http://thepoetscircle.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Thepoetscircle en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:53:58 GMT 2010-01-06T12:53:58Z 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=281474977979097&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace     If one can be or see or just count three aleigh all stubborn Tragicallical dippsters and varied upsters will be, well done So talk unto the magic monster, the big . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:02:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979097&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Richard Lynn Livesay 2010-01-06T06:02:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979044&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace The Essence of Woman   By   Joanne M. Doyle   In the warm, wet, nurturing darkness, She waits until it is her time. Suddenly she is being forced Into unfamiliar territory. . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:15:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979044&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-06T05:15:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979008&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace I Want To Write   By Joanne M. Doyle I want to write poetry that will make a difference I want to write poetry that will touch the soul So many people . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:48:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979008&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-06T04:48:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978957&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Death torments parents mysterious murder unsolved clues lie in her bones Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:15:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978957&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Jennifer Lee 2010-01-06T04:15:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978036&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace helps a lover unwind.   "If you love something, let it go free. If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever." (Doug . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:21:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978036&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Dawn (fly on the wall) 2010-01-05T18:21:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978595&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace I am who I am Copyright ©2009 Dawn Kilby   I am... but a child of God, kindred spirit, humble poet, dreamer, . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:47:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978595&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Dawn (fly on the wall) 2010-01-05T23:47:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978697&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Heart out on a fight My shirt is torn by your acid, your hatred. I bow before the allegations, the rage; feeling insignificant, inadequate.   An owl hoots to a metropolitan . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:01:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978697&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2010-01-06T01:01:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978250&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace More snow has fallen on my world today, with weatherman forecasting more on the way. That's quite OK, for nature has her own way, promising another new beginning, come spring!     . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:34:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978250&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Ruthi C. 2010-01-05T20:34:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978200&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace barren field three snow boulders in mud touching how would I write if I had nothing but this pen gingerly blind man tests the edge of a fierce blue sky     Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:55:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978200&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace James Ciriaco 2010-01-05T19:55:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978155&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace High in the Rockies Blanketed now with snow Often unmarred even by The tracks of animals Is the High Lonesome. Late in the Spring When the snow has . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:30:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978155&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-05T19:30:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977933&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace     The moon is beautifully reflected On the surface of the pond   But try to seize it And all you will get is wet   1/5/2010 12:07 PM Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:13:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977933&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-05T17:13:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977657&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace They travel, but have no destination They go, but do not arrive The are seen, but no one knows what to do They are seen by many, but nothing is done The carry what they have with them It may . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:42:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977657&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Sharon P. 2010-01-05T14:42:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977137&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace 'tis true... *photo courtesy of morguefile.com Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:44:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977137&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Dawn (fly on the wall) 2010-01-05T07:44:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977074&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Please help... *child's photo, courtesy of morguefile.com Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:04:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977074&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Dawn (fly on the wall) 2010-01-05T07:04:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977595&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace       The lady said I describe the U S as one describes a lover How could it be otherwise?   From the gritty complexities of the great cities To the sweeping foreverness . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:48:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977595&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-05T13:48:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977115&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace There is… Gloy,natuniteratual oye! Sedeneratey do kothwa onlit westralk thereow moter dierwat zatrew miplaposerate trimaginate  sotialerate doa to vis essa O grandevowful. Oste . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:29:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977115&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Richard Lynn Livesay 2010-01-05T07:29:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976961&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace   Though dark clouds obscure the moon The moon is still there Though unknown circumstances Keep you from me You are still present in my heart   1/5/2010 12:26 AM Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:33:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976961&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-05T05:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976631&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Black outs I breathe mist. The tunnel of winter spreads for fallen leaves, wintry angels, fading vagrants. I breathe mist while everything blackens; evanesces. Here, at this . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:53:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976631&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2010-01-05T00:53:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976466&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace     Sometimes in a self-reflective mood I realize that my work is much like Raindrops on a tin roof Making a bit of noise But of little consequence   1/4/2010 6:29 PM . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:38:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976466&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T23:38:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976270&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Snowflakes have been falling since morning light with not a bit o' sunshine in sight. Even the dogs are singing the blues it seems, awaiting the back yard visitors of spring...       . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:48:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976270&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Ruthi C. 2010-01-04T21:48:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976255&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace     If you stand very still In the twilight That time that the Irish call the soft part of day And just relax you mind You can experience all sorts of wonderful things   . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:24:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976255&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T21:24:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975994&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace There wasn’t a sign of a rain cloud In that clear Montana sky But you could hear a sound like rolling thunder From canyon walls so high. You could feel . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:19:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975994&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T18:19:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975059&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Sometimes it is great Sometimes, not is great I think it depends on whether you're a "glass half empty" Or "glass half full" kind of person I prefer "glass not half empty" Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:21:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975059&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Ferosh (Site Translator for LOLSPEAK)is O. 2010-01-04T05:21:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975066&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace     On a mountain ledge that the white man Would someday call Inspiration Point Overlooking a lake that would be known as Jenny Sat a boy.   No longer really a boy But . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:27:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975066&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T05:27:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975045&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace     Lady Diana riding across the winter sky Casting her beams enticingly on the sleeping earth Wandering into a bedroom and onto slumbering lady Caressing her face, her neck, her . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:12:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975045&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T05:12:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974777&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Bitter taste of an afternoon A moment streams down the roof. The noise of rain enters. The northern window opens its thirst. Is it you homing? is it you a drenched bird is . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:01:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974777&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2010-01-04T01:01:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974651&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace I don't set new year resolutions, as over the years I've discovered this just sets myself up for failure. However, I look at each new year as a new life beginning and do all I can to set myself up for . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:48:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974651&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Ruthi C. 2010-01-03T22:48:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974589&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Buffalo dancer, buffalo dancer, Dancing in the fading twilight. Clad in head and hide and horns. Spirit reaching to find the herd. Bobbing weaving, charging, . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:39:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974589&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T21:39:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974431&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace yes, Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:03:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974431&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace Dawn (fly on the wall) 2010-01-03T19:03:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974385&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace The Yule cycle was spent The twelve days of darkness since the Solstice And the Bard could feel it   He could feel the light filling his mind He could feel it enlivening and awakening . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:06:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974385&grpId=3659174697256237&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T18:06:20Z