http://aratma.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by aratma d. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:23:10 GMT 2010-01-07T08:23:10Z 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=281474977978641 Just another ordinary day ... musing at the bookstore, happy as a pup with its squicky toy. I glanced at the love novels section, feeling a tad old for not jumping to check the new stuff. That was old . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:46:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978641 aratma d. 2010-01-06T00:46:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975478 Hi everyone,   The  new year has come and it's still here, hidding in the background. It stirred in me a little idea for our group. What if we had challenges for visual artists as well . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:26:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975478 aratma d. 2010-01-04T11:26:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975402 ` Good morning everyone,   May the new year be fruitful and bright for you! We are resuming the creative activity for dancing fingers with the following challenge:   Song is: Delerium . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:42:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975402 aratma d. 2010-01-04T10:42:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667143 Lhasa de Sela - Con Toda Palabra Con toda palabra Con toda sonrisa Con toda mirada Con toda caricia Me acerco al agua Bebiendo tu beso La luz de tu cara La luz de tu cuerpo Es ruego el . . . Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:44:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667143 aratma d. 2009-04-27T13:44:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977663912 I don't want to be like you Don't want to be like anyone I hope I never meet anyone Like you Because it will mean You're not that different And that's why I liked you. And the person . . . Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:14:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977663912 aratma d. 2009-04-23T14:14:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977567982 I laugh just as I leap again over a puddle. And remember how it was like … “I must not fall into the other sky, the one beneath the surface. Looks like a long way up and for what I know I just might break . . . Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:56:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977567982 aratma d. 2009-01-19T16:56:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554854 Mylene Farmer - Devant soi   Il a bu dans le cours d'un ruisseau  Parcouru les montagnes et le bourg  Il a vu dans vos yeux tant de haine  Qu'il s'est cru un . . . Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:21:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554854 aratma d. 2009-01-19T13:21:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977529214 Last night I dreamt about a monster. It didn't eat people yet. But all were running scared. Including myself. It ate a crocodile. As we sat and said whatever words in the dark, I wondered what . . . Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:41:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977529214 aratma d. 2008-12-08T13:41:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977511884 Reading Glory's post , I remembered a german song I fell in love with some years ago. Lyrics are translated using Google's utility, since I couldn't find any translation for them (yet). . . . Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:29:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977511884 aratma d. 2008-11-20T12:29:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977506692 The salty air creeped down my throat. I swallowed carefully, testing for poisons. The light of the front porch glistened on the waveless surface. I dove to the underhouse. The offerings were there. These . . . Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:50:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977506692 aratma d. 2008-11-14T15:50:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977506647 Winter came by, determined to stay, freezing everything that stands out in the open, most particularly my sorry a$$. Enjoy.   Pour you Fall on you Into, your arms For your, . . . Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:21:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977506647 aratma d. 2008-11-14T15:21:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977498682 A book of my life would look like a twist and turn ride on a train that keeps on loosing it's wheel letters and missing on the stops. Another book of my life would have here and there a page torn . . . Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:38:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977498682 aratma d. 2008-11-05T17:38:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977492777 Today  Is walking on burning charcoals A bite of hotness at your heels Give in to it and the narrow path Will lose you to the wrath Of never going anywhere. What is the point? The charcoal . . . Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:22:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977492777 aratma d. 2008-10-30T14:22:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977487309 Hello there again!   You have voted for that this week's song is .... *drums* Sting with The Book of My Life For your delight. here is how the lyrics pour ...   Let . . . Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:06:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977487309 aratma d. 2008-10-24T10:06:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977487300 Hello dancers! We have the results for this "week" challenge . They go like this: Amber Moore - Where you gonna sleep tonight           . . . Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:48:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977487300 aratma d. 2008-10-24T09:48:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977485353 A solution to make the world as we imagine ... So simple, yet so infinetly complicated. Because we cannot, because we will not, because we're better off ... because of whatever excuse we come up . . . Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:50:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977485353 aratma d. 2008-10-22T14:50:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977484233 I was lost until you came Tell you what was needed soon Precious little angel Take a look at what you’ve done But, I was lost until you came Precious little angel Take a look at what you’ve . . . Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:57:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977484233 aratma d. 2008-10-21T10:57:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977484196 I peered over uncle Fred's farm. Momma said to take care of my new dress. I saw my cousins coming out on the dusty road, followed by Blackie. He's always so much fun. I dash right through the field. . . . Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:26:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977484196 aratma d. 2008-10-21T08:26:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977479278 Once upon a time that never was before, there were two kingdoms.  The Golden Kingdom belonged to the wise and old turtles, and the Silver Kingdom to the swift and beautiful dragonflies. . . . Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:32:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977479278 aratma d. 2008-10-16T12:32:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977477160 A million roads, a million fears  A million suns, ten million years of uncertainty  I could speak a million lies, a million songs,  A million rights, a million wrongs in this balance . . . Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:25:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977477160 aratma d. 2008-10-14T13:25:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977477019 Dansons tu dis Et moi, je suis Mes pas sont gauches Mes pieds tu fauches Je crains les sots Je cherche en vain les mots Pour m'expliquer ta vie, alors Tu ments, ma Soeur . . . Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:54:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977477019 aratma d. 2008-10-14T08:54:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464915 There was once a little girl who wandered the city’s streets. The houses towered the alleys with their deep shadow. Every day she woke up on a different door step.  People didn’t see her and . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:52:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464915 aratma d. 2008-10-01T20:52:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464369 Dear Dancers,   We now have 3 little pictures for those who win our weekly challenges to proudly add to their posts. I hope you all enjoy them. More surprises to come as I hope the group . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:32:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464369 aratma d. 2008-10-01T10:32:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977458732 The old lady loomed over me, with a big smile and a sweetened voice, that I always associate with people telling me I should pray every night. “Here, sweetie.” She shoves some chocolate in my hand. . . . Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:49:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977458732 aratma d. 2008-09-25T11:49:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977457660 And she always did her best to try and please him While he always did his best to make her cry And she got down on her knees to stop him leaving But he always knew one day he'd say goodbye . . . Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:08:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977457660 aratma d. 2008-09-24T11:08:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450267 I promised I would not tell anyone about you. About the way I feel drunk and burning too full of words at our rare conversations. Of the trust, at times broken, that I invest in your mind and soul. . . . Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:07:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450267 aratma d. 2008-09-16T11:07:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449400 "From me I only lack myself Lady of my life Of the dream, I say it's mine And I realise I'm already born" ~~  Mariza - Meu Fado Meu ~~ Excerpt from the translated . . . Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:11:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449400 aratma d. 2008-09-15T14:11:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443924 There was once upon a time a little girl who liked singing along with the radio. That was me. After a while, I also started dancing. Had a few months of getting drunk with movement. My music changed . . . Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:38:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443924 aratma d. 2008-09-09T06:38:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438528 I carried the little girl in my arms, towards the room that was now hers. - I don't want to go to bed, she pleaded. I don't want to sleep. I am not tired. - Babygirl ... shhhhh. It's . . . Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:08:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438528 aratma d. 2008-09-03T21:08:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435864 “ Water! ” fills my mind as I fly in the moist sky, mouth gaped, breating in as much as I can. I flex a wing and feel the rotation drawing my body in. The little water specks hit my face and cling to my . . . Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:12:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435864 aratma d. 2008-09-01T11:12:16Z