http://uriahwells.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Mustafa Demiri en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:46:33 GMT 2010-01-07T15:46:33Z 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=281474977954035 I saw the moon rise like August, Aureate and great in the sky, When the world had gone mad all around us As the rising of the Tiber was nigh.   Tears might have filled the vast Amazon, . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:14:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954035 Mustafa Demiri 2010-01-07T07:14:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966617 Ide de-sided two right a tail inn a manor most bazaar, Yew zing miss pelt words, ore words withe duel in tensions. Aye worn ewe, reeding it mite bee con few zing at thymes, butt Eye wood wreck-ammend . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:49:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966617 Mustafa Demiri 2009-12-29T06:49:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963316 In his youth, he had studied for hours All the great masters of Olde, and he'd learned his craft in all aspects; Methods of the slight and the bold.   The illusions of depth and perspective, . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:24:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963316 Mustafa Demiri 2009-12-26T08:24:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875183   ( Written primarily for Genre Shorties . 100 words,  Crime/Mystery , using one of the following scenarios as a prompt: 1) Mrs. Bigsby's cedar trunk was stolen. . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:30:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875183 Mustafa Demiri 2009-10-29T04:30:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846932   Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) The Uprising Oil on canvas, 1860     Allons Enfants du la Monde   Let us pry loose the fingers . . . Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:47:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846932 Mustafa Demiri 2009-10-10T04:47:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837584                                        . . . Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:26:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837584 Mustafa Demiri 2009-10-04T01:26:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818408     Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) The Pont du Europe Oil on canvas, 1876       To Suffer With a Wayward Heart   We used to cross this . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:14:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818408 Mustafa Demiri 2009-09-19T04:14:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815529 The following was written by Helen Adams Keller and is really just a preamble to a greater body of writing that she had entitled "Optimism"; If you find that you've enjoyed reading the following, . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:11:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815529 Mustafa Demiri 2009-09-17T02:11:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977811461 *** May be sung to the tune of the same name ***                          **** . . . Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:25:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977811461 Mustafa Demiri 2009-09-14T07:25:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977809559 Daisho Tanka Gardens of the mind, Inconstant pool of my thought, Daishō swords held there; The longer blade of wisdom And the shorter edge of wit. Into the waters, Among the koi of lost dreams, . . . Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:36:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977809559 Mustafa Demiri 2009-09-12T07:36:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802662 Ludolf Backhuysen (1631-1708) Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast Oil on canvas, 1667  Primarily written for Week 2 of The Art of Writing . We Sailed Away from . . . Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:17:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802662 Mustafa Demiri 2009-09-07T07:17:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793160 Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) Cherries Oil on canvas, 1873                                  . . . Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:15:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793160 Mustafa Demiri 2009-08-30T06:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783193                          This photo is the property of the honourable . . . Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:42:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783193 Mustafa Demiri 2009-08-21T21:42:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773298   Silly and crass, limericks are, And some people take'm too far, And offend some, they may; Or cause others to bray, But all's fair in limericks and war. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:44:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773298 Mustafa Demiri 2009-08-14T06:44:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765628 The heat that we sense is the fray As the poets have gathered today And with words doing battle, and no sabres to rattle; All wars should be waged in this way.   . . . Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:42:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765628 Mustafa Demiri 2009-08-06T23:42:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750032                                   . . . Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:40:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750032 Mustafa Demiri 2009-07-25T03:40:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977748856 The Sun serves them, as their constant guide, As they navigate the fields of the Earth, As they are locked in endless search and service To the subjects of their noble birth.   . . . Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:44:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977748856 Mustafa Demiri 2009-07-24T09:44:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977708848 They shall speak of us with much disdain, And laugh with enmity, At the tales that they shall tell of us, We creatures of courtesy.   When the chivalrous ways . . . Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:45:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977708848 Mustafa Demiri 2009-06-12T05:45:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695883     The following poem is written employing what is known as the "Fibonacci Sequence of Numbers" or the "Golden Ratio of Creation". The Fibonacci sequence is named after Leonardo of Pisa, . . . Sat, 30 May 2009 03:39:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695883 Mustafa Demiri 2009-05-30T03:39:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687096   From Gandhi's Oration on the Eve of the Final Fast at  Delhi, on 12th January 1948. I've undertaken the following as a show of respect and admiration for a heroic . . . Wed, 20 May 2009 04:28:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687096 Mustafa Demiri 2009-05-20T04:28:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677973   I have fashioned the following poem from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and was careful to approach it with the utmost respect. It could already be considered a beautiful and poetic tribute . . . Sat, 09 May 2009 05:57:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677973 Mustafa Demiri 2009-05-09T05:57:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977675028   The Venerable Ancients of Botali did, in their own time, Draw a great stone from the bosom of the Earth, And they did fashion it into a great wheel. And, upon this wheel, they did carve . . . Wed, 06 May 2009 06:36:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977675028 Mustafa Demiri 2009-05-06T06:36:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669923   The Green Man of the Oaken Weald By Mustafa Demiri         I saw her dancing on the verge, where the misty moors sleep beneath the gnarled roots of the . . . Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:42:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669923 Mustafa Demiri 2009-04-30T06:42:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977665962 (Dear reader, please pardon this repost. I feel it to be one of my best, and I've recieved much acclaim on it, but I can't help but think it is lacking in some aspect. )   A nswer the . . . Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:59:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977665962 Mustafa Demiri 2009-04-26T03:59:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977663652   Dear Reader, This "Found Poem" was fashioned out of The General Scholium of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Sir Isaac Newton. I have done very little . . . Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:23:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977663652 Mustafa Demiri 2009-04-23T04:23:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662676     The birds are rising and the sun is singing! My heart breathes with the fragrant dawn; When she would laugh with honeyed lips, Touch me with blushing fingertips, And . . . Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:45:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662676 Mustafa Demiri 2009-04-22T06:45:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977660031 *** A tribute to my beloved father, Adem Demiri. I miss him very much.***         There was a moment in time, Now lost to the shadows of whens forgotten, . . . Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:58:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977660031 Mustafa Demiri 2009-04-19T06:58:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645784 Spirit me away to those yesteryears, To the resplendant Illyrian Sea; To a late and lingering summer that tarries forever in memory.   To a golden day and a silvery coast, . . . Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:01:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645784 Mustafa Demiri 2009-04-03T20:01:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622597                                                                          . . . Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:39:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622597 Mustafa Demiri 2009-03-13T01:39:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977606042 Dear Gatherers, We need your comedic input~ Way back in February 2009, well before I found my way to Gather Island my friend, Nancy L. presented us with an intriguing proposition, ( see : . . . Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:46:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977606042 Mustafa Demiri 2009-02-25T03:46:45Z