tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post7252032722111317510..comments2023-06-06T11:41:34.617-05:00Comments on PtL poetry ~ The River Link: The Line from HellRiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438967617636244335noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-779643138309853852010-10-15T09:58:48.428-05:002010-10-15T09:58:48.428-05:00you portrayed it perfectly! every kolkata dweller ...you portrayed it perfectly! every kolkata dweller knows it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-71304556960284407652010-10-15T09:40:19.612-05:002010-10-15T09:40:19.612-05:00@Brian thanks for the laugh. I referenced Dante to...@Brian thanks for the laugh. I referenced Dante today (I do all the time) anyway, this is a great write River. This frustration I think is universal, no? Love and Light, SenderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-84770318784442892612010-10-13T16:56:29.741-05:002010-10-13T16:56:29.741-05:00Lines are such a waste of time....and cars are the...Lines are such a waste of time....and cars are the worst things to be in a line....I really like your poems and the image they conjured in my head ;)tigerbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05797301612312776163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-80397580199507088022010-10-13T12:53:39.833-05:002010-10-13T12:53:39.833-05:00Good One Shot. This reminds me of my commute to wo...Good One Shot. This reminds me of my commute to work yesterday morning. *Shudder*Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573663638391382162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-78893205986005231012010-10-13T12:51:27.656-05:002010-10-13T12:51:27.656-05:00the waiting game....having 3 children myself, i kn...the waiting game....having 3 children myself, i know exactly what you're talking about...i hate waiting..i hate lines..but i love your poem!!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-60627053263698170362010-10-13T10:56:43.482-05:002010-10-13T10:56:43.482-05:00I've been in that line. It's no wonder pe...I've been in that line. It's no wonder people take their sweet time once it's finally their turn - it's their 'revenge' on the line - which is what makes it a self-perpetuating evil.<br /><br />Interesting One Shot, River!Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927345716112968689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-13954601118853028022010-10-13T09:59:14.224-05:002010-10-13T09:59:14.224-05:00Waiting in line is really a hell, especially for p...Waiting in line is really a hell, especially for parents on the go. Nicely said!Strummed Wordshttp://strummedwords.blogspot.com/2010/10/abc-wednesday-manquemissing.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-27996671155691885972010-10-13T07:58:35.464-05:002010-10-13T07:58:35.464-05:00This is the REALITY of parenthood...something we m...This is the REALITY of parenthood...something we miss at times.<br /><br />Good OneShot.<br /><br />Lady NyoAsobimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661326504398833746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-56625850986120313292010-10-13T02:37:33.258-05:002010-10-13T02:37:33.258-05:00I have them at all stages...
The grumpy teenagers
...I have them at all stages...<br />The grumpy teenagers<br />The sensitive teen-to-be<br />The 'too smart but adorable' kindy-goer<br />The 4 year old whizz-around-the-house<br />Getting everyone in and out the car is an eternity - and can only be attempted once a week.ninotazizhttp://www.poemsbyninotaziz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-68177365774637592212010-10-12T20:03:01.481-05:002010-10-12T20:03:01.481-05:00I've spent too much time in those lines, waiti...I've spent too much time in those lines, waiting, often for a grumpy teenager who greets me with "What took you so long?"Ben Langhinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077213274836551992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-60833346749772402822010-10-12T19:56:06.017-05:002010-10-12T19:56:06.017-05:00What a test of patience to wait in those kind of l...What a test of patience to wait in those kind of lines and traffic! I know you much prefer poetic lines. cheers. Excellent One Shot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-41926533795235841182010-10-12T19:31:41.491-05:002010-10-12T19:31:41.491-05:00Glad you dont have to do this every day! Well done...Glad you dont have to do this every day! Well done.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-79422703878312899822010-10-12T19:08:43.367-05:002010-10-12T19:08:43.367-05:00Lol!Yours sounds like a line from hell too. :) We...Lol!Yours sounds like a line from hell too. :) We all have one somewhere in our stories. Mine was this line. I say 'was' because I have changed this daily chore of mine. It wasn't just the wait for me, the polluting and waste of the wait ate at my continuous.I still have to endure once and a while this line but it's not everyday. <br />The waiting game had to be addressed at the Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438967617636244335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000928375312607149.post-39682591709799506362010-10-12T18:42:50.206-05:002010-10-12T18:42:50.206-05:00so what level of dante's inferno is this...hel...so what level of dante's inferno is this...hell would be stuck in the car while a long line of people miss that lights talking on their cell phones...and hte road is crowded...smiles. nice one shot!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com