http://loveshortstories.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Barbra L. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:20:26 GMT 2010-01-01T03:20:26Z 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=281474977936109 “Musings" Earthen hues ignore the morning light While flowers on the window sill invite The soothing warmth of early dawn’s embrace.   Twixt and ‘tween . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:19:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936109 Barbra L. 2009-12-08T02:19:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905202   “November”   October’s surly winds now cease their gusts As cooler wintry days are ushered in . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:09:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905202 Barbra L. 2009-11-17T19:09:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901686     Daily Word-Count   NaNoWriMo -- Freewrite for a Month Group    November 1 - November . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:14:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901686 Barbra L. 2009-11-15T15:14:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893131   "Transformation"   A bright, colorful day evanesces from Gadsden. Hues imitating jubilant kaleidoscopes . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:58:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893131 Barbra L. 2009-11-09T23:58:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857150 Thierry De Brunhoff & Maurizio Pollini: Masters of Chopin’s Handiwork   Thie rry De Brunhoff and Maurizio Pollini , two vigorous classical pianists who . . . Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:57:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857150 Barbra L. 2009-10-16T22:57:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828526   “Leaves” Leaves rhythmically flutter; pretty colors dazzle the eye While others speak of weary travels. They twirl and gracefully fall to the hard . . . Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:34:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828526 Barbra L. 2009-09-27T22:34:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820652 This is a Than-Bauk form of poetry written for the Mindful Poetry group for the month of September. A Than-Bauk poem consists of three lines containing four syllables in each line. The fourth syllable . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:36:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820652 Barbra L. 2009-09-21T16:36:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816756 Come September, Fall will usher in its splendor ~~~ On the heels of summer’s curtain call. Thistledown, tall and slender, . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:25:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816756 Barbra L. 2009-09-17T22:25:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796428 Space Flight   Space between these black bars propel his thoughts toward the heavens; launch his mental rocket into dreamlands of wonder beyond the atmosphere of Earth. Yet . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:15:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796428 Barbra L. 2009-09-01T23:15:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792529 7:53am Free write : I loved my morning walk with my dog, Minky. She’s so energetic.  She pulls me with her leash like she’s pulling a sled for the Iditarod race; only . . . Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:50:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792529 Barbra L. 2009-08-29T16:50:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783931   Nightfall: holding hands we lie down and gaze at the moon - starry-eyed!         Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:12:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783931 Barbra L. 2009-08-22T16:12:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775311  "WINTER"   Winter’s icy glare: no wonder birds fly south   (c) Barbra L.   Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:21:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775311 Barbra L. 2009-08-15T23:21:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773002   "Harbored" The harbor's chilling air exudes with smells of salty breezes as frothy waves sonorously roll to the sound of their own music. . . . Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:14:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773002 Barbra L. 2009-08-14T01:14:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763010 JOURNEY THROUGH MY WOODS   LET DARKNESS WRAP ITSELF AROUND YOU   WHILE CERULEAN SKIES SING YOUR BLUES   AND SHADOWY LIMBS HOLD YOUR HAND . . . Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:35:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763010 Barbra L. 2009-08-05T01:35:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762070 S hadowed contours H ighlight the dance floor. A leap in the dark D ancers set the stage for O utlandish movements to W ow the audience!   D ancers . . . Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:52:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762070 Barbra L. 2009-08-04T12:52:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977761324       The beauty of language mightily fades when written from the pen of one whose heart is companioned with deception, for flattery lasts only for a season... . . . Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:16:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977761324 Barbra L. 2009-08-03T21:16:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760002   "SHADOWS"   I feel a dark, playful presence behind me.  I chase the elusive darkness like a cat after its own tail; fainting from the dizziness.  . . . Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:37:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760002 Barbra L. 2009-08-02T18:37:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750416   "Along the Banks of the Hooghli River"   The passerine sparrow chirps as it flies along the banks of the Hooghli River. Its melodic . . . Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:15:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750416 Barbra L. 2009-07-25T17:15:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734877     "Ponderings" Pain seemed to have been your allotted nemesis . I've often wondered, if in your dying hours , if that nemesis . . . Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:16:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734877 Barbra L. 2009-07-11T20:16:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728311   This story is for Susan Budig's WWE : the subject must refer to something hidden* use the word "oyster" limit your piece to 100 words or 300 words if prose, 10 lines or 25 lines . . . Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:26:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728311 Barbra L. 2009-07-03T15:26:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727360   I lie my ear next to the sound of the beating of your heart. As I listen, the thought occurs to me that its beat is akin to the sound of the footsteps of God. I move in closer. Perhaps . . . Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:31:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727360 Barbra L. 2009-07-02T15:31:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977708221 Tatting: Queen Anne's Lace ~ Triolet   Queen Anne tats white, tiny clusters Of lace without synthetic yarn. Even through riotous blusters Queen Anne tats white, . . . Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:31:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977708221 Barbra L. 2009-06-11T16:31:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683847     "Lost" ~~~   Surreal Reality   They search for them daily; beneath the soft pillows, behind the door, under the bed - but find them not.   . . . Sat, 16 May 2009 01:40:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683847 Barbra L. 2009-05-16T01:40:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977663496     Tidal waves gravitate; move steadily toward one another As if some strange force were beckoning them to merge for a season. Rhymically they frolic; . . . Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:24:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977663496 Barbra L. 2009-04-23T01:24:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977658201   The pathways we choose Are not always reflective of good judgment; Nor are they, at times, reflective of selflessness. Much too often the mirror of retrospect . . . Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:12:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977658201 Barbra L. 2009-04-17T01:12:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977639777   "Gnarled"   My thoughts; twisted, misshapen Like that of an ancient gnarled tree. Though Sweet recollections of you, float like perfume... Death . . . Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:23:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977639777 Barbra L. 2009-03-28T15:23:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977636172   I awaken to a Light beyond my ability to discern. A Light penetrating the darkness within; Anaesthetizing my soul with loving-kindness to sear the dross; . . . Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:57:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977636172 Barbra L. 2009-03-25T00:57:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977632755     "Chopin"   I hear in his passages the rhythmical chase Of anxiety feverishly running from Death. His stormy seas have now become mine; . . . Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:45:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977632755 Barbra L. 2009-03-21T08:45:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977616459   "WHAT MANNER OF WOMAN IS THIS?" What manner of woman is this Shadowing me; making her presence known From behind the musical bars of Beethoven's "Moonlight . . . Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:47:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977616459 Barbra L. 2009-03-07T03:47:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549429   Writing Resolutions for 2009 1.  I resolve to spend more time researching plausible writing venues that offer financial incentives for writers.  I will write and submit . . . Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:08:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549429 Barbra L. 2008-12-31T17:08:59Z