Thank You for Allowing Me To Keep On "Reading-In"

I want to thank you Gather-Guys

For Reading-In on me

I want to thank you Gather-Guys

Your words are dear to me

I read your stories words and  quips

Poems, thoughts and rants,

words that cross my mind and lips

I'm in a language trance!

I've read of struggle and peace

of comfort and divide

I've feared an  imaginary beast

have clutched my heart and cried.

I've grinned and laughed and pitched a fit

I've loved and learned and grown

I truely  adore all of it

This quality you have shown.

Oh Thank you Gather-guys!

I have ached and have  been shaken

I have laughed, and have been satisfied

with The magic you're creating

In a precious sea of words,

I've heard fear and kind prayer

Memories, rage and doctrine

I absolutely love it here!

There's a culture here a startin

Groups, colleagues and friends

There's even a story about farting!

I never want it to end.

To George, Susan, Spence  and Jessica G.

To David,  Hannah, Nichole and Sandy

To Serina, , Dean,  John and Cathy

To Jim, Carl , Cheryl and Mandi.

To Brandon & our mystical mermaid

To Wolfster and Kowboy- fellow

Your words are forever saved

on pages that do not yellow.

To Hope, Aileen,  Brad and Kat

I hope I do not falter

To all the  other gather -guys that

read John F. Walter.

Imagine a world without "Gathering Rosebuds"

or Nudleman's dog Mattie

imagine missing all the buzz

about "Brokeback Daddy".

Imagine all the words a forming

Imagine a world without "August Light"

or Learning  the history of Mormons.

Reading-In on you makes me smile...and tucks me in at night!

I don't now how to thank you

I do not know where to begin

I look forward to embrace you

as I keep on "reading-in".