http://waxingwane.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by amanda wallin en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:55:50 GMT 2010-01-01T11:55:50Z 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=281474977911607 Ripe peach chubby arms Masked in memory’s faded blue Two cubs in a wide eyed embrace Growing younger with time   Creased from years of neglect Torn edges . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:49:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911607 amanda wallin 2009-11-21T15:49:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858624 God, It’s me.  Been a while and I know you remember me.  But my vision’s hazy and my heart is weary so please be patient while I try to figure out who you are.  Oooops.  . . . Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:10:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858624 amanda wallin 2009-10-18T10:10:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977827253 Wasting borrowed time Wearing borrowed skin Too tight for hot blood Too loose for the faint of heart   Hives raised from primordial ooze Hands raised in . . . Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:06:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977827253 amanda wallin 2009-09-26T13:06:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642416 Lying sedentary I stir a cauldron of evil Lying to myself, my seven sins are sated Indulging in fantastical whims I weave a tapestry of taboos   Thread a slack string for sloth . . . Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:40:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642416 amanda wallin 2009-03-31T13:40:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634333 Trembling hands fumble for your grip Restless arms reach forth Awaiting your firm grasp To breath in your heartbeat To rest on your soul   I clench my fist . . . Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:45:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634333 amanda wallin 2009-03-23T12:45:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977631594 Please don't shatter this moment A fragile mirror of souls Shards of paper would scatter Fragments from art works of old When droplets of blood blur my vision . . . Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:36:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977631594 amanda wallin 2009-03-20T05:36:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622781 Depression and isolation feed on each other like two symbiotic animals. Lethargic and apathetic, all I wanted was to be left alone and that solitude exacerbated my misery. I found an online poker . . . Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:19:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622781 amanda wallin 2009-03-13T05:19:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977547486 In midst of nervous breakdown which has lasted 2 long. Sorry for screwed up keyboard but particularly absence. Will be back a s a p. love u all~ A   Lusting for a life Lusting for . . . Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:51:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977547486 amanda wallin 2008-12-29T12:51:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977532445 Cobweb memory trap Dank basement goose bumps Chilled to hollowed bones Wine warms her blood Pills course through her veins Bottles contain conviction He whimpers She falls . . . Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:33:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977532445 amanda wallin 2008-12-11T16:33:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475972 Wrapped in folds of opium snow and gilded roads On a twisted path of peril and hope Desperate souls on a trek to dreams Where need is replaced by promise   Oz a jaded myth . . . Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:42:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475972 amanda wallin 2008-10-13T06:42:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404505 Childhood terrors of animate dolls Kid fears of cookie crumbed hands Narnia spread beyond your wardrobe The phantom tollbooth a phone call away   Nightmares usurped fantastical dreams . . . Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:15:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404505 amanda wallin 2008-07-23T06:15:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388697 Pleasure my principle Enchantment ruled my domain Reflections reverent in still waters Love masked in mystery   Rid me of this fertile dream Nightmarish visions of . . . Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:00:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388697 amanda wallin 2008-07-03T14:00:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383746 Heavy set dark weighs in. Black heat seeps from the stars. The dusk is blurred by the sweaty screams of a lovers' feverish quarrel. A forlorn puppy yelps to his long lost mother. Salsa echoes through . . . Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:49:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383746 amanda wallin 2008-06-27T11:49:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977381154 "Breaking up IS hard to do....."   Guilty of passionate crimes Jailed by my own admission Calculating calloused hands Massage my distant remorse   . . . Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:51:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977381154 amanda wallin 2008-06-24T11:51:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380296 Sun stroked egos sweat Basking in vanity's rays Leathered masks of airs Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:58:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380296 amanda wallin 2008-06-23T10:58:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977371878 I was given an outline for a poem and played poetic madlibs. Here goes:    My head spins in crystal prisms My feet float further away from you My finger-tips tap at a frantic . . . Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:52:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977371878 amanda wallin 2008-06-13T11:52:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358703 This is my first attempt at songwriting. As many of you know I ordinarily don't rhyme so your critique is much appreciated. Love you~Amanda Laughter may echo in hallowed halls Tears will be . . . Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:12:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358703 amanda wallin 2008-06-01T10:12:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977354557 You tweaked with rusty wires of my mind Twisted synapses, tangled truths Right hooks and uppercuts bruised dreams Muscled mass petrified motion   I smelled the stench . . . Tue, 27 May 2008 10:31:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977354557 amanda wallin 2008-05-27T10:31:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350347 I choke on bated breath Clocks chime their claim Time past is time passed   Torn wings, glide me to my destination Fly forward lest I be flown by Soar on wings of circumstance . . . Wed, 21 May 2008 14:08:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350347 amanda wallin 2008-05-21T14:08:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347390 I'll be chronicling what's been going on during my absence from Gather.  Currently, I'm coming down from a psychotic manic state.  I don't want pity; I don't need sanction. . . . Sat, 17 May 2008 09:42:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347390 amanda wallin 2008-05-17T09:42:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977216411   Promise at the end of the rainbow Golden yellow brick road Emerald blarney kiss Deludes direction on a gilded path   Listen to my sapphire eyes . . . Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:10:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977216411 amanda wallin 2007-12-31T13:10:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977148961   Don’t deny my memory Don’t defy the years Of divine creation My dear muse…   With dreamy inspiration Parallel minds conceived We painted projections Plastered bare . . . Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:12:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977148961 amanda wallin 2007-10-16T14:12:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977145190   Hungry hearts roar Howl in a feverish craving Trembling with temptation Tussling with conscience   Pulses palpitate in sync Space dissolves as hearts and souls align Our minds meld; . . . Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:31:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977145190 amanda wallin 2007-10-12T10:31:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106079   Winter’s icy fingers Tickle me this summer morn ‘Til my feet grow numb with frostbite I freeze under an avalanche of blizzard tears Mourning for the loss of perspective   . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:36:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106079 amanda wallin 2007-09-04T11:36:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977101604   Swollen glands, ghastly grey Moaning at a fevered pitch Forty days and forty nights Of floating on a sodden raft   Has my ship come in? Doc A insists I mainlined Escaping through tracks* . . . Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:37:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977101604 amanda wallin 2007-08-30T10:37:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977089875 Terra firma, Firm terra, Dusty earth beneath our unsure feet. Autumnal breeze, Whisper of branches trembling free On the edge of a sturdy oak. Sun drenched desert hovers, Casts shadows on steeple . . . Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:48:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977089875 amanda wallin 2007-08-18T13:48:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977086683   Proceed with caution A sluggish cavalcade of polished black Turns white with shock at pedestrian pace   Slowly move forward  Watch for signs of bloodshot wonder Lest they STOP the . . . Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:07:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977086683 amanda wallin 2007-08-15T13:07:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977084550   Though my memory’s hazy I remember your supple lips Nibbling my molten mouth Teasing tongues collided   I remember your doe eyed gaze Look into me with gentle delight When we . . . Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:35:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977084550 amanda wallin 2007-08-13T13:35:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977084458   Back turned to the moon The shadows hid his hollow hatred Sweaty eyes tired of the taunt From a muscular mass of arrogance   A wooden weapon poked him from behind Words prodded his dirty . . . Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:18:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977084458 amanda wallin 2007-08-13T10:18:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977082958   The lunch bell’s vibrato scream startles him back… Back from the world where an equation equals the sum of its parts He grabs his brown paper sack and heads for the stairs Clutching . . . Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:35:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977082958 amanda wallin 2007-08-11T16:35:50Z