http://poemsinthesand.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Poems In The Sand en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:41:42 GMT 2009-12-29T08:41:42Z 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=281474977966626&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace             I  sing, I sing, I sing   I sing as I do most everything   I sing as I drive in my car   I sing loudly . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:16:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966626&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Elsie Duggan 2009-12-29T08:16:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966321&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace   Holiday rains on a reserve forest A winter rain passes; I pick up a deer with a broken glass curse cast under its feet. The rivulets of muddy blessings run as I coax, . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:01:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966321&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-29T01:01:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966265&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do. I had to hurry and get to work For bills would soon be due. So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, And jumped up off my knees. My Christian duty . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:17:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966265&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Lynda F. 2009-12-29T00:17:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966159&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Brass angel, crystal water, fountain scrape Recalled memory, nineteen fifty three On wings we drove broken roads to heaven Tornado warning from the radio Nineteen fifty four hopes in darkened . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:38:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966159&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace William Dotani 2009-12-28T22:38:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965368&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace How was it for you? Uncle asked, lying Slumped across Auntie, Some small-beached Whale, his voice escaping His lungs as would air From a punctured tyre. Fine, it was fine, Auntie Sighed, her . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:24:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965368&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-28T09:24:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964993&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace   a room with the changing hues Dry leaves, now golden, toss and turn on the midday’s tin roof. A confident pigeon plays with the neighborhood cat.   These . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:08:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964993&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-28T01:08:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964747&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace                 I dreamed of the unknown comic   Remember, the one with the . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:15:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964747&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Elsie Duggan 2009-12-27T21:15:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963627&grpId=3659174697245608&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=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Ratan . 2009-12-26T16:05:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963434&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Mind the language in front Of the boy, Grandmother Said, her arms folded across Her huge breast, sleeping  Giants at rest. The boy’ll hear Worse than that before the Nappy rash is removed . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:16:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963434&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-26T12:16:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963081&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace   haiku I greased pan cherry days on the almanac   haiku II blue butterfly nose of the dog shrivels haiku III coughing mother a dry leaf roams . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:03:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963081&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-26T01:03:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963003&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Attire in hibernation, persuading a bye Reflections with happy courtesies, nap awhile Racing around, glorious sounds, in the ether Inks photographic passages, journeys, ties bind Vapors . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:20:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963003&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace William Dotani 2009-12-25T22:20:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962255&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Greetings wayward The templates grow a wing; travels light with one or two lines. Catchy phrases. I fumble on a wrong phrase. Is it meant for me? Uncertainty descends. . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:50:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962255&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-25T00:50:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962141&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace That’s where Mulligan Sat, the huge bulk of a Man occupying the corner Seat of FitzSimmon’s bar, His shovel size hands Caressing a pint of porter, His lips holding down a big Cigar, . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:49:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962141&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-24T21:49:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956138&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Benedictus   Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord of Hosts and bears witness for the Prince of Peace with the white lilies of innocence . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:45:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956138&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again 2009-12-24T20:45:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961971&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Note:  My first granddaughter, Lilliana Riley Wooten, was born in Austin on Sept. 29, 2009.  My daughter was 21 when she gave birth, and it was not a thrill for me.  Yesterday, December . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:38:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961971&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Michelle W. 2009-12-24T18:38:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961714&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace   A SALUTARY TALE Tom Speedking was a motorist of rare and wondrous girth, Between his legs there hung the mightiest . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:16:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961714&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Peter R. 2009-12-24T14:16:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961522&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace I would like to wish everybody all over the world a very very merry Christmas. If you are driving... Survive your drive. If you are swimming, Be sure your feet reconnect with soil. If you are visiting . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:57:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961522&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace K K. 2009-12-24T10:57:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961226&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace North wind with Jack Frost and wayward winds Santa loading sleigh, but let’s begin Good little tykes and terrible twos Awareness sets in, eyes sparkle truth This never escapes your inner . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:42:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961226&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace William Dotani 2009-12-24T04:42:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961168&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace OK don't bite my head off ...... It's George Burns thought ha ha ha NOT mine!!!   "The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning And a good ending...... and to have the two as . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:14:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961168&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Lynda F. 2009-12-24T03:14:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961163&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace For all my Gather friends who've been reading my post ... looking at pics... ect... and wanted to leave a comment. I thought I was clicking on "no rating" . Just realized that it's not rating anymore. . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:09:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961163&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Lynda F. 2009-12-24T03:09:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961071&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace   Not belonging to one Noon belongs to no one; the shadows don’t wait; they rush, blend, mingle, finally evanesce.   Noon belongs to no one; no shadows. Brother . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:51:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961071&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-24T00:51:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960411&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace merry christmas to everyone here at gather.....may you all know the beauty, magic, and miracles of this special time love natasha Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:26:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960411&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace natasha ivanova 2009-12-23T15:26:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956120&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace The Waiting Gift   Free your heart and let it come through your yesterdays of tears and pain to humble stable dreaming in ancient Bethlehem and there . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:08:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956120&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again 2009-12-23T09:08:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960024&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace IN THE BLEAK MID-WINTER In the bleak mid-winter With the roads as black as ice And the little harmless . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:56:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960024&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Peter R. 2009-12-23T08:56:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976996223&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Untitled They say that tomorrow is  as yet unwritten yet  each day for me is a repetition of yesterday and predicting my own future is as simple As recollecting  my . . . Wed, 09 May 2007 10:58:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976996223&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Shelbia C. 2007-05-09T10:58:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959558&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace   Sundays of a Monday man A Monday man has Sundays behind him too when he lights a candle; kneels; pray for nothing.   A cat saunters through the time lying down . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:13:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959558&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-23T01:13:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959523&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace REMEMBER: Jesus is our Saviour and not Santa Santa lives at the North Pole. JESUS is everywhere. Santa rides in a sleigh JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water. Santa comes but once a year JESUS . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:56:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959523&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Lynda F. 2009-12-23T00:56:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959165&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace I have scars you could see Deep in my heart for you and me My head would guide you by My heart could but we could die   Far away you've gone Here and now my pain flames still burn Fresh . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:01:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959165&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Noble Chinwendu 2009-12-22T20:01:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958279&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Doctor Stupenny relented And let you out of the locked Ward: no more self-harming Now, he said, that morning After a consultation brief, But deep, his shitebrown Eyes moving over you like A snail, . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:35:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958279&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-22T09:35:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957847&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace   The penumbra of a Monday The shadows’ montage on the Monday path; the shadows of cars, trees, people, rooftops; everything is on the move; even trees move from . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:04:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957847&grpId=3659174697245608&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-22T01:04:15Z