Thursday, August 20, 2009

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Granny And Mulberries! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Comments

Rating: 2.7

On a visit to granny in the Doon valley
It was March and the tree full of Mulberries.
Red, purple teasing from far, fetched a cane basket
Joyfully picked one, ate some while birds created racket.
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Mamta Agarwal
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Anand Madhukar 18 September 2009

I'm continously amazed at the felicity of your writes, their sure sense of progression and the way they are rounded off. This write evokes a wistful yearning for the old world charm without being hysterically sentimental about it.Very finely nuanced and delicately etched.

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Vinod Kumar 29 August 2009

Dedicated tribute...., Thanks,10+

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Sathyanarayana M V S 29 August 2009

The visuals you describe are always so lively. You take us for a while into your world with your word play. It is always an experience reading your poetry Mamtaji.

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Reshma Ramesh 25 August 2009

beautiful.............

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C. P. Sharma 25 August 2009

Mamtaji, Thank you for sharing the beautiful sweet sour memories of Granny and Mulberries. CP

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Sandra Fowler 25 August 2009

A bittersweet tribute. Wrinkles only enhance the beautiful faces of grandmothers. You are still feeling that warm embrace in the landscapes of your mind. Thank you for this touching write. Love, SandraX

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premji premji 21 August 2009

mamtaji, granny and grandpa... they are the only assets to children...second only comes parents..........it was the culture of our nation, sad now they are thrown out like values from our lives... we know the warmth that we still cherish...........sad..really sad...........

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Sandra Martyres 20 August 2009

The mulberries are reminiscent of your Granny and her kind and generous heart...lovely piece

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Samanyan Lakshminarayanan 20 August 2009

toothless wrinkled beauty of the heart that love...every household has a reciepe handed down from the older generation..it gives us a chance to think of them...lovely memories..well written

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Rakesh Bedi 20 August 2009

Yeah mamta, memories are memories; what can one do of them? ? ? .....vo kagaz ki kashti vo baarish ka paani.....! Excellent creation, dear! ! !

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Raj Nandy 20 August 2009

A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO YOUR GRADMOTHER! 10! - Raj

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Seema Aarella 20 August 2009

Beautiful memories of your past come flooding with at the sight of the memorabilia of mulberries.....nice write! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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Catrina Heart 20 August 2009

this shows how you loved your granny so much...loved the poetic story...10

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