http://themainepoet.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Randy- Being true to myself en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:52:31 GMT 2010-01-01T06:52:31Z 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=281474977812782 God grants us life, and gives us free reign. God also teaches us patience, love, honour, and virtue. How can one live by the word of God, but not live by his teachings? Why is it easier for us to lie, . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:48:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812782 Randy- Being true to myself 2009-09-15T03:48:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672935               There is a doorway to my heart To my life, my soul It does not weather Does not grow old   Simply standing there . . . Mon, 04 May 2009 01:07:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672935 Randy- Being true to myself 2009-05-04T01:07:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659850 WHY IS IT? .. .. That it is so much easier to say, "I love you", than it is actually to love a person. Why is it that it is easier to expect perfection, than to accept mistakes? . . . Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:32:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659850 Randy- Being true to myself 2009-04-19T00:32:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659847 Gathered in confusion.... The thoughts of my mind.... Trying to decipher.... Why the heart breaks so easily.... Desperate to be taken notice of.... No open area to be conceded.... . . . Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:30:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659847 Randy- Being true to myself 2009-04-19T00:30:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659195     To all my friends, a big HELLO. It seems like it has been a lifetime since I have had the opportunity to share my life or some writing and sharing time with all of my Gather friends. . . . Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:34:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659195 Randy- Being true to myself 2009-04-18T02:34:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977433677   The Democrats, who have preached a new era with "no personal attacks" during the campaign, attacked Senator McCain's V.P. choice even before she was announced, or had spoken. The . . . Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:45:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977433677 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-08-29T17:45:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977432975   Time changes nothing. What does change is the landscape. It was with great sadness that I read responses to an article written concerning a proposed healthcare program by Barack Obama. It . . . Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:36:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977432975 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-08-28T22:36:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431985   Americans will have forced health insurance while their enemies have nuclear weapons, if Barak Obama is elected president. Look at his record and see where his emphasis is. There is nothing wrong . . . Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:11:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431985 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-08-27T23:11:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367198   Tick tock, tick tock The rhythm of another morning permeates A sweet lullaby from a creature of down Scurrying of the minds perceptiveness to another day The progression of a hearts . . . Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:33:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367198 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-06-09T23:33:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367165   Time has a way of stealing the future if we do not stop to take time to see where we are. For several months, I was wrapped up in going back to college. Several things have happened since I started . . . Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:10:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367165 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-06-09T23:10:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977295264 Notes from a student with a migraine from the liberal bias on Campus... Offered by a Conservative student, Randy Deabay. It is truly an amazing spectacle to see a paper with a byline of "The . . . Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:49:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977295264 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-03-28T01:49:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977291922 Where am I in the annuals of Liver Failure? Many of you are familiar with my illness, that of liver failure. I have not written much about it over the last several months, so I thought I would update . . . Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:23:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977291922 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-03-24T03:23:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977291897 Happiness, Such a distance gleam Not known by this heart, Not understood by this soul I wonder; what it would be like to be happy To know happiness To understand the feeling Of sadness . . . Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:26:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977291897 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-03-24T02:26:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977290422 Loneliness A cold winter's day spent isolated Loneliness Waking to a bed with no one alongside you Loneliness Planning for tomorrow, by yourself Loneliness No photos of loved . . . Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:50:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977290422 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-03-21T20:50:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977287897   Being right is never by being wrong...   God never approves of hatred, in any form.   Winning is never by losing one's self worth.   If one wins by bemoaning . . . Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:45:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977287897 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-03-19T00:45:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977277545 Respect Diversity, Do as I say, not as I do. As one who is a watcher of people and their actions, it amazes the watcher to see so many professors, and administration at the university that do not . . . Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:20:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977277545 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-03-06T23:20:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977273504 PUBLIC DISPLAY OF HOSTILITY AND HARSHNESS Why in a world with so much pain, and anguish do humans still find idle time to display hatred, and hostility to his fellow man? What champion cause will . . . Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:16:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977273504 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-03-02T18:16:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977263509 I HAVE FELT GOD... Friends celebrate the birth of their baby-I have felt God's Love Friends meeting after being away from one another for a long time-I have felt God's Love I saw two . . . Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:42:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977263509 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-02-20T23:42:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261034 What this nation needs... Our nation is on a brink. This brink is to be great once again, or to fall like the empires that built the annuals of history. Our nation does not need spectacular new ideas, . . . Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:26:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261034 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-02-18T04:26:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261008 This is a short writing that I just wrote for my Aunt who has just passed away. As family members morn, there is the opportunity to celebrate in the love and caring one teaches us through their life, . . . Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:42:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261008 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-02-18T03:42:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260514 Did paying a tuition guarantee equality, or safety ? While students, professionals, and the community understand the need for control, and the safety of all in classrooms at the university, one must . . . Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:39:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260514 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-02-17T16:39:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257981 #The United States Congress questions all-time-star pitcher Rodger Clemens, and the looming recession is still there. Today, Wednesday, February 13, 2008, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform . . . Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:33:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257981 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-02-13T23:33:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977255166 War of words or wars of deeds are no less devastating than those wars of military might. One can only look upon the faces of the young men and women on the front lines of any battle, and see the internal . . . Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:40:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977255166 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-02-11T01:40:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254769 Delight in the Opportunity to escape Mediocrity Randy Deabay       Is good always changing, or is the changing always good? When one awakens to another day, does that . . . Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:35:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254769 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-02-10T17:35:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250055 While I have allowed myself to be turned into something other than I am, there has been a part of the real, true me crying to get out. I have allowed myself to be coerced to act and react in ways that . . . Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:03:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250055 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-02-05T16:03:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249480 Through life's journey, we have the opportunity to meet many interesting people. One is appalled by how some go about trying to defend their defenseless acts. Some people spend their time just denying . . . Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:36:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249480 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-02-04T23:36:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977242077 When time allows us the opportunity to step back, and see what we have accomplished, we sometimes will see a path not straight, nor well planned. So be it for some in power, at the University of Maine . . . Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:39:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977242077 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-01-28T02:39:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236765 I touched the sun, a kiss of life I connect the switch, and saw the stars Caressed the sky, and it puffed in happiness Mused at the brook that intensified and ran . . . Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:35:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236765 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-01-22T13:35:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236471 We started at the foundation Not discerning, questioning, contemplating YOU FOR ME, ME FOR YOU Every rung, sustaining, promising Every corridor, at hand together WE HAVE LANDED . . . Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:59:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236471 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-01-22T02:59:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236301 In my palace that I exclaim home I am for all time admirably known My existence is a veritable open book If one particularized is just willing to look I peruse the . . . Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:40:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236301 Randy- Being true to myself 2008-01-21T22:40:32Z