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    <title>*Deep Dark wine(A toast to life)</title>
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    <description>Recent Articles on Gather by *Deep Dark wine(A toast to life)</description>
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    <copyright>Copyright Gather Inc 2009</copyright>
    <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2009-12-31T07:00:19Z</dc:date>
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    <dc:rights>Copyright Gather Inc 2009</dc:rights>
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      <title>Rain on a world of the third kind</title>
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      <description>Rain on a world of the third kind  
 
 
  
 
  
 
 A healthy baby born in a power cut; 
 three men hovering over it to retrieve; 
 cold water clogs the paths. Whispers and screams float 
 like . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:23:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969404&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Kushal Poddar</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-31T00:23:58Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Salvation Dedicated to Just Me</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969279&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>Your words paint the world in vibrant hues. 
 Your words are harmonious, exquisite, timeless. 
 Your words feed my mind and nourish my soul. 
 Your words are the song in my dance. 
 Without your words, . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:48:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969279&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Jennifer Lee</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T22:48:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Destiny Awaits ~ Wednesday</title>
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      <description>Hump day of the week, new year approaches, destiny awaiting -- let's cross the bridge and walk the pathway together...Happy New Day, Happy New Year! 
   
 
   
   
 photo used in this . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:12:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969168&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Ruthi C.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T21:12:31Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New Year's around the world....</title>
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      <description>PHOTOS AND NEW YEAR'S EVE TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD. 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  London 
  
 
   
   
   
   
 
  
 
  Sydney  
 
   
   
   
   
 
  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:39:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kathryn E.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T18:39:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Torn girl.</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968383&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>Eyes flushed red with the sea of sadness, 
 as her diamonds fall between the cracks and under the mal-nourished wood she calls her floor 
 but, she will weep no longer, not by will but, she has became incapable . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:24:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Austin laird</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T09:24:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A small insparational "speech" if that for who needs it (:</title>
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      <description>As I sit here and stare into the depths of my endless coffee cup 
 as I have many late nights like this one 
 I begin to ponder, 
 why are we here? 
 Why do we feel, love, kiss, hate, kill? 
 That is . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:08:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968372&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Austin laird</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T09:08:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Winter bliss.</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968361&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>The snow in melting, like it has every year since the beginning of time 
 The holiday came and went in a flash 
 when yesterday i was baffled how winter could have swept up so fast. 
 With it's . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:55:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968361&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Austin laird</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T08:55:28Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Love Risk</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968230&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>Afraid to dance for fear of falling down, 
 I'm sure you'll catch me before I land. 
 Afraid to love for fear of my heart breaking, 
 I'm as sure of you as I am that the sun and moon rise. 
 Afraid to . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:08:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968230&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Jennifer Lee</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T06:08:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>SUNLIGHT DANCE</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968154&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
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   SUNLIGHT DANCE   
 
 
       
 
 
   Sun rises softly, The Eastern Sky beckons her With dew dipped fingers....  Morning breeze Meanders through grasses That wave lazily as she . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:57:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968154&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Michelle W.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T04:57:52Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A postman for mother</title>
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  Letters, not for her  
 
 
 (To Sunil's mother) 
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
 
 Postman brings three letters, none for her. 
 Ten minutes of quiet waiting till she 
 opens the door; her dog barks . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967967&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Kushal Poddar</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T01:23:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Drums Of Love</title>
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    Drums of Love      
 
 
     
 
 
  The plain field turns down a clear path to exaltation,  
 
 
  Countless time we spent mesmerizing inside twilight.  
 
 
  I imagine . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Rony J.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T00:53:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Snow Bunny ~ Tuesday</title>
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      <description>As the sun shines brightly on the snow today I'm giving a bit o' thought to relationships, friendships that are held dear to the heart, warming the spirit through and through. 
 With that thought in mind, . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:04:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Ruthi C.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-29T20:04:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Best of Places</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966636&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>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. . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966636&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Jennifer Lee</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-29T06:34:16Z</dc:date>
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      <title>When in Rome…(not meant for those of deep biblical convictions)</title>
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      <description>  
 
 
   
 
 
 We keep returning to that muddy, muddy ancient road 
 
 
 That cloudy day when Thors bolts split the ides of March 
 
 
 And seven frogs and four dogs appeared in the mist. . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:18:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Richard Lynn Livesay</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-29T01:18:11Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Holiday rains on you</title>
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  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, . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966321&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Kushal Poddar</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-29T01:01:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Hay-Ku of the Day (Happiness Itself)</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>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 . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Richard Hay</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-28T23:33:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Orange Sunshine ~ Monday</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965926&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>Covered in clouds from above and ground covered in snow, with more fallin' down...I had to create a bit o' sunshine to turn the dreary day frown into a sparkling smile...spreadin' it your way now! 
   . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:15:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965926&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Ruthi C.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-28T19:15:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Half of Pregnant Women declined The H1N1 Flu vaccine in Montreal</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965788&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>Published in Examiner.com 
 
 
 The scare for the H1N1 virus has been felt globally. Despite the predicted shortages of the vaccine in the USA and late start for vaccinations across the USA and Canada, . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Carol Roach</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-28T17:28:20Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Good to find my way back</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965269&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>  
   
   
   
   
 To all my wonderful Gather friends: 
 I was able to get back into Gather and even open mail through a Foxfire program one of my patients told me about.  . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:52:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965269&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Karen E.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-28T06:52:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A room with the changing hues</title>
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  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 . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:08:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964993&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Kushal Poddar</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-28T01:08:32Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Decadent Dawn</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964646&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>The cool crisp air had me dancing in daydreams of delight as I awoke to sweet sunshine again today. Feeling good, feeling frisky, felt like, and took, a walk in the woods with my girls, Tidbit and Scratch. . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:10:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964646&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Ruthi C.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-27T19:10:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Beautiful Words</title>
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    Beautiful Words    
 
 
     
 
 
  Love always struck a cord  
 
 
  Between me and our intimates desire  
 
 
  All my life I only needed you,  
 
 . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964095&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Rony J.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-27T03:54:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Reaching</title>
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 I walked until I couldn’t crawl again 
 
 
 The sun burnt cold as my legs reached the end 
 
 
 I cried a smile and whispered loudly with a groan 
 
 
 Then ask to tell myself what . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:44:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963927&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Richard Lynn Livesay</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-26T23:44:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Let My Spirit Live</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963769&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>As our seasonal celebrations come to an end our hopes and dreams need not do same. Join me in a promise to keep the spirit of the season alive throughout the year, sharing it one with another, . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:57:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963769&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Ruthi C.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-26T19:57:20Z</dc:date>
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      <title>In The Road of Fire</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963440&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>     
 
 
    In The Road of Fire    
 
 
       
 
   
 
  Beyond the clouds  
 
 
  Sits a throne of silence  
 
 
  Where many thrive  
 
 
  To see a true illusion of life.  
 . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:24:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963440&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Rony J.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-26T12:24:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Cherry colored days</title>
      <link>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963081&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</link>
      <description>  
 
  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 . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:03:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963081&amp;grpId=3659174697252563&amp;nav=Groupspace</guid>
      <dc:creator>Kushal Poddar</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-12-26T01:03:06Z</dc:date>
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