http://annebgrote.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Anne B. Grote en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:45:10 GMT 2009-12-31T13:45:10Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888543 New Jersey Squirrels Aggressively hurl acorns Bada Bing and boom!   Fallen dry brown leaves perfect playground for children as light slowly dims   sun yellow maple dances with . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:50:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888543 Anne B. Grote 2009-11-06T16:50:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846810 tiny red ball Kousa laughs at passing school children savoring its fruit Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:12:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846810 Anne B. Grote 2009-10-10T02:12:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707722 There is anger in the form of indifference which is the worst: the imagination runs wild: after I have raised your children  our clan  hears and sees and may turn unwisely like . . . Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:53:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707722 Anne B. Grote 2009-06-11T02:53:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695846 She saw them long before me She was in a stance: graceful, poised - yet set, my labradoodle - Mathilda. We had been on our normal walk: She sniffing; me gazing, when we came upon them around . . . Sat, 30 May 2009 02:48:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695846 Anne B. Grote 2009-05-30T02:48:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690748 lab at boat's helm raises snout to passing ducks too lazy to jump   overturned canoe lying on the riverbank reeds its protector   uprooted birches leaves tickling the placid . . . Sun, 24 May 2009 21:13:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690748 Anne B. Grote 2009-05-24T21:13:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686559 sun-seeking Iris grateful for his beard this day spring frost unyielding     Snowball viburnums falling hard atop the earth sacrificial lambs       . . . Tue, 19 May 2009 15:48:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686559 Anne B. Grote 2009-05-19T15:48:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977685669 Bee on the lilac still lets me sniff beside her Ah! tandem nectar Mon, 18 May 2009 17:09:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977685669 Anne B. Grote 2009-05-18T17:09:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977594502 Candy coated hearts boys and girls in the playground Will you be my love? Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:59:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977594502 Anne B. Grote 2009-02-14T15:59:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977576612 Over lunch she tells me how she has taken care of her - very good care: She washes her linens, cooks her meals, handles her correspondence. Yes, she has done this for years - numerous years. . . . Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:56:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977576612 Anne B. Grote 2009-01-27T20:56:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977509612 It is terrible this lack of interest: so what if it is the most colorful time of the year? I crunched the leaves today and really looked at them: deep red, probably the fires of hell, . . . Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:34:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977509612 Anne B. Grote 2008-11-18T01:34:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977495935 Tonight is the night when around the fire pits of homes and cemeteries, the souls of the faithfully departed may come calling to make amends or, to entreat the living to soothe the groans . . . Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:24:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977495935 Anne B. Grote 2008-11-03T02:24:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977495906 The lace curtain lifts and her eyes search She hears his voice and she knows it's not a dream He sang  her a song that hummed tra la lee and then he went to war the bullets . . . Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:00:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977495906 Anne B. Grote 2008-11-03T02:00:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977444805 The first play on Broadway my twin brother and I saw was Brigadoon.   We are twins and my parents lived outside the city in the burbs and they had six kids in six years. . . . Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:48:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977444805 Anne B. Grote 2008-09-10T03:48:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977418525 There are six of us in the family we renew each year at the beach Mom had twins in the first year: a male and female the waves hit the shore her other children followed each succesively; . . . Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:15:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977418525 Anne B. Grote 2008-08-11T00:15:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376970 Fiinally she could burn the sage he'd given her a whisper of smoke   Even, after all when things are really bad here the page fills with words   Sometimes I shudder . . . Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:41:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376970 Anne B. Grote 2008-06-19T01:41:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376888 The peonies have seen their days and, their nights too These scarlet- full chorus girls raspberry , raucous and pinkishly pinnacle like newly purchased cotton candy once blasphemously . . . Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:59:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376888 Anne B. Grote 2008-06-18T23:59:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977343274    Amid the sweetest smell of viburnum and a multitude of orchids, orchids that emerged from bark, orchids coming to light from moist moss  I become aware of her hands. . . . Sun, 11 May 2008 16:29:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977343274 Anne B. Grote 2008-05-11T16:29:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338770 My girlfriend and I walk every morning and on Friday we visit the local cemetery in all its beauty, its serenity, its mystery. There are deer that gather there: among the tombstones, the benches, . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 04:14:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338770 Anne B. Grote 2008-05-05T04:14:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977334730 We entered that slendered stream of sleep, in our cabin of pine, underneath the smothered feathered down of kindly spirits, and the guardian fire crackled sweet smells from . . . Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:49:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977334730 Anne B. Grote 2008-04-29T14:49:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977291269 For all you theatre-goers out there, I heartily recommend a play I have recently seen called The Seafarer.  It is playing at the Booth theatre at 22 W. 45th st., NYC and it is spellbinding, Irish, . . . Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:20:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977291269 Anne B. Grote 2008-03-23T02:20:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977286635 The Irish man has a natural smile, a lilt in his voice weathered freckled hands and a fine lookin tweed cap on his head.   The Irish man can build a wall of mortarless stone . . . Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:50:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977286635 Anne B. Grote 2008-03-17T16:50:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977285097 Bless us this green land where shamrocks hail lightsome sky as angels' harps trill Blue eyes, Irish smile tin whistle plays a reel boon from Erin's land Irish lassies gather . . . Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:13:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977285097 Anne B. Grote 2008-03-15T16:13:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271464 February's snow fell gently praising the green verdancy of the holly on the side of the house. Snow did not fall with the diligent message of the unexpected power of nature, nor did . . . Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:49:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271464 Anne B. Grote 2008-02-29T03:49:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258742 Roses, wine, your love We are like aging seasons as the lutes play on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:26:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258742 Anne B. Grote 2008-02-14T20:26:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236108 We all wished her well and, everyone agreed we'd do all we could to help her: the baby skunk caught in the window well.   She'd been dubbed a "she" because . . . Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:55:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236108 Anne B. Grote 2008-01-21T18:55:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220606 Angels of light here tiny postulants ascend Gothic aisle this eve dancing and upholding form baby Jesus and candles Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:18:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220606 Anne B. Grote 2008-01-04T23:18:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977218729 The wild black crows tore at the discarded curbside Christmas tree the way teenage boys laughingly throw eaten apple cores under the bridge where the hobos live Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:16:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977218729 Anne B. Grote 2008-01-03T01:16:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977196508 It was just a short while ago we visited the river town down by the Delaware on our way to the lake. "Not much going on here," I said to my husband while gazing out the window . . . Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:21:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977196508 Anne B. Grote 2007-12-07T00:21:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183449 I believe cooking stirs the soul.  And, with Thanksgiving just around the corner, as we are adding eggs or butter to our recipes, inhaling the mixed aromas in the kitchen, our thoughts have a tendency . . . Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:14:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183449 Anne B. Grote 2007-11-21T17:14:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181156 The ship looks small in comparison to the grand rock   And, the rock looks small near the mountain that juts into the sea, making it look like a pebble amongst other mountains . . . Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:49:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181156 Anne B. Grote 2007-11-19T03:49:51Z