tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post112161435048586002..comments2023-09-13T19:01:07.829+08:00Comments on Inside, Memories: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. : A : .http://www.blogger.com/profile/04410256917258728976noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1122378685287414042005-07-26T19:51:00.000+08:002005-07-26T19:51:00.000+08:00Ramchi - Thanks for the highest compliment in your...Ramchi - Thanks for the highest compliment in your dictionary! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Sudarshan - Yes it is.. : A : .https://www.blogger.com/profile/04410256917258728976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1122214161252000962005-07-24T22:09:00.000+08:002005-07-24T22:09:00.000+08:00finnegan - Thanks. It is an honour.finnegan - Thanks. It is an honour.. : A : .https://www.blogger.com/profile/04410256917258728976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1122045264587841152005-07-22T23:14:00.000+08:002005-07-22T23:14:00.000+08:00Ubermensch - Thanks for your thoughts. Am not sure...Ubermensch - Thanks for your thoughts. Am not sure if I have the answer.<BR/><BR/>DeeM, Avik - My pleasure.<BR/><BR/>Aradhita - Yes, they possibly could. And death is certain, hence the culmination.<BR/><BR/>Anne - Of course you can. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Melchizedek - Thanks a lot. Do drop by again.<BR/><BR/>iamnasra - Thank you for your beautiful words.<BR/><BR/>jenn see - Thanks.. : A : .https://www.blogger.com/profile/04410256917258728976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121888449544809172005-07-21T03:40:00.000+08:002005-07-21T03:40:00.000+08:00Lend me your brain so I can write like youAmazing ...Lend me your brain so I can write like you<BR/>Amazing ideas all the time...I sit here and think how could you thought of that and I seem to repeat myself...iamnasrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030794699915000249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121881872960345092005-07-21T01:51:00.000+08:002005-07-21T01:51:00.000+08:00Dude- you rock! this is some greta stuff you got h...Dude- you rock! this is some greta stuff you got here!<BR/><BR/>Loved the snapshots in between the words - beautiful touch. striking!Arindamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257535549229236219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121866339251334562005-07-20T21:32:00.000+08:002005-07-20T21:32:00.000+08:00A very poignant post. Beautifully written. I might...A very poignant post. Beautifully written. I might link to you, would that be ok?Miss Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048222718923781370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121840036605756572005-07-20T14:13:00.000+08:002005-07-20T14:13:00.000+08:00Almost the same set of verses wud apply to 'life' ...Almost the same set of verses wud apply to 'life' dont you think?<BR/>There are indeed many ways of treating death, here I see you have treated it as an event which is a culmination of a process...umm interesting!Aradhitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583509066436941427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121820239565719172005-07-20T08:43:00.000+08:002005-07-20T08:43:00.000+08:00no comment would do this justice. thank you, its b...no comment would do this justice. thank you, its beautifulDeeMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964013060546117023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121818548757937872005-07-20T08:15:00.000+08:002005-07-20T08:15:00.000+08:00delicate dealing this.Just wondered wud it be oka...delicate dealing this.<BR/>Just wondered wud it be okay if we post about other'S as such..? still mulling..<BR/>regards<BR/>ubermenschUbermenschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929115834655344542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121818392898334322005-07-20T08:13:00.000+08:002005-07-20T08:13:00.000+08:00Rahul, Anonymous Poet, Mystique - Thanks.Lohfe - H...Rahul, Anonymous Poet, Mystique - Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Lohfe - Hhmm.<BR/><BR/>Itineranting - Sorry about that. Maybe it was not exactly a graveyard.<BR/><BR/>Squared, Annie, Michael - Thanks for dropping y an your comment. Look forward to seeing you around.<BR/><BR/>mermaid - Exactly!<BR/><BR/>Paul - Thanks for your perspectives. No more thoughts for now. ;-)<BR/><BR/>irina - Interesting perspective.<BR/><BR/>Geetanjali - Yes, death is a great leveler.<BR/><BR/>livinghigh - Sorry buddy.<BR/><BR/>Lorena - My pleasure.. : A : .https://www.blogger.com/profile/04410256917258728976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121811559015686232005-07-20T06:19:00.000+08:002005-07-20T06:19:00.000+08:00beautiful "together forever" you really are amazin...beautiful "together forever" you really are amazing. i love how you look at life. thanks for such wonderful posts.Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167719280821161695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121783274348739532005-07-19T22:27:00.000+08:002005-07-19T22:27:00.000+08:00ure giving me nightmares now! ouch.. i'm a scared ...ure giving me nightmares now! ouch.. i'm a scared 13 year old again!!!!livinghighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503925642639597218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121753305755859442005-07-19T14:08:00.000+08:002005-07-19T14:08:00.000+08:00I was always wary of stepping into graveyards - ha...I was always wary of stepping into graveyards - having never attended a funeral, to me it felt like some kind of a sacriliege to the peace the dead are entitled to...<BR/>But recently I was dragged to a cemetry in Khadki, dedicated to the soldiers who died in the WW - the beauty, solemnity and dignity of the place stole my breath away...it's true isn't it, nothing levels humanity like death?G Shrivastavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067631774356885766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121747809549301742005-07-19T12:36:00.000+08:002005-07-19T12:36:00.000+08:00imagine typesetting those things?imagine typesetting those things?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18007072028544290460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121739795972444082005-07-19T10:23:00.000+08:002005-07-19T10:23:00.000+08:00The words here are sparse. But combined with the ...The words here are sparse. But combined with the images you have selected, the impact is particularly powerful.Anonymous Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259024805878478537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121720800222465682005-07-19T05:06:00.000+08:002005-07-19T05:06:00.000+08:00It's certainly a reality that's thought about much...It's certainly a reality that's thought about much more often than discussed. Your repeated marker imagery reminds me of that saying that I seem to recall is featured in some monasteries, only rendered in Latin, but in English it goes, "Remember death."<BR/><BR/>We happen to be in synch here with our posts. I'm interested if you should have any non-metaphorical thoughts on this to share as well.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770384445526387065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121707414502765142005-07-19T01:23:00.000+08:002005-07-19T01:23:00.000+08:00I liked the different outcomes death can have for ...I liked the different outcomes death can have for different individuals, and how it can bring the most unlikely characters together mourning a common cause.mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895749686844178804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121702404546074312005-07-19T00:00:00.000+08:002005-07-19T00:00:00.000+08:00Sometimes (Tomb) stones speak more than the dead. ...Sometimes (Tomb) stones speak more than the dead. And the dead speak more than those alive.<BR/><BR/>One day, I just want to do a photography project on this.eismcsquarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820403021915758526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121701627439957362005-07-18T23:47:00.000+08:002005-07-18T23:47:00.000+08:00A, you made my monday morning morbid! Not that it ...A, you made my monday morning morbid! Not that it needed any extra push! Thankfully, it was interesting enough for me to gloss over the RIPs & appreciate the concept!But damn, to think that you spent time at a graveyard!Itinerantinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523751022657898880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121693835313098132005-07-18T21:37:00.000+08:002005-07-18T21:37:00.000+08:00Nice.Leaves me wondering with one question.What is...Nice.<BR/><BR/>Leaves me wondering with one question.<BR/><BR/>What is LIFE?Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660298169496081826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121689932607327432005-07-18T20:32:00.000+08:002005-07-18T20:32:00.000+08:00Princesse, transience, teleute, gulnaz - Thank you...Princesse, transience, teleute, gulnaz - Thank you so much for your wonderful words.<BR/><BR/>luz de la luna - Look forward to seeing your piece.<BR/><BR/>stan laurel, paddy, Ram, MARYBETH, KJ, :..M..:, Avik - Thanks.<BR/><BR/>thoughts - Thanks for sharing your perspective. Really like the line, "When you go home, tell them of us: that for their tomorrow, we gave our today,"<BR/><BR/>Anonymous - And what are the hidden messages?<BR/><BR/>Samudraa - You take what you like out of it. I was trying to be simple, might have oversimplified? :-)<BR/><BR/>Brood Mode - Yes we do.<BR/><BR/>musafir - The dates are there on most of them. They are from the 1600s. Thanks for your words.<BR/><BR/>Manjusha - I am not sure I have the answer to that.<BR/><BR/>yvaine - Yes it is.. : A : .https://www.blogger.com/profile/04410256917258728976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121688302241044542005-07-18T20:05:00.000+08:002005-07-18T20:05:00.000+08:00Death will come...it's inevitable. From the day we...Death will come...it's inevitable. From the day we are born we are destined to die. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes it makes me wonder why we slog like this day in & day out - instead of enjoying the little time we have on this planet.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637279972679201657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121686475760529812005-07-18T19:34:00.000+08:002005-07-18T19:34:00.000+08:00Simple yet striking. "SometimesIt bringsUs togethe...Simple yet striking. <BR/><BR/>"Sometimes<BR/>It brings<BR/>Us together<BR/>Forever" -- very true. It takes something as irreversible as death for us to see things clearly.<BR/><BR/>The gravestones were quite poignant, and I couldn't help wondering about the period to which they belong -- is there a reason? Reminded me of "Monument Hill" in Fremantle (where I'd been to during my visit to Perth) which was full of memorials to sailors and soldiers who had died during the two big wars. The words on them were sober and stirring without going overboard -- just like in your post.<BR/><BR/>Touching.musafirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15193219312921687895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121680455272649642005-07-18T17:54:00.000+08:002005-07-18T17:54:00.000+08:00Haunting.Haunting.:..M..:https://www.blogger.com/profile/05338822668770203780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999695.post-1121669245381860562005-07-18T14:47:00.000+08:002005-07-18T14:47:00.000+08:00beautiful....beautiful....KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646133351454596394noreply@blogger.com