tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post3148470180622699477..comments2024-03-25T10:12:58.132-04:00Comments on Kestril's Rhythms and Groove: Lament of a Shami-ChōrōRommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-30652666413859603962016-05-01T17:37:15.673-04:002016-05-01T17:37:15.673-04:00Thank you! I love getting the chance to get my gee...Thank you! I love getting the chance to get my geek on. :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-55920463256131313002016-04-30T15:40:41.363-04:002016-04-30T15:40:41.363-04:00Happy Birthday Rommy! I love your words! I love th...Happy Birthday Rommy! I love your words! I love the information! I love the art! Fabulous all around! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-20087928919828422732016-04-29T08:35:19.880-04:002016-04-29T08:35:19.880-04:00There is a very big tradition in Japan for respect...There is a very big tradition in Japan for respecting the tools you use to create art with, no matter what the art is. It was a gift to get a chance to write about the strange things that attract my attention AND have people enjoy it. :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-49270174452317854862016-04-28T16:14:45.391-04:002016-04-28T16:14:45.391-04:00Your words bloom on the page. I, especially, love ...Your words bloom on the page. I, especially, love when you write of the culture you love so much. You can feel your respect for the traditions and the tools that service it when you write. Thank you for giving us a gift, even though it was your birthday! I hope it was a wonderful one!Sharon Rawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737437259420212462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-55736495426238057752016-04-28T12:05:50.591-04:002016-04-28T12:05:50.591-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-48210979092966781602016-04-28T12:05:41.836-04:002016-04-28T12:05:41.836-04:00I hope so too. How awful to be kept from doing the...I hope so too. How awful to be kept from doing the things you're meant to.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-40199135836434954922016-04-28T12:04:58.443-04:002016-04-28T12:04:58.443-04:00I'm glad I could share my enthusiasm for yokai...I'm glad I could share my enthusiasm for yokai (Japanese demon-fairy, er thingamabobs...yokai is a very wide reaching term). Thanks for the birthday wishes!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-11586787534506398192016-04-28T02:06:51.324-04:002016-04-28T02:06:51.324-04:00Amazing!Amazing!Laura Morriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402692693911867276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-62138353717833313212016-04-28T01:07:17.784-04:002016-04-28T01:07:17.784-04:00To be an instrument and no longer create music...l...To be an instrument and no longer create music...lonely, heartbreaking. Oh I hope I'm never a relic.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-64303368796889872132016-04-27T21:04:42.020-04:002016-04-27T21:04:42.020-04:00Your notes were so interesting. I love learning ne...Your notes were so interesting. I love learning new things. I, like Bjorn, felt the spirit of the instrument especially in your closing portion. I can sense that hunger to be played. Beautifully woven. Thank you, for the challenge, Rommy and a very Happy Poetical Birthday to you!! :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-13118421605593987782016-04-27T17:58:34.313-04:002016-04-27T17:58:34.313-04:00There is a world of sadness in that line.
Thank y...There is a world of sadness in that line.<br /><br />Thank you for the birthday wishes!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-34271929855119653492016-04-27T17:53:37.137-04:002016-04-27T17:53:37.137-04:00I always love visiting your site for the wonderful...I always love visiting your site for the wonderfully charming and witting work, so the feeling is mutual. :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-87284650987284158082016-04-27T17:52:48.445-04:002016-04-27T17:52:48.445-04:00It is a sad an lonely existence to only be a symbo...It is a sad an lonely existence to only be a symbol of what it is you do, especially when you know or remember a time filled with doing, even if the notes were imperfect. I am so glad you liked it. It is a simple story in poem form, but I greatly enjoyed writing it. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-59030537530271117782016-04-27T17:50:04.224-04:002016-04-27T17:50:04.224-04:00I like that it has a story-like quality as well. W...I like that it has a story-like quality as well. While I enjoy the challenge of NaPoWriMo, it will be nice to work on some short stories too in May. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-60455058707722581252016-04-27T17:48:15.018-04:002016-04-27T17:48:15.018-04:00Yes it is. Thank you for the birthday wishes and f...Yes it is. Thank you for the birthday wishes and for reading my poem. :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-42680835698919496542016-04-27T17:47:47.883-04:002016-04-27T17:47:47.883-04:00Then I feel I have accomplished something grand to...Then I feel I have accomplished something grand too. :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-48092866200487593542016-04-27T17:45:36.797-04:002016-04-27T17:45:36.797-04:00It was fun coming up with such a grand history for...It was fun coming up with such a grand history for a humble item to make the point I wanted. :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-52799918258641147172016-04-27T17:44:33.006-04:002016-04-27T17:44:33.006-04:00Thanks Sanaa. It was fun to get to write about som...Thanks Sanaa. It was fun to get to write about some lesser known yokai.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-2589535248753486662016-04-27T17:42:28.400-04:002016-04-27T17:42:28.400-04:00Thank you. I was hoping I got the right tone acros...Thank you. I was hoping I got the right tone across.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-91593501323072162842016-04-27T17:42:12.799-04:002016-04-27T17:42:12.799-04:00I certainly hope it gets a chance to make music ag...I certainly hope it gets a chance to make music again.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-41469689953815178572016-04-27T17:41:01.028-04:002016-04-27T17:41:01.028-04:00I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the bir...I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the birthday wishes. :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-36710551492723442582016-04-27T17:40:37.399-04:002016-04-27T17:40:37.399-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-25716086235184529302016-04-27T17:40:27.543-04:002016-04-27T17:40:27.543-04:00LOL - dang it...must remember to switch over to th...LOL - dang it...must remember to switch over to the blog account when I respond! But thanks for reading and participating. :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-24817533741977715362016-04-27T17:37:11.665-04:002016-04-27T17:37:11.665-04:00Thank you. I've always loved stories of old th...Thank you. I've always loved stories of old things that take on a life of their own.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-67751366748092236252016-04-27T14:11:49.169-04:002016-04-27T14:11:49.169-04:00"A relic’s only purpose is to decorate",..."A relic’s only purpose is to decorate", I love that line, how sad if it is true,, a lovely poem, I enjoyed it very much.<br /><br />Happy Birthday! :-)elleceehttp://elleceespoetry.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com