Monday, February 25, 2008

Village Grand Ma Comments

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Sitting in her torn draped old cotton sari,
In front of her thatched hut tired and weary;
Watching trees accompanying from her vivid memories,
She often narrated stories of ghosts from those haunted trees,
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Walterrean Salley 17 September 2014

So lovely a poem this is. Neighborhood mothers are very significant and gifted in their own rights. Love them. And love your poem. Thanks..

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Coreena Dejesus 05 March 2008

Vidyadhar this is a great read and your narration makes it fantastic! ! !

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Nema Shama 04 March 2008

A tribute the wisdom of village elders...good narration

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Michael Shepherd 04 March 2008

I love this, and the shaping of it, Vidya-darshan!

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Sreelekha Premjit 04 March 2008

The poem evokes very vivid images of the grand old lady of the house and in the process of the whole village. Much of the traditional wisdom of our country owes its existence to these wise old women.

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Raveendran . 02 March 2008

Evoking lifelike images - nice reading

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Rajaram Ramachandran 01 March 2008

When I read this, I get a flash back of my departed grandmother, who was more or less like the Village Grand Ma of the poem.

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rajagopal haran 29 February 2008

somebody remembering an old village woman is heartening...well made..nobody is less..nobody is great...nice poem Vidya

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