http://poeticincarn.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Poetic Incarnations en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:00:04 GMT 2010-01-07T23:00:04Z 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=281474977982009&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Removing tobacco from Daddy’s butt ends, he Rubbed them down into A tin that Mother kept her Loose coins in, and liberating Two cigarette papers from Daddy’s Rizla pack, he Painstakingly, . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:43:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982009&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-07T18:43:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981501&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Mother tanned his backside For peeing in the box of toys, Her large hand, he remembered, Whacking the dust from his short Trousers and the devil from his Soul, or so she had said, and that . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:18:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981501&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-07T12:18:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981265&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Put your arms out straight And keep them steady, Mother Said, placing the wool over your Outstretched arms and slowly Unwinding the wool into a ball, As you gazed at her working Hands, the nimble . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:54:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981265&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-07T08:54:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980162&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Step back mentally And you will see All things in Their Proper Context. Step back mentally And you will see you are not What you think you are. [Rich Note: The “short focal length and narrow . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:33:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980162&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2010-01-06T19:33:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979352&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace I’ve seen the old priest take A pint of porter myself, and He’d not say no to a Jameson If it were offered by some kind Parishioner who happened to Be in the bar at the same time As the . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:46:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979352&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-06T09:46:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978346&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace   I have seen the glittering of the rain As it caught the light of the sun I have seen moonbeams peep through clouds Just before the day has begun My eyes have seen wondrous rays Of winters . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:17:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978346&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Johnny Gregory 2010-01-05T21:17:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978284&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Father Francis held the host Aloft his head, the key words Had been said, Mrs O’Toole Observed him and his every Move, her keen eyes taking In the dull whiteness of the Host, the fingers of the . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:45:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978284&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-05T20:45:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977427&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace   Moon draped by cloudy sky In between peaks thoughts surround Breeze passing explains Meanings of words not spoke   Nature allures a nature's ail See know whats not Wishes . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:48:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977427&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2010-01-05T11:48:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977121&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Mrs Fitzgerald was the great Leveller; she brought everyone Down to her size with the sharp Scythe of her tongue. Did you See the Moran man come to his Home blinded by the drink last Night? . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:35:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977121&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-05T07:35:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976054&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Brother Thomas had whacked More boys buttocks that any Other teacher, Flint remembered Lying in the bed, watching Nancy Walk butt naked to the toilet across The bedroom floor and slipping Out the . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:04:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976054&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-04T19:04:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975523&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace If you played your cards Right you could have had Her, Davitt said, sitting comfy In the snug, his hand round a Glass of Jameson, his eye on Moonan who sat opposite Sipping his porter like . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:21:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975523&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-04T12:21:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975372&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Life outside the box Of mental experience Is Paradise Found. Life outside the box Of conceptual matters Is self-transcending. Life outside the box Of self-reflective thought is Beyond conception. . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:26:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975372&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2010-01-04T10:26:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974773&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace It's coming do you feel it, that charge that stirs the air before change lands at your feet.   The air is dancing wildly all about.  It's floating and dancing across the ground.  . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:00:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974773&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Charles A. B. 2010-01-04T01:00:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972157&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace                 Here are the responses to last week's prompt:   Singing My Way Through Life, SatWE by Elsie Duggan . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:03:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972157&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Atticus *. 2010-01-02T20:03:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973088&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Sinead showed her beauty Undressed in her bed, lying Beside Finn, who in his sleep, Spoke some other’s name, but She sexing it hot, heard it not, But in her own over the top . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:54:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973088&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-02T19:54:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971655&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Journey I started Somewhere along the way Started to expect destination Realize not all has to be that way   A life when me embraced Certain sounds together I found me communicating . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:19:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971655&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2010-01-01T19:19:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971551&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace   Weather The Storm   In my vision, I walk alone in the middle of a sand storm, Footprints flow through the breeze, A gray mirage swirling . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:14:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971551&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Rony J. 2010-01-01T17:14:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971508&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Old acquaintance, Not forgot, But burned In memories, dear, Brought to mind, As oft' as not, By words, We seldom hear.   Happy New Years, New beginnings, A traced clear line, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:33:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971508&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2010-01-01T16:33:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971289&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace And don’t forget to tell Finn I want him home in Time for dinner, Auntie Said, her words following You down the stairs and Into the street, your small Legs racing along to Paddy’s Bar, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:02:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971289&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2010-01-01T11:02:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971071&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace The Light by which you See All that appears is the Light of Awareness. Even the Darkest Night is seen in the Light of Awareness You Are Without the Light of Awareness You Are All You See would disappear. . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:01:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971071&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2010-01-01T05:01:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970464&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace   The songs are the same The songs are the same we sing in our hearts. The trees are the same Those we foster in our gardens. The waves are the same Those climb . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:08:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970464&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace vijay kumar 2009-12-31T18:08:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970313&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Did your da ask you For the ciggies? Kennedy Asks, his nose holding Onto a piece of snot, his Lemony eyes giving you The big stare, the chin Stubbly and grey, the Mouth, a deserted Cemetery . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:02:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970313&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-31T16:02:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969675&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace   An automatic poem always sits in the closet and waits......while the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:17:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969675&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Atticus *. 2009-12-31T05:17:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969578&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace A drift in norms of stay Something has left leaves down bare For green to yellow become next day Someday's promise that they will grow again Being plucked and fallen yet another day Eternal . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:40:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969578&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2009-12-31T03:40:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968701&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace       Descending Notes     The hidden place - Where I lick cinnamon, White hot darkness, Un-gated.   Gated.  Juggle my life . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:52:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968701&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Barbary Chaapel 2009-12-30T14:52:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968385&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace They walked you through The woods in the November Snow, you and the other Patients from the locked Ward, out on parole, one Of the others whispered out Of the corner of her mouth, In case the . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:33:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968385&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-30T09:33:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968034&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace I find it hard to keep A whirl churns inside of me Detered to express in words Burns in anguish every part in me Hard I do yet find to say Say but what I dont believe Anger is not of you . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:49:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968034&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2009-12-30T02:49:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967936&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace   Drums of Love     The plain field turns down a clear path to exaltation, Countless time we spent mesmerizing inside twilight. I imagine . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:53:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967936&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Rony J. 2009-12-30T00:53:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967533&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace They’re not to be trusted, Moaned Seamus. Who? Asked Finn, lifting his eyes From his glass to the bar, Where two young women Sat, their legs showing from The thighs down. Women, Seamus said, . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:09:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967533&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-29T19:09:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967263&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Your poison seeps into me Organs shut down, as the bittersweet concoction takes hold. I should have escaped when the door was open. Now I’m stuck in a windowless room. with no way . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:54:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967263&grpId=3659174697245065&nav=Groupspace Cheryl W. 2009-12-29T15:54:22Z