http://haiku.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by haiku en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:50:31 GMT 2009-12-30T00:50:31Z 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=281474977967854&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Written in collaboration with Corinna Parr.  Contributions are noted.   the trees are wet and brown but there on a branch a cardinal waits               . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:10:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967854&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace James Ciriaco 2009-12-29T23:10:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace 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 . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:33:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-28T23:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964043&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace ******* Ah! My Christmas rose, still on 26th you glow in satin sheet flows...   *******   . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:34:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964043&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Curt L. 2009-12-27T02:34:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963627&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Greetings neighbors, hello friends! Summer 'n Winter are life's primal trends. Cake and joy and kidney pie Serve a reminder of days gone by. Pills and bills and igneous sparks Curtail the melody of soaring . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:05:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963627&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Ratan . 2009-12-26T16:05:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963199&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace   butterflies deliver warmth to winter flowers Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:03:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963199&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace PURUSHOTHAMA RAO R. 2009-12-26T05:03:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963152&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace tangled strings as we open our presents Messiah plays Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:13:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963152&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace James Ciriaco 2009-12-26T03:13:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962777&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace CHRISTMAS With Christmas so near, It’s that time of year; God’s Spirit made real. God’s Love that we feel. Again born in mind, God’s image divine; The Joy of His sharing, His . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:33:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962777&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-25T16:33:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962763&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace The Birth of Jesus Took us from a “God Without" To a “God Within." The Birth of Christ took Mankind from a “God Out There" To a “God In Here." [Rich Note: (Photo Caption) One . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:10:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962763&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-25T16:10:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961793&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace     In the eternal dance Of fools and sages The fools seem to be winning   12/24/2009 10:24 AM   Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:30:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961793&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2009-12-24T15:30:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961224&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace       He had written thousands of words But he wondered How many she had heard   12/23/2009 11:36 PM Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:41:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961224&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2009-12-24T04:41:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961175&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace God is Real as the Aware Presence One Is but Not as a Concept. [Rich Note: This one is really a distillation/summation of a 3 page, hay-ku impregnated, 4 hour, polished-up, flow of consciousness response . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:31:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961175&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-24T03:31:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958161&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Consciousness is a Vibratory State of the Awareness You Are. [Rich Note: (Photo Caption) Snow Sculpture (2002); A rather interesting "vibratory state" of Awareness both "in here" and "out there," as . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:15:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958161&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-22T06:15:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957988&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace winter sun in early hours, kisses  marigolds' frezing  lips Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:31:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957988&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace PURUSHOTHAMA RAO R. 2009-12-22T03:31:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955306&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Unexpected showers the flower girl hopes dried in seconds                         Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:10:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955306&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace PURUSHOTHAMA RAO R. 2009-12-20T05:10:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955189&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace How can you relate To Existence except in And as Consciousness. What do you know that Does not arise as a State Of your Consciousness. How can what you see Be other than a State of Your own Consciousness? . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:49:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955189&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-20T02:49:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955097&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace winter frost will not leave wood rose unsprinkled Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:54:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955097&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace PURUSHOTHAMA RAO R. 2009-12-20T00:54:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955087&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace     It’s still snowing The brandy is almost gone What shall we do now?   12/19/2009 7:27 PM Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:35:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955087&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2009-12-20T00:35:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953986&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace river bed knocks its head with  odd waves   Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:05:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953986&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace PURUSHOTHAMA RAO R. 2009-12-19T03:05:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953362&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace 1. into the snow he waddles with bread for the birds   2. eyes downcast her breath makes tea leaves ripple and spread   3. poem creeps on three feet of thought woodblock world . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:58:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953362&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace James Ciriaco 2009-12-18T17:58:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950863&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Being Present and Aware is not dependent On relative thought. Mind depends on the Thought process to exist while Consciousness does not. [Rich Note: (Photo Caption)  Liberty Bell (2007 Wikipedia . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:17:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950863&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-17T03:17:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950156&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace she stands beneath the shadows so no one sees her pain camoflauged by broken smiles and tears blending in with rain the darkness hides her so very well consuming her soul and mind if only . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:09:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950156&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Sara W. 2009-12-16T18:09:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948430&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Tea Overflowing (haibun) An old tale retold   A tale is told of a learned Chinese scripture scholar who having heard of this thing called Chan (Zen) said to be beyond words and scriptures . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:04:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948430&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2009-12-15T18:04:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947432&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Is your Attention On What You Really Are or A Story of Mind? Attention rooted In What You Really Are is Outside the Story. [Rich Note: (Photo Caption) X Marks the Spot (2009); A rather amazing “cross . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:03:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947432&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-15T04:03:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947165&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace   Snow frosts the mountain Kisses cerulean sky Pregnant clouds coast by     Snow dusts the mountain at least once every winter.  . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:36:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947165&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Granny Janny H. 2009-12-15T00:36:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947021&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace 1. Dull black tile scum fattens in circles water left to stand. 2. Down to this: my heart and the wind rag and bone. 3. cocktails at the bar we play catch with faces 4. another day down . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:54:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947021&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace James Ciriaco 2009-12-14T21:54:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945018&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Haiku We haved warmed to above freezing and it is no longer pristine white from our heavy snow.   White No More   No longer crisp white Warmer weather ,city sand Makes . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:08:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945018&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Sensational Sadie Sexy Senior Sitizen 2009-12-13T17:08:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944520&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Being Present and Aware as I Am takes no Effort on my part. Being Present and Aware as I Am is the Heart of the Matter. Being Present and Aware as I Am is the Father in the Flesh. [Rich Note: (Photo . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:00:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944520&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-13T03:00:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944026&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace I love sun shiny days in December. This morning with all our snow the light is blinding but I don't care.   Blinded By It's Light   Blinded by sun on snow Squinting to cut . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:06:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944026&grpId=3659174697238862&nav=Groupspace Sensational Sadie Sexy Senior Sitizen 2009-12-12T17:06:21Z