things that objectively seem to be worthless..subjectively they never are..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com