http://poetsrus.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by PoetsRUS en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:27:45 GMT 2009-12-29T13:27:45Z 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=281474977967021&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace       Descending Notes     The hidden place - Where I lick cinnamon, White hot darkness, Un-gated.   Gated.  Juggle my life . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:34:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967021&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Barbary Chaapel 2009-12-29T12:34:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-28T23:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965368&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-28T09:24:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965017&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace A sparsely lit morning Drifts the snow scatter Ice laced paths Steps negotiating slips   Fingers still sense of hurt at joints Brush it the dusting some Inscribes from a day past . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:31:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965017&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2009-12-28T01:31:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963793&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace   Spread your arms wide Winds past coming my way When directions reverse Will guide me back there   My eyes will set Every step deeper Shallow may appear Depths in them keep . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:21:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963793&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Satya Jell 2009-12-26T20:21:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963434&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-26T12:16:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962777&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-25T16:33:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962763&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-25T16:10:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962141&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-24T21:49:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961175&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-24T03:31:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960249&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Christ is my Lord and Savior – Holy is His precious name; Redemption He brings to everyone, for He is… Immanuel – which means “God is with us”. . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:08:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960249&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Joseph Breunig 2009-12-23T13:08:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958687&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace         Snow has me thinking about the tight white mantle keeping summer warm. Absent sound, without flurry, I dream of . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:11:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958687&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Atticus *. 2009-12-22T18:11:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958279&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-22T09:35:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958161&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-22T06:15:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957195&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace           .            trace .      . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:06:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957195&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Atticus *. 2009-12-21T17:06:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956532&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace She was almost tempted To jump from the bridge Despite the crowds that Passed, despite the coldness And filth of the water below, But she didn’t; she walked On and slit her wrists in the Hospital . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:16:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956532&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-21T07:16:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955897&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Take off the robes of dark and dim Let borrowed girls seek other dreams And slip through the hands of lust and greed.   The fire and flames and sad-eyed dames, The tortured souls . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:57:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955897&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-20T20:57:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955189&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-20T02:49:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954815&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace It was his idea of love This putting you aside, Placing you on hold, While out there other Women filled his hours Of bedroom loves and Lusts, while you waited At home or outside the Cinema, theatre, . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:55:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954815&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-19T18:55:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951829&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Often times you rock The phantom baby in Your arms. That gentle Sweep from side to side When no one’s looking, No one taking a peep At any of your doings; Crazy that’d be if they . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:55:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951829&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-17T19:55:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951010&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace After the Guinness and The Jameson whiskey, Said Connor, woman Is God’s best creation. Woman? Sighed Finn, His mouth lingering Over the lip of the Glass like a ballet Dancer about to . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:57:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951010&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-17T08:57:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950863&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-17T03:17:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950156&grpId=3659174697243169&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=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Sara W. 2009-12-16T18:09:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949510&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace In and out your true love comes, Bone idle with his words and gestures, Floats over you with reluctant sighs, His eyes glazed as foggy skies, His lips wet as rainy days but closed, Tight shut and . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:46:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949510&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-16T08:46:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949279&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace         . all                               . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:57:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949279&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Atticus *. 2009-12-16T04:57:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948034&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace       Into the library, Book bag, shoulder-slung, Who should I spy   With my snow-blinded eye? A red-suited greeter: Ho Ho Ho.  Ho. . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:07:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948034&grpId=3659174697243169&nav=Groupspace Barbary Chaapel 2009-12-15T13:07:09Z