http://choffman11.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Charles William Hoffman en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:21:40 GMT 2010-01-01T02:21:40Z 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=281474977359301 Oh, stop that, Carl. Stop that now.      You toil while we drink our fill. Those worries in the end do kill. Be seated and keep clean your troubled brow. Standing is for . . . Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:30:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977359301 Charles William Hoffman 2008-06-02T06:30:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977325335 Beside a river green and,                     An old dusty path, Lies the end of all things known. Still stone and earth . . . Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:35:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977325335 Charles William Hoffman 2008-04-16T22:35:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299455 The row of silence Strikes the aisles The harmless violence Of empty smiles Of furrowed brows Of pushing plows Of stony eyes Of servant skies Their life is one of labor The light seems . . . Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:20:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299455 Charles William Hoffman 2008-04-01T23:20:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977285903 The Sorrows of a Lingering Sailor And the failed fisherman walks along the docks by night A cough in his mouth and a flameless cigarette in his hand He doesn't need another drag to bring . . . Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:44:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977285903 Charles William Hoffman 2008-03-16T20:44:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977280156 Sandmen we're powdery people that wake up at night sit on our ankles and crumble in fright invisible sisters glances give chase droplets of destiny in watery fates smooth through . . . Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:07:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977280156 Charles William Hoffman 2008-03-10T00:07:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249649 The moth fluttered, flying sporadically in all directions. Its chaotic movement made the boy assume the moth lacked a destination. It appeared to be stumbling through the air, spiraling like a descending . . . Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:51:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249649 Charles William Hoffman 2008-02-05T02:51:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244948 While at the MOMA I wrote this poem in response to Gustav Klimt's "The Park" You know nothing of eyes You square and bushy tree. You exist and perplex You insensative conundrum . . . Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:26:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244948 Charles William Hoffman 2008-01-31T02:26:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244887 I was at the MOMA today; there I saw Claude Monet's "Reflections of Clouds on the Water-lily Pond" and wrote this poem sitting on the bench, looking at the enchanting piece: To captivate . . . Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:51:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244887 Charles William Hoffman 2008-01-31T00:51:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243005 This is the follow-up to a poem I wrote called modern monster.  A Lingering Voice A nephew's knowledge burns through my mind, silencing surplus voices. After carnage, after death, still . . . Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:05:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243005 Charles William Hoffman 2008-01-29T02:05:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243000 It began as a comment but now that I've written this whole poem and a follow-up I feel inclined to make it its own article Buried beneath myself In the coffin of my mind Lives a second self . . . Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:59:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243000 Charles William Hoffman 2008-01-29T01:59:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977241930 "Religion,religion... as a philosopher, I don't believe you can give religion, orany God of a religion, a specific name without people fighting overwhat names to use, even though they all seem . . . Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:47:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977241930 Charles William Hoffman 2008-01-27T23:47:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977240506 "I'm bald!" The girl exclaimed as her blatant blonde hair flapped to the rhythm of her panicked skipping. Her long, youthful legs stumbled over each other, resulting in a beautifully disorganized . . . Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:45:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977240506 Charles William Hoffman 2008-01-26T03:45:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977240485 His mother always used to joke, "It's a miracle you graduated preschool." Jeremy never laughed. His deficiency never seemed funny to him. "It may not seem like a big deal to you . . . Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:21:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977240485 Charles William Hoffman 2008-01-26T03:21:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977240407 A pious man, a happy christian, married early, married young. His wife birthed him a son within nine months of matrimony. The first son he named Matthew, and the next Mark, then Luke, then John. His wife . . . Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:32:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977240407 Charles William Hoffman 2008-01-26T01:32:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977239620 Through blinking eyes we may be missed, to wither and die is all we do. From womb to tomb, we're quickly thrown; our cradles are our caskets. Those that sleep beneath our feet, Are nascent and . . . Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:58:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977239620 Charles William Hoffman 2008-01-25T06:58:07Z