http://gaidin.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Thomas W. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:58:44 GMT 2010-01-07T19:58:44Z 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=281474977973512                                                              . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:23:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973512 Thomas W. 2010-01-03T03:23:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962086   Mjilnor? -hither to fetch, that i smithereen West... fiddles to breasts, sweet string sect! quibble be less... riddle me, breaths--puncture aperture and juncture-- filling me chest with . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:36:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962086 Thomas W. 2009-12-24T20:36:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955010     i saw you in this forest, so i drew nigh with a lamp. i came to you with stories: make a fire, strike your camp. i always knew the darkness, friend. we'll hold that beast at bay. . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:48:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955010 Thomas W. 2009-12-19T22:48:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954936         "Can I keep you?"     "Yes." The goddess allowed its eyes to wander. Said, "No."     "You confuse me," the guy quoth.     . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:20:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954936 Thomas W. 2009-12-19T21:20:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954304     i stood upon a hillock while i wondered what was what. the air was clear and murky; my heart was new, but cut. i'd gotten up too early, though i'd climbed the hill too late. i . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:35:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954304 Thomas W. 2009-12-19T09:35:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954284           "What is best?"     The god pondered the girl's question an instant. "Nothing."     She laughed, for dichotomy delighted . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:53:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954284 Thomas W. 2009-12-19T08:53:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954251       i delve, i delve: a darkling dips down all about                                             . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:02:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954251 Thomas W. 2009-12-19T08:02:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954047 a cat spat abstract, didn't double back at all, whacky, whacked-out, bat-to-ball, et al, set off, stroking his keys, hopes to get off, retch raw, scoping his seas, seasonal let-off--   . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:09:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954047 Thomas W. 2009-12-19T04:09:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941319     the Emma Issue / pt 1           As libraries went, it wasn't a bad one.         Most of the books were still . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:11:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941319 Thomas W. 2009-12-10T20:11:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941307 DEDICATION: for Ann Mager, who whispers beyond the Veil.   She can kill with a smile She can wound with her eyes She can ruin your faith with her casual lies And she only reveals . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:04:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941307 Thomas W. 2009-12-10T20:04:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937126     i try to be "common"; instead, i am "- khamen "--i guess it's... some form of disconnect which comes of despondency yet it's... more than a policy like swords in theophany . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:13:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937126 Thomas W. 2009-12-08T16:13:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977823182       with the world, with the world i remember cool noons in New England and the cries of ravens gabbing magicks at me as i immersed myself in Conan the Cimmerian and . . . Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:34:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977823182 Thomas W. 2009-09-23T13:34:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977823066     the numbers sat, or stood, or knelt. (across their lines, a match was felt.) the He was tall, and sharp, and svelte; the She was short, and sharp, and shone.   and She . . . Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:12:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977823066 Thomas W. 2009-09-23T11:12:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819811   she wonders what i'd write in spite of all the restlessness nights ending something's sending light to me, light to me, light to me might this be the lively seed of joy a boy a youth a chap . . . Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:25:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819811 Thomas W. 2009-09-20T21:25:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817336   To the crowd (to the world ): You were so dry. And, with a token bird I made... sent it to fly. Right to your side. With a broken wing, you sail-- oh, like winter in July -- a barren . . . Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:18:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817336 Thomas W. 2009-09-18T11:18:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814569   she's a'spin on my stage 'cuz she's the Yin to my Yang. and she's the sentence i slang. and she's the mention i make. and this dimension might shake-- ohshit i'd give it five days . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:10:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814569 Thomas W. 2009-09-16T12:10:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814540       she arcs across his evening, a brilliant bolt of lightning. a milky bolt of silk; a sword. (a filly's colt, he might sing ...   but nay: a neigh gets in the . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:33:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814540 Thomas W. 2009-09-16T11:33:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813116         if ever an occasion 'rise, strike it through the breast. that spirit knows no rest , you see, and woos the world's unblest.   it draws the deepest, . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:57:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813116 Thomas W. 2009-09-15T10:57:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813046         somewhere, Peace may hold a place. the table might be full. i couldn't say this yea or nay; i merely feel its pull .   this yen informs my . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:34:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813046 Thomas W. 2009-09-15T09:34:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977742710      part one     T he Time Lord set, and Nature met. thus, there's night to savour yet...       in its dark crouches a bard . . . Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:36:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977742710 Thomas W. 2009-09-13T23:36:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810089       Heidi and Chana, laughing in a tree... shadows on an F-I-E-L-D... first comes dusk... then comes nary... then comes airing of the things once buried... . . . Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:51:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810089 Thomas W. 2009-09-12T19:51:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977807963         There...used to be a greying tower, alone on the sea.   Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:15:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977807963 Thomas W. 2009-09-11T02:15:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795217     the outsider, the outrider, the spout wired, the hack, the whooping cough, his mouth's tired, grout wired to blow as he showers for redrum to sip for hours--     . . . Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:05:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795217 Thomas W. 2009-09-05T19:05:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977800941       at first, the earth was dirt beneath. the sky was just...a night. wild grasses gathered near that tree. far stars, a muted light.   the moon was new, and dark . . . Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:52:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977800941 Thomas W. 2009-09-05T08:52:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795195   i will slip away silently, gentlebitter, enigma, the missing.   my intentions misted, hidden like ninja mystics: a whisper.   a slim figure akimbo in thickets, gripping . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:06:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795195 Thomas W. 2009-09-01T02:06:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977786956     Tom, be nimble . -in these places, many creatures change their faces.   nothing's safe--no ground, secure. and anywhere you've found allure... you've found a lure . . . Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:33:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977786956 Thomas W. 2009-08-25T09:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778190       i envy the able: can't craft Catharsis, no matter how hard i ply.   haiku hurt is hurt.   i hear talk of this Therapy, but my blackdark is thickly thewed. . . . Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:32:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778190 Thomas W. 2009-08-18T12:32:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778112       i close them and see you:   your back began to hurt one year and never quit the job, the jerk. your jewelry jangles as you set it aside in a place somewhat safe... . . . Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:05:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778112 Thomas W. 2009-08-18T11:05:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776225      the object of the game: choose an artist, utilize their songs to craft answers for each query.      all thanks to Georgiana. (i put an empty one at the base . . . Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:55:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776225 Thomas W. 2009-08-16T23:55:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774811     at last , he sighs, and holds her some. against the nights that came, and come; to reach a moon, and see a sun from its cold cliffs-- a shore, a bay, a wolf not far . . . Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:39:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774811 Thomas W. 2009-08-15T12:39:20Z