http://blackbirds13.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Thirteen Blackbirds Poetry Review en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:46:26 GMT 2009-12-29T17:46:26Z 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=281474977967340&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Mine are the only footsteps in the snow.   Cuz I'm the only one who goes the places that I go.   copyright 2009 by Amy "Gwen" Kline Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:51:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967340&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Gwen K 2009-12-29T16:51:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967299&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace The stars twinkling reflect off of everything The smile on your face spreads across to mine Away from the madness the holidays can bring Finally everything is fine Presents wrapped around our Christmas . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:15:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967299&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace BellaTwine 23 2009-12-29T16:15:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967021&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace       Descending Notes     The hidden place - Where I lick cinnamon, White hot darkness, Un-gated.   Gated.  Juggle my life . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:34:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967021&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Barbary Chaapel 2009-12-29T12:34:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966997&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace I will not add my recommendation to this post I feel I've lost a friend and one who matters most Why not just be lazy on this Gather site and check in now and then when writing turns to shite? We wish . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:10:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966997&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Allen H. 2009-12-29T12:10:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966636&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Where pines meet sea and gulls call to me. Where waves caress rocks and colors blur the evening sky. We return and return again. Where boats dock in the harbor and we choose fresh crab daily. . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:34:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966636&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Jennifer Lee 2009-12-29T06:34:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966487&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace <a target="_top" href=" http://swagbucks.com/refer/shelbyb123"><img alt="Search & Win" title="Search & Win" border="0" src=" http://prodegebanners.sitegrip.com/images/swagbucks-173x63Alt5.jpg"></a . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:26:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966487&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace shelby bowles 2009-12-29T04:26:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966321&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace   Holiday rains on a reserve forest A winter rain passes; I pick up a deer with a broken glass curse cast under its feet. The rivulets of muddy blessings run as I coax, . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:01:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966321&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-29T01:01:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Lose interest in Thought and you are Free to Be Happiness Itself. [Rich Note: Alternatives to the third line of today’s offering include: Eternally Now, Everlasting Joy, Everlasting Life, Everlasting . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:33:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-28T23:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965677&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Girl  plated a jasmine dawn drawing the family on a whispering tree exhaling a cat's cradle made of diamonds between her fingertips over a lucite chalice she coaxed . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:11:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965677&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. 2009-12-28T16:11:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965661&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Among my people, it is widely known that I like sweet juicy things. Wet shirt fronts are protected by constitutional amendment. In my kingdom, my loyal subjects pick me up without being asked. One is . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:03:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965661&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Guy W. 2009-12-28T16:03:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965634&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Girl  plated a jasmine dawn drawing the family on a whispering tree exhaling a cat's cradle made of diamonds between her fingertips over a lucite chalice she coaxed . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:45:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965634&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. 2009-12-28T15:45:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965367&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Where did the last ten long years go? Into the void where all past things flow. In 2000 I was young and barely forty I'm over Fifty as I farewell the Decade Noughtie.   The Twenty-first . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:19:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965367&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Allen H. 2009-12-28T09:19:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965178&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace 1. Learn Guitar 2. Learn French 3. Finish a book 4. Lose weight (goal: 140) 5. Save money   This year's hopes: 1. I hope to complete all my tasks for year one of my five year plan . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:01:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965178&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace BellaTwine 23 2009-12-28T05:01:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965081&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace ALARMING RISE IN MORNING SICKNESS                       I am despising                  . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:39:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965081&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Chris Brockman 2009-12-28T02:39:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965017&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace A sparsely lit morning Drifts the snow scatter Ice laced paths Steps negotiating slips   Fingers still sense of hurt at joints Brush it the dusting some Inscribes from a day past . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:31:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965017&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2009-12-28T01:31:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964993&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace   a room with the changing hues Dry leaves, now golden, toss and turn on the midday’s tin roof. A confident pigeon plays with the neighborhood cat.   These . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:08:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964993&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-28T01:08:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964869&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace After senses report, After mind interprets, The 'now' that we know Is reality's 'then'. What reality really was When it really was 'now'. . . Well it's too late to know, Now. 'Now' is a lie But . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:50:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964869&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Guy W. 2009-12-27T22:50:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964615&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace     Google Wave is the next generation of browsing. Not just a traditional html browser it whole lot more. It actually is communication and collaboration tool. You can chat through google . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:10:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964615&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Faiza I. 2009-12-27T18:10:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963845&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace This year Christmas was excellent. Our family has had to lessen down on Christmas but my Mom is still big on everyone getting lots of presents - even if the presents aren't really that much. For example . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:43:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963845&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace BellaTwine 23 2009-12-26T21:43:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963834&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace go on a diet? after the holidays or just work out some to get those extra pounds off?? Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:19:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963834&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace eileen P. 2009-12-26T21:19:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963832&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace for any reason this holiday it could have been anything.   I feel very sad and dissapointed I dont know if its just my hormones or what but I feel very unappreciated Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:17:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963832&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace eileen P. 2009-12-26T21:17:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963828&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace out of town relatives staying at your house? are you ready for them to leave? Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:13:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963828&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace eileen P. 2009-12-26T21:13:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963825&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace hows your day after christmas going ? mine is nice and quite just the way I like it Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:06:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963825&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace eileen P. 2009-12-26T21:06:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963815&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Beyond our illusions and suspect dreams, Beyond the breathless chorus of our youth, We pursue the ancient juvenile themes That leave no mark upon the truth. Lights in the windows, diamonds in the alley, . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:58:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963815&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Jason Hillenburg 2009-12-26T20:58:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963793&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace   Spread your arms wide Winds past coming my way When directions reverse Will guide me back there   My eyes will set Every step deeper Shallow may appear Depths in them keep . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:21:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963793&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2009-12-26T20:21:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963626&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace what do we see in you and me that we miss in others some...we say "hi" and walk on by stop...talk to another what traits are those our spirits see that draw a second look I'd love to know where our . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:04:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963626&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace stephen berwaldt 2009-12-26T16:04:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963081&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace   haiku I greased pan cherry days on the almanac   haiku II blue butterfly nose of the dog shrivels haiku III coughing mother a dry leaf roams . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:03:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963081&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-26T01:03:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962593&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace We found a gentleman at Christmas Mass who had nowhere to go so in Christian charity we invited him to our home and family to share our Christmas dinner and watch a new movie too; My kids gave me . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:49:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962593&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Allen H. 2009-12-25T22:49:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962903&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Priceless penny in my hand Touched me out inside Dull pale glow of it Lit bright my soul and mind My little santa thought of me   Last evening returning from a store Watched and . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:19:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962903&grpId=3659174697250886&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2009-12-25T19:19:02Z