http://magkinetix.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Michael Platt en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:45:16 GMT 2010-01-07T21:45:16Z 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=281474976972619   In Cattus Requiem, 4-23-07   Someone once said, "Hi" and smiled, but such a dream is gone before it really started, the dream become the dreamer and the night held for another . . . Tue, 01 May 2007 17:38:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972619 Michael Platt 2007-05-01T17:38:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976933241   And, speaking in traffic, the flow of the substance of my current concern (held in utility and due for a statement of act) is such that when I use it, it's measured around in circles that . . . Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:22:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976933241 Michael Platt 2007-03-16T11:22:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976906526   Two sharp, arrowlike beams of intense silver-shining light pulsed starward into the dark stillness of the night, reaching out towards the obscure pinprick that had for so many long months captured . . . Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:45:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976906526 Michael Platt 2007-02-09T05:45:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901859 Hampered by the klatsch, I clutch my clocks in vain, with drear on the run and no one to chase after, everyone is too preoccupied to notice the scenery. A good time was had by all two of us, the silver . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:32:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901859 Michael Platt 2007-02-03T06:32:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894319 I love and respect the concept of God, in whatever form or aspect He may be represented in... it's His fan clubs that scare me to death! Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:58:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894319 Michael Platt 2007-01-25T15:58:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894005   I palm the spell: spill. To be captivated, ensorced in the swirling greenish depths of the liquid flame that is in this bottle ... fire up another round. What is reality (definition, not question.) . . . Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:49:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894005 Michael Platt 2007-01-25T02:49:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976891139 I had an experience this past weekend that I felt the need to communicate to the Gather public. I was hasty in responding to an ad I found ON GATHER and was almost burned by a shady company. I mass . . . Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:33:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976891139 Michael Platt 2007-01-21T19:33:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976890645 Dark stirrings in the deep of night,       A midnight moon in sight,       In sudden rush of flaming light,        Behold! The Firebird's . . . Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:55:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976890645 Michael Platt 2007-01-21T02:55:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976885453   Birthdays   A birthday is a funny thing, I'm sure you will agree, Caught as we are within each year's Inevitability; As time rolls on and we grow old, The seasons slip away . . . Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:39:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976885453 Michael Platt 2007-01-15T04:39:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976885413 The mood was a cornucopia of euphoria, a blithely overflowing wave which engulfed and swept all before it. Harpstrings of bliss and joy (the chapelgray sky a shroud) weaved their notes into the fabric . . . Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:30:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976885413 Michael Platt 2007-01-15T03:30:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882847 A Froggy Tale Once upon a lily pad there was a frog who looked quite sad, A passing horsefly stopped to say, "Just what has made you feel this way?" The frog looked up and shed a tear, . . . Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:37:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882847 Michael Platt 2007-01-12T01:37:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976876081 At the Age of Three In the Faraway Land of Make Believe (That I keep right next to me,) Are Happy Friends and Magic Things That only I can see; I can find the things I want With a simple nod of my . . . Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:18:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976876081 Michael Platt 2007-01-04T04:18:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976874219             Contrastic perpitude devolves ambient ambivalence in both directions toward the middle. I clutter and quake in steady flux. Substantial . . . Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:07:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976874219 Michael Platt 2007-01-01T21:07:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873782 Mornamorations abound out of bed as a subtle pause in action gives way to the steady patter of thoughts on the window pane borders of mind. I recall a space of time and place (have you ever been anywhere . . . Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:04:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873782 Michael Platt 2007-01-01T00:04:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873345                                    . . . Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:27:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873345 Michael Platt 2006-12-31T07:27:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976862509 We met across the faceless miles, amidst the massive night, The voices of our fingertips bespoke each other’s light. We touched and held the words we sent, our interest sparked to see That feelings . . . Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:20:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976862509 Michael Platt 2006-12-15T05:20:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861639 One day, a thousand years ago, Sensho and Bishu were walking around in a circle, seeking enlightenment through action-meditation, trying to find insight to the mysteries of Life. "One must know Life," . . . Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:12:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861639 Michael Platt 2006-12-14T06:12:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861637 There once was a man who lived in the city who one day took a train to the country. It was a long ride and he fell asleep, thinking that the conductor would wake him when they arrived at his stop. So he . . . Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:05:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861637 Michael Platt 2006-12-14T06:05:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976859311 I search, I find, I learn And then, I turn around and search again. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:24:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976859311 Michael Platt 2006-12-11T18:24:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976859304 Music drifts through the room A melody reaches beyond the ear I sit and draw Inspired Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:19:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976859304 Michael Platt 2006-12-11T18:19:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858755 Bishu was out walking along the beach in Tibet one fine summer day when he noticed something unusual sticking out of the sand. He walked over to it, saw that it was some kind of handle, reached down and . . . Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:31:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858755 Michael Platt 2006-12-11T02:31:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858600 When Sensho was seeking enlightenment (though not looking in the wrong places,) he desired to become a student under a great master who had become a hermit and lived in the wild hills. So he journeyed . . . Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:00:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858600 Michael Platt 2006-12-10T22:00:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858534 When I hear opportunity knocking, I quickly run to my door, fling it open and yell out across the street, "Hey! Over here!" Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:16:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858534 Michael Platt 2006-12-10T20:16:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858122 God walked into a restaurant one day, sat down at the counter and ordered a coffee. The waitress poured it and brought it to Him. He waited until it cooled before tasting it. "Ugh," He said . . . Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:51:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976858122 Michael Platt 2006-12-10T04:51:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976857875 Two hermit monks were each meditating on adjacent mountain tops. Neither acknowledged the other as they sat for many years. Then suddenly, one sunny afternoon, one called out to the other, "Are you . . . Sat, 09 Dec 2006 21:43:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976857875 Michael Platt 2006-12-09T21:43:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976843382 My Froggy I once had a froggy. He was a nice froggy. He hopped and he hopped and he hopped. But then he hopped away, But that’s okay, ‘Cause now I got a duck. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:35:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976843382 Michael Platt 2006-11-21T05:35:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976839047 I tripped and fell the other day, Quite unexpectedly, I'd only turned along the way As someone spoke to me;   With thoughts aligned for witty quip I walked back toward the call When vision's . . . Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:21:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976839047 Michael Platt 2006-11-15T07:21:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976835978 I stand on the heights of a mountain I view the depths of the sea I hold the world in the palm of my hand When your eyes are looking at me;   I flush with the heat of desire I chill in the strength . . . Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:53:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976835978 Michael Platt 2006-11-11T04:53:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976832270 Mice tiny 'pit-pat' On wintercold hardened ground How quickly they run!   Soft, quiet, white flakes Gentle drift to blanket earth ...frozen air petals   Wind's hand sweeps . . . Mon, 06 Nov 2006 06:14:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976832270 Michael Platt 2006-11-06T06:14:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976832264 That pain in life we all have had,    that moment of great loss, A feeling felt that can't be cured,    a line we cannot cross. It lies within as we would have    . . . Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:55:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976832264 Michael Platt 2006-11-06T05:55:57Z