http://elcvd.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Elsie Duggan en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:02:12 GMT 2010-01-04T10:02:12Z 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=281474977975155   My life doesn't change much   No matter who I live with   Billy was an insomniac, I   Made stir fries at 3 AM   Mark gets home at midnight   . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:49:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975155 Elsie Duggan 2010-01-04T06:49:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969803                 My dear son,   Dexter, I must tell you, how you got your name . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:57:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969803 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-31T07:57:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966626             I  sing, I sing, I sing I sing as I do most everything I sing as I drive in my car I sing loudly there, no one . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:16:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966626 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-29T08:16:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964747                 I dreamed of the unknown comic   Remember, the one with the . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:15:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964747 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-27T21:15:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960748                     In someways I am rather strange   For it's only sixteen degrees outside   And I have . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:47:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960748 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-23T20:47:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959570                   This year has been quite stressful   For . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:12:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959570 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-23T02:12:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954168 This tale is just a but catty When I think of how it unfolds Remnants of yesterday differ From what my . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:59:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954168 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-19T06:59:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952166 We married and had a family   There were no grandparents living   On either side, so our Christmas traditions   Were started anew, the loving and the giving . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:36:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952166 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-18T00:36:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944744   It's 10:30 PM, and it is dark but it is warm I said I wasn't going to set a time, Didn't want to say good byes If it kills . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:12:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944744 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-13T09:12:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943552  While clearing out my emails today, I do let them pile up, I found this last comment I ever got from Rob, it was on a poem I was doing about being married 60 years.  This touched . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:58:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943552 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-12T05:58:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940400    As I close my eyes at night   After I have said my prayers   I always see the same thing   A door, a warm and welcomed sight     . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:39:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940400 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-10T08:39:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937912 The moon had a ring around it As I gazed up in the midnight sky From all that I had learned in life That meant that snow would fly   I drew the drapes to . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:21:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937912 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-09T01:21:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934442             I remember trekking through the snow, following my Uncle looking for a tree This is during the decade of the thirties, we all went, . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:13:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934442 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-07T07:13:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931863   Where am I, don't recognize this place Endless halls all empty Can't find a friendly face The lack of sound is deafening   I can't remember who I am . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:28:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931863 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-05T08:28:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926294             He doesn't know I'm watching him This little tyke of mine He's got his silly putty out designing something fine . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:42:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926294 Elsie Duggan 2009-12-02T02:42:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922956   Jim has asked me to marry him   What will it be like to be married   I know marriage is a serious commitment   With my answer, I don't want to tarry    . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:56:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922956 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-30T03:56:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922025 Here is your writing prompt for this week: Write a small piece, poetry or prose, from the perspective of an inanimate object that undergoes a sudden change in routine. Use the language and metaphor . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:53:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922025 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-29T05:53:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921017 Broken spirit , listen to me Life is not an easy game It's not in the winning But how you play I know you'll put them all to shame For you're tender hearted . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:28:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921017 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-28T05:28:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919719               Today is the birthday of someone so special   A treasure of Gather to be . . . Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:42:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919719 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-27T05:42:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918624                 Happy Birthday Mother   Today you would be one hundred . . . Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:51:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918624 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-26T07:51:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911029                     I'm counting my blessings I have a lot to be thankful for I can still talk Am . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:35:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911029 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-21T04:35:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909701                 I've got my gardening . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909701 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-20T05:55:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907927   Hello there, may I sell you my wares   They will make you so reckless   You will take all the dares   I know this will help, now I'll confess   There . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:12:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907927 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-19T07:12:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905739 So here is your prompt for Saturday 11/14/09:   Think of a situation that you remember in emotional terms, either positively or negatively, big or small, and answer that emotion as if it . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:23:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905739 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-18T02:23:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903785 Two perfect place settings   Two hearts intertwining   Many years of love   Have finished the binding   Our hands were joined   Across . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:33:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903785 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-16T23:33:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902107   Soft Music No appetizers No champagne needed Our appetites sated With just one thought seeded You for me And me for you . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:11:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902107 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-16T00:11:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900419 Franklyn Roosevelt is speaking Over the radio, one of his fireside chats Assuring us that we are winning the war Outside the wind is blowing, kids are chasing their hats . . . Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:52:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900419 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-14T05:52:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898476 It's All About Love - Snippet - 30  words   Love is my obsession It possesses me Lack of it depresses me Love brings out the success of me The . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:35:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898476 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-13T02:35:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895138                 Those tear stained flags   folded triangularly . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:20:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895138 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-11T03:20:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891832             Billy's in California   After his long trip   I worry, as I'm prone to . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:11:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891832 Elsie Duggan 2009-11-09T07:11:50Z