tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post2378256310923334781..comments2024-03-09T23:49:54.435+05:30Comments on Panchalibolchi: Taxidermy Under Her Belly~Panchalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-8284878543416503322016-07-18T08:08:33.185+05:302016-07-18T08:08:33.185+05:30It is thankfully a cruel and sadistic trait of the...It is thankfully a cruel and sadistic trait of the past to hang the skin and head of the hunted animals in the drawing halls.I have never been comfortable to remain in such rooms.KParthasarathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189924874350906456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-14990548305781086202016-07-15T22:56:51.622+05:302016-07-15T22:56:51.622+05:30"I am the dead skin
Kept in the tiger's c..."I am the dead skin<br />Kept in the tiger's custody"--<br />such a brilliant flipping here....I like what you've done with perspectives and with commentary in this piece...really insightful.C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-29516617017715130932016-07-15T22:23:44.730+05:302016-07-15T22:23:44.730+05:30"Oh, I am just learning what eyes are meant t..."Oh, I am just learning what eyes are meant to see<br /> -without the heart, but to the core" Stunning work! This history is very sad and one wonders how this can be done with good conscience by these people! The things done to animals by humans is sickening.Bekkie Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300001421561443693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-21953340798194823802016-07-15T03:44:39.682+05:302016-07-15T03:44:39.682+05:30A striking, troubling poem – as it should be. Horr...A striking, troubling poem – as it should be. Horrible to think there are still some places where this happens.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-57965435314052195492016-07-14T20:03:08.463+05:302016-07-14T20:03:08.463+05:30A powerful poem with such visuals....here we have ...A powerful poem with such visuals....here we have too many trophy hunters....if we could let nature be...what a world then!<br /><br />Donna@LivingFromHappinessDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-13133755455537910652016-07-14T19:39:52.562+05:302016-07-14T19:39:52.562+05:30throughout the poem written with so much heart, i ...throughout the poem written with so much heart, i could feel the presence of the absent tiger...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-40785142521034951922016-07-14T16:58:43.121+05:302016-07-14T16:58:43.121+05:30there are those who look at a skin 'rug', ...there are those who look at a skin 'rug', sit on it and think this makes me feel good ..powerful..there are others who look at it for the destruction it is - i am thankful you voiced that and showed us how it feels..Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-27794815442857608672016-07-14T14:45:57.120+05:302016-07-14T14:45:57.120+05:30'Oh, I am just learning what eyes are meant to...'Oh, I am just learning what eyes are meant to see<br /> -without the heart, but to the core'<br />:) Samyuktha Semi Jayaprakashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879275723002707278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-6055730054468853552016-07-14T11:47:15.997+05:302016-07-14T11:47:15.997+05:30We both sit, watchful of each other,
We have becom...We both sit, watchful of each other,<br />We have become more tighter than we seem...<br />Oh, I am just learning what eyes are meant to see<br />-without the heart, but to the core<br /><br />These lines really spoke to me.<br />Beautifully expressed.<br /><br />Lots of love,<br />Sanaa<br />Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-5723434131107456732016-07-14T08:15:38.833+05:302016-07-14T08:15:38.833+05:30This has absence of the hunter, of the life and bo...This has absence of the hunter, of the life and body of the tiger, of imperialists--"Why did I choose this struggle, I wonder<br />To lose you …then again to live with you…?"<br />This resonates, so haunting and horrible. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-43560071793658826442016-07-14T07:25:51.320+05:302016-07-14T07:25:51.320+05:30I can't imagine how people can shoot animals f...I can't imagine how people can shoot animals for pleasure... nicely woven poem, like the introspection mode. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-40288332864103002732016-07-14T07:12:21.061+05:302016-07-14T07:12:21.061+05:30I see sadness in the eyes of the taxidermy tiger a...I see sadness in the eyes of the taxidermy tiger and I feel it strongly in the words of your poem. I am so glad that this practice is coming to an end & / or discouraged all over the world. You have written a thought-provoking poem, Panchali.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756391608984993711.post-89246267387251535482016-07-14T03:33:32.939+05:302016-07-14T03:33:32.939+05:30I like the lines where you and the tiger gaze at e...I like the lines where you and the tiger gaze at each other. And "Oh I am just learning what eyes are meant to see". A wonderful response to the prompt, Panchali. Here in Canada, there are still "trophy hunters", I am sad to say.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com