http://freeverselovers.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by For the Love of Free Verse en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:34:13 GMT 2010-01-04T10:34:13Z 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=281474977975066&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace     On a mountain ledge that the white man Would someday call Inspiration Point Overlooking a lake that would be known as Jenny Sat a boy.   No longer really a boy But . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:27:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975066&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T05:27:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975045&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace     Lady Diana riding across the winter sky Casting her beams enticingly on the sleeping earth Wandering into a bedroom and onto slumbering lady Caressing her face, her neck, her . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:12:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975045&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T05:12:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974589&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Buffalo dancer, buffalo dancer, Dancing in the fading twilight. Clad in head and hide and horns. Spirit reaching to find the herd. Bobbing weaving, charging, . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:39:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974589&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T21:39:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974385&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace The Yule cycle was spent The twelve days of darkness since the Solstice And the Bard could feel it   He could feel the light filling his mind He could feel it enlivening and awakening . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:06:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974385&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T18:06:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974340&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace     Star shine on the prairie and the dark of the moon Deep silence shrouded, yet not so silent Wind stirs the Buffalo grass A coyote howls and a distant train whistles   . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:44:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974340&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T17:44:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974324&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace it is so hollow the place where once lived my heart waiting your return is there any meaning left your absence   leaves just a void   Michelle Wooten © 1-3-10 . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:35:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974324&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Michelle W. 2010-01-03T17:35:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974189&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace       A million stars light the bowl of the sky A thousand “beefs” bedded down for the night Night hawk takes up his rounds, softly crooning. High in the sky . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:44:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974189&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T15:44:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973468&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace There’s a word used by rodeo cowboys That’s as vast as the western sky. It’s a noun and a verb and attitude. And that single word is Try. It’s . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:26:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973468&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T02:26:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973447&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace   In the biting cold of the December night The Bard looked up at the full moon, the Blue Moon But she said nothing to him Perhaps he was Druid after all And it was still Yuletide . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:06:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973447&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T02:06:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924852&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace This is the 2nd sequel, so please tell me before Adam and Eve can ever make it back together in Heaven forEver, Adam still needs to be punished for what he did to his wife. He was the . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:34:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924852&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Angel sent from God Secret Sisters 2010-01-02T21:34:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973371&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace A Moment of Grief By: Lisa Copher   The sky was clear, but the end was near. My mom had cancer, there was no answer. I prayed and I cried, and yet she still died. My . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:42:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973371&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace L. C. 2010-01-03T00:42:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973368&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Gone To Be With God By: Lisa Copher   That day was dark and dreary, twas full of big,fat tears. I never want to think of that day, in all my lasting years. You were taken . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:33:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973368&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace L. C. 2010-01-03T00:33:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973364&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Angel Safely Home By: Lisa Copher   An angel appeared before me, standing in the door. That angel looking peaceful, wanting not ever more. She's living in the arms of . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:27:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973364&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace L. C. 2010-01-03T00:27:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972157&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace                 Here are the responses to last week's prompt:   Singing My Way Through Life, SatWE by Elsie Duggan . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:03:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972157&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Atticus *. 2010-01-02T20:03:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973088&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Sinead showed her beauty Undressed in her bed, lying Beside Finn, who in his sleep, Spoke some other’s name, but She sexing it hot, heard it not, But in her own over the top . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:54:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973088&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-02T19:54:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972871&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace     It was the beginning of a new year A new decade   And the Bard stood in the very center of the Wood A place not often visited and then only by invitation   . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:00:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972871&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-02T17:00:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972605&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Love Poetry   The language of love poetry Should be as fluid as melting ice And as warm as a cup of tea   1/2/2010 7:52 AM Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:58:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972605&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-02T12:58:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904405&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Endless Love Song Do this for me whenever you feel just so sadly sad: smile not bravely but let welling tears freely . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:02:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904405&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again 2010-01-02T09:02:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971938&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace     Words of power Thoughts of power Take root only In hearts that are prepared And desire to receive them   1/1/2010 7:59 PM Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:07:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971938&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-02T01:07:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971928&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Note:  This is actually a response to a request for six words for a sestina in the group INSPIRE ME: PROMPTS AND EXERCISES.   WINTER It is colder this winter, The ice won't crack. Cold . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:55:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971928&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Michelle W. 2010-01-02T00:55:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971655&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Journey I started Somewhere along the way Started to expect destination Realize not all has to be that way   A life when me embraced Certain sounds together I found me communicating . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:19:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971655&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2010-01-01T19:19:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971611&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace       Nehru was for it Jenna was for it Mountbatten and the British were for it Gandhi opposed it   Sixty three years later The people still suffer because of it . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:20:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971611&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-01T18:20:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971551&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace   Weather The Storm   In my vision, I walk alone in the middle of a sand storm, Footprints flow through the breeze, A gray mirage swirling . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:14:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971551&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Rony J. 2010-01-01T17:14:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971521&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace     Someone asked the Buddha “What is the greatest of all gifts? The World Honored one answered “To be born a human being”   1/1/2010 11:41 AM Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:52:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971521&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-01T16:52:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971409&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace     “And Mary kept all these things Reflecting on them on her heart” Mary the Mother of God Mary the Mother of contemplatives   1/1/2010 9:25 AM Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:33:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971409&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-01T14:33:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971289&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace And don’t forget to tell Finn I want him home in Time for dinner, Auntie Said, her words following You down the stairs and Into the street, your small Legs racing along to Paddy’s Bar, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:02:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971289&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-01T11:02:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970464&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace   The songs are the same The songs are the same we sing in our hearts. The trees are the same Those we foster in our gardens. The waves are the same Those climb . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:08:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970464&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace vijay kumar 2009-12-31T18:08:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970313&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Did your da ask you For the ciggies? Kennedy Asks, his nose holding Onto a piece of snot, his Lemony eyes giving you The big stare, the chin Stubbly and grey, the Mouth, a deserted Cemetery . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:02:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970313&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-31T16:02:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970262&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace     A thousand stories, koans, and teaching tales Trace through my mind and yet I cannot put even one to paper   Beset by what I will always think of As the Decade of . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:15:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970262&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2009-12-31T15:15:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970118&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace     A cold gray dawning Snow is falling, wind howling A winter morning   12/31/2009 8:01 AM Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:07:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970118&grpId=3659174697240196&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2009-12-31T13:07:32Z