tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post4883581572160593597..comments2024-03-17T11:44:45.573-04:00Comments on Kestril's Rhythms and Groove: The Trouble With WantingRommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-20824620853468912642018-08-23T18:14:50.705-04:002018-08-23T18:14:50.705-04:00Dang! But she clearly made the right choice in the...Dang! But she clearly made the right choice in the end. ;) Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-42296026361117240342018-08-23T18:14:12.533-04:002018-08-23T18:14:12.533-04:00Very true. Those that grow are a wonder and a bles...Very true. Those that grow are a wonder and a blessing.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-73313972187306514752018-08-23T18:12:01.467-04:002018-08-23T18:12:01.467-04:00Too many of us, sadly enough. I am glad you enjoye...Too many of us, sadly enough. I am glad you enjoyed it. :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-80428309548640424802018-08-23T18:11:17.125-04:002018-08-23T18:11:17.125-04:00A fairy tale? *rubs hands in delighted glee* That ...A fairy tale? *rubs hands in delighted glee* That was EXACTLY the feel I wanted. *does a happy dance*Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-82998191882333564472018-08-23T18:09:37.289-04:002018-08-23T18:09:37.289-04:00Exactly Sherry! That's it in a nutshell. Peopl...Exactly Sherry! That's it in a nutshell. People will always be dreaming, even knowing that to make those dreams happen has to cost something.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-75219049507892935272018-08-23T18:07:46.756-04:002018-08-23T18:07:46.756-04:00Woot, I'm glad it felt contemplative.Woot, I'm glad it felt contemplative.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-64608045976769024712018-08-23T18:07:07.985-04:002018-08-23T18:07:07.985-04:00Pretty much. A relationship where one's authen...Pretty much. A relationship where one's authenticity is compromised must be a sort of torture.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-21717724796877222682018-08-23T18:06:09.270-04:002018-08-23T18:06:09.270-04:00Thanks FrankThanks FrankRommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-63243405465254708042018-08-23T18:05:48.461-04:002018-08-23T18:05:48.461-04:00Some people can't be sure what they will accep...Some people can't be sure what they will accept until they come tight to the moment of wanting.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-30376194732968064732018-08-23T18:02:33.299-04:002018-08-23T18:02:33.299-04:00LOL, I for one would enjoy reading the snarky stuf...LOL, I for one would enjoy reading the snarky stuffRommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-31041574690086926522018-08-23T18:02:05.583-04:002018-08-23T18:02:05.583-04:00Thanks mysterious internet stranger! Sometimes, I&...Thanks mysterious internet stranger! Sometimes, I'm not so great at pulling off that sort of bookended structure, but I'm pleased with how this came out.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-40918291838129867652018-08-23T18:00:52.226-04:002018-08-23T18:00:52.226-04:00Thanks! I had hoped this structure would work for ...Thanks! I had hoped this structure would work for what I was shooting for in this piece.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-75268378053711052772018-08-23T17:57:24.884-04:002018-08-23T17:57:24.884-04:00Thanks JaeThanks JaeRommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-25336939743264513422018-08-23T17:57:04.682-04:002018-08-23T17:57:04.682-04:00Excellent!Excellent!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-37622040906811444042018-08-23T17:55:01.122-04:002018-08-23T17:55:01.122-04:00Thanks RosemaryThanks RosemaryRommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-72739996685041258872018-08-23T17:54:41.068-04:002018-08-23T17:54:41.068-04:00I am very glad that aspect came across!I am very glad that aspect came across!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-73819722340106561102018-08-23T17:54:02.503-04:002018-08-23T17:54:02.503-04:00It only works if both have similar dreamsIt only works if both have similar dreamsRommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-44439849575090719412018-08-23T17:53:17.080-04:002018-08-23T17:53:17.080-04:00Desire and logic often war with each other.Desire and logic often war with each other.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-73007138404573111932018-08-22T18:30:13.631-04:002018-08-22T18:30:13.631-04:00LOL - thank you so much for reading it twice! <...LOL - thank you so much for reading it twice! <3 Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-5122005938231358752018-08-19T22:17:00.552-04:002018-08-19T22:17:00.552-04:00Oh, if only I could learn to heed those inner warn...Oh, if only I could learn to heed those inner warnings!Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-77651088955243697962018-08-19T21:02:28.197-04:002018-08-19T21:02:28.197-04:00Can we be so open as to reveal everything? Very di...Can we be so open as to reveal everything? Very difficult I think, but lucky are those that can. Curiously my wife never told me about her other boyfriend until we were engaged and then she gave him up!Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-91869622095716187652018-08-19T20:33:02.615-04:002018-08-19T20:33:02.615-04:00It takes a long, long time for people to fully rev...It takes a long, long time for people to fully reveal themselves to each other - and then: some relationship falter and fail … and some grow in depth and affection. I suppose that is why - in the beginning, we are giddy with the newness of it all … before we discover the cost of our dream. Awesome writing! Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-3120769076333595972018-08-19T15:03:28.170-04:002018-08-19T15:03:28.170-04:00I love this poem, Rommy, it really speaks to me! H...I love this poem, Rommy, it really speaks to me! How true are the lines:<br />'You're what I dreamed of<br />before I learned some dreams come with a cost'. <br />And how many of us have made promises 'over the dissolving remains of a life'?<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-55911243592918727132018-08-19T13:24:50.759-04:002018-08-19T13:24:50.759-04:00It's amazing how you can put so much into thes...It's amazing how you can put so much into these verses--I can read them like a fairy tale and a warning and a wish. C. Sandlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616902831506982429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-41865594266065684372018-08-19T12:19:32.038-04:002018-08-19T12:19:32.038-04:00I think ALL dreams come with a cost. Which doesnt ...I think ALL dreams come with a cost. Which doesnt prevent us from dreaming. You have written this so beautifully.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.com