tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post2700047152157689270..comments2024-02-09T23:36:58.162+05:30Comments on Shadow Dancing with Mind: WHISPERS: Old Man at The GhatShashidhar Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10752054354309206121noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-83073860268502151232010-11-23T03:59:50.614+05:302010-11-23T03:59:50.614+05:30Nice...Loved the haikus and the poem... :)Nice...Loved the haikus and the poem... :)eyeographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508519847517495863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-35246564793230204492010-11-19T07:25:56.742+05:302010-11-19T07:25:56.742+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Shashidhar Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752054354309206121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-71704693431561948512010-11-19T07:25:40.840+05:302010-11-19T07:25:40.840+05:30@abthomas : Thanks for your comments. I am glad th...@abthomas : Thanks for your comments. I am glad that you liked it.<br /><br />@razzamadazzle Thanks<br /><br />@bkm: Thanks for appreciating<br /><br />@ljm : Yes sometimes its good to see through someone else’s perspective. It gives balance in life.<br /><br />@Fiveloaf: Thanks<br /><br />@budh.aaah: Thanks and I am glad that you are enjoying it and it reflects something for you personally.<br /><br />@Jingle: I am happy that you are liking this. I enjoy poetry potluck so I am there.<br /><br />@Reflections : Thanks for liking this, look forward to your visit again.<br /><br />@Industrialarts: Thanks<br /><br />@liv2write2day: Thank you very much.<br /><br />@Wordsworthmillions: I have always enjoyd taking pictures: I have visited your blog too and liked them so much.<br /><br />@Aquarius63: Thank you, look forward to your visit again.<br /><br />@June_butterfly: Thanks June, I appreciate your comment<br /><br />@Templeton’s Fury: I am glad that you liked it.<br /><br />@Olivia: Please go ahead and share whatever you like. Thanks for appreciating. Contentment is the key to being happy.<br /><br />@Riikainfinityy: Thanks<br /><br />@Pink Lady: I am greatful for your comments<br />@Tasithoughts: Thank you, have checked your blog and enjoyed reading them<br /><br />@700miles: thanks<br /><br />@flaubert: Thanks<br /><br />@Hedgewitch: Yes, He is always with us, only if we choose to see. Thanks for your comments<br /><br />@DanRobertson: Thank you.<br /><br />@Suzicate: This one is my favorite too, nowadays. I relate and live this every day.<br />@Cianphelan: thanks and I do like to put pictures that blend with the thought. I enjoy taking them too. I am glad that these one’s got you thinking too.<br /><br />@Lu Ann: Finally we all think about this eternal thought… I am glad that this triggered you into thinking about it… thanks for your comment.<br />@Tekia: Thanks<br /><br />@Musingbymoonlight: thanks and I am glad that you read the interview. Thank you.<br /><br />@Thestreetlamp: Thanks, Nev hope to see you again …<br /><br />@Jingle: Thanks for the awards. I always enjoyed being in the group and enjoy reading such wonderful poets…<br /><br />@Belladonna23: Thanks for liking the spiritual aspect of it. I have enjoyed reading yours too.<br /><br />@HERVE NAUDET Dit Margot: Thank you for such wonderful words. I enjoyed reading your work too. Thanks for visiting and I look forward to see you again. Let me know when you are coming to India, we will try to meet… Don’t worry about ‘Namaste’ … Om Namah Shivaya<br /><br />ॐ नमः शिवाय<br />Om Namah ShivayaShashidhar Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752054354309206121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-84251111299035681012010-11-18T11:20:20.025+05:302010-11-18T11:20:20.025+05:30forget my rudness, i should have start my comment ...forget my rudness, i should have start my comment with Namaste ( i have no escuse as this is my favorite way to say hello to another person) as i know the meaning, it was bad, i am sloppy tonight but it is almost 6am and i have not being in bed...<br />Om Namah Shivaya<br /> HerveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-82518214308833641492010-11-18T11:10:23.387+05:302010-11-18T11:10:23.387+05:30THE WRITING IS ESCELLENT, IT TOUCH ME VERY MUCH CO...THE WRITING IS ESCELLENT, IT TOUCH ME VERY MUCH COS, INDIA IS AS THEY SAYS MOTHER INDIA TO ME TOO, DESPISE I AM FRENCH.<br />I WAS ONLY THERE LAST YEAR BUT MY ONLY CRITISME WOULDBE, I EXPECTED IT THIS, BEFORE I WENT, THE POVERTY, THE HORROR BUT MOST OF ALL THE SADNESS AND WHAT I FOUND, WAS SMILES ALL AROUND, HAPPYNESS, AND I SUSPECT MORE THEN WE HAVE IN OCCIDENT, INDIA IS FOR ME, LOVE, FRIENDS, FUN, SPIRITUALITY, MYSTERIES, SUN.<br />I FEEL THE POEM , AS I SAY IS WRITTEN IN EXCELLENT WAY, IT DOES ONLY PERPETUATE THIS IDEA OF INDIA BEING SOME COUNTRY WHERE NO JOY/ HAPPYNESS ETC...DUE TO LACK OF MONEY I WOULD TRADE ANY DAYS TO LIVE IN INDIA IF I COULD THEN ENGLAND, AND SO ACTUALLY IS THE PLAN EVENTUALLY.<br />REGARDSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-37878829193579679952010-11-18T09:45:50.532+05:302010-11-18T09:45:50.532+05:30in life we all feel lost and lonely from time to t...in life we all feel lost and lonely from time to time. i loved how you captured the spiritual aspect of our natural confusion toward life and death, and even the beauty of it.<br />great one :) my potluck piece<br />http://belladonna23.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/sonnet-i/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-5849820729204524782010-11-18T03:08:59.693+05:302010-11-18T03:08:59.693+05:30Such a beautiful poem...especially the lines about...Such a beautiful poem...especially the lines about the "light at the end of the tunnel", and the one about the hourglass.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting me,<br />Nev (The Street Lamp)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-67107966926457596022010-11-17T08:41:16.484+05:302010-11-17T08:41:16.484+05:30Wonderful haikus and poems, Shashi. I read the int...Wonderful haikus and poems, Shashi. I read the interview. Nice to know you better.<br /><br />Happy Potluck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-29169713710528884012010-11-17T06:06:17.632+05:302010-11-17T06:06:17.632+05:30"slowly passing grain by grain like sand in t..."slowly passing grain by grain like sand in the hourglass"- great line! nice piece!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-3210801810023426652010-11-17T04:34:54.621+05:302010-11-17T04:34:54.621+05:30The question about the light at the end of the tun...The question about the light at the end of the tunnel... wow... I´ve never asked myself something so deep you know?<br />I really loved this poem!<br />Thanks for sharingLu Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401035411828743675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-49192002051582678452010-11-17T04:04:02.248+05:302010-11-17T04:04:02.248+05:30Some tight lines in there. As ever, your particula...Some tight lines in there. As ever, your particular blending of photos and words has set me to thinking, and ruminating on some writings of my own - a beautiful crafting of various poetic expressions here, Shashi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-43678107819546824402010-11-17T00:57:20.062+05:302010-11-17T00:57:20.062+05:30Your words; A mantra
I keep chanting them
To numb ...Your words; A mantra<br />I keep chanting them<br />To numb my pain <br />~This one is my favorite of the free verse, very nice.SuziCatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025931724313344438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-57501046016501261802010-11-17T00:52:39.493+05:302010-11-17T00:52:39.493+05:30The haikus were thought provoking. The old man was...The haikus were thought provoking. The old man was spiritual. I enjoyed it all. Very well written.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-78503584422213657512010-11-16T22:19:14.988+05:302010-11-16T22:19:14.988+05:30As always, your work speaks volumes with the minim...As always, your work speaks volumes with the minimum of words. I see the Old Man is still with you, as he is with us all...lovely stuff.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-39488526579338365512010-11-16T22:17:50.061+05:302010-11-16T22:17:50.061+05:30Shasi,
Beautiful haikus. I love "the old man ...Shasi,<br />Beautiful haikus. I love "the old man at the Ghat". You have a lovely blog and thanks for visiting me.<br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-34346813364558864212010-11-16T20:03:56.054+05:302010-11-16T20:03:56.054+05:30yeah for haiku. great work! -=7∞ miles=-yeah for haiku. great work! -=7∞ miles=-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-68705188128995164312010-11-16T19:52:34.508+05:302010-11-16T19:52:34.508+05:30Very thought provoking. You really know how to wea...Very thought provoking. You really know how to weave words and images.<br /><br />JP<br /><br />http://tasithoughts.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/into-his-eyes/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-23520355793578689592010-11-16T17:21:04.318+05:302010-11-16T17:21:04.318+05:30"Why there is a light, only at the end
In tun..."Why there is a light, only at the end<br />In tunnels of life<br />Which never ends, Alive<br />At the end<br />And we blindly live, on and on..."<br /><br />these are really powerful lines. what a brilliant piece! thanks for sharing.Bing Yaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-69931096488314390302010-11-16T16:31:49.046+05:302010-11-16T16:31:49.046+05:30Beautiful and amazing :) I do agree with Olivia, s...Beautiful and amazing :) I do agree with Olivia, short and sweet that tells so many things =P Happy Poetry Potluck^^~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-77551068852274827822010-11-16T14:34:16.792+05:302010-11-16T14:34:16.792+05:30The last line is super- spiritual..
May be I shoul...The last line is super- spiritual..<br />May be I should share this- I am already on my trial to balance my Karmas.. <br /><br />Those small verses were very nice- aptly describing the word and what we get and what we love to give.. Maybe we should become a little more contented with what we have..<br /><br />Alas- humanly desires..<br /><br />Very well crafted treat MyD Shashi.. :)<br />Bless you xxOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11755748082674775369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-86434273079385183052010-11-16T09:28:04.864+05:302010-11-16T09:28:04.864+05:30the ending was especially movingthe ending was especially movingTempleton's furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569680717037747033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-60507212635789432702010-11-16T06:45:58.395+05:302010-11-16T06:45:58.395+05:30Inspiring and true!Our continous battle with pain ...Inspiring and true!Our continous battle with pain are well described! <br /><br />And I love the photo.There's a vulnerable aura around it!<br /><br />Great work,Shashi!June_Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400867257051822555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-24052245734480810542010-11-16T03:36:23.313+05:302010-11-16T03:36:23.313+05:30Pain expressed in a beautiful way. So well penned....Pain expressed in a beautiful way. So well penned.<br /><br />Anita.Anita Magdalenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759774477028333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-82126193989021972422010-11-16T00:45:09.815+05:302010-11-16T00:45:09.815+05:30Lovely haiku. And you always have the right pictur...Lovely haiku. And you always have the right pictures for your posts. Brilliant.<br /><br />http://wordsworthmillions.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/cold-night/#comment-293<br />http://wordsworthmillions.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/spring-in-my-heart/#comment-294Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847065118004871994.post-5043899417063377692010-11-16T00:19:28.209+05:302010-11-16T00:19:28.209+05:30These are so powerful. What struck me most was thi...These are so powerful. What struck me most was this verse:<br /><br />Even dreams are marred<br />By an imposter<br />Hope<br />Playing kaleidoscope of light<br />At the end of tunnel<br /><br />Thanks for your comments, Shashi<br />VictoriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com