Tag: writing
group name: inspiration4us
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October 22, 2007 01:00 PM EDT --
My goal is to reach the spaces between the words, or the spaces between the thoughts.
This poem by Rumi reminded me of this goal:
"Word Fog"
Words, even if they come from
the . . . more
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June 12, 2007 12:28 PM EDT --
This is a special day for everyone at Gather.
Today, Gather is proud to present the long-awaited Writing Essential! writing.gather.com is a place for writers to congregate, publish original work, receive . . . more
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June 06, 2007 01:26 AM EDT --
Ok lets write a story together - I'll start the first line, and then whoever comments first does the next line or two and so on and so forth.
No comments other than your sentence/s!!
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January 06, 2008 10:40 AM EST --
Rememories Interlogue to Quarter Til Judgement Day
In my studio, the wind flipped through . . . more
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August 07, 2007 10:12 AM EDT --
Rob Lurie, director of Resurrecting the Champ invites you to share your stories of inspiration exclusively on Gather. The winner of the essay contest will get their story published in an upcoming issue . . . more
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August 31, 2007 10:09 AM EDT --
Clearing the Writing Palate
Last night my wife and I had a long walk on a secluded beach in Maine. It was about
6 PM, 75 degrees, clear, . . . more
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October 31, 2007 12:28 PM EDT --
I drifted down like an autumn leaf
My glory fading from red to brown
It's time to shed an old skin
I've been alive too long, existing
One moment at a time, one particle
Of sand.
There's . . . more
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October 31, 2007 12:31 PM EDT --
The walls of my mind were not made
With enough space in between their way
The cornerstones are being worried
Worried away
. . . more
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September 04, 2008 10:52 AM EDT --
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I'm proud to announce the winner for the Poem of the Month for August for Thirteen Blackbirds , a compact and highly charged poem by Rae Pater. Rae's poetry is superb. She has . . . more
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July 27, 2007 10:05 AM EDT --
In a brilliant essay in the latest issue of Poetry Magazine, entitled Beach Reading, David Orr (New York Times Book Review) explores the lure, fascination, wonder and inspiration of reading and . . . more
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June 05, 2008 08:08 AM EDT --
May the light guide you,
infuse your being,
calm your fears,
guide you through the storm;
May joyful days find you,
filling you with laughter,
. . . more
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June 09, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
What is it about fear
that causes us to hold it close like a lover?
We embrace it,
trust it, let it ingrain our very beings
until we are paralyzed,
and in that inability to move,
we feel safe. . . . more
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June 13, 2008 11:05 AM EDT --
Time is precious,
not to be wasted;
Life is sweet,
meant to be tasted;
Why wither away
our moments?
The time for living is now!
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April 08, 2008 06:09 AM EDT --
Debbie G. started a new group called "Growing Young Gatherers" and I thought it would be a fine place to feature some of the journal writers in my class. From the first day of kindergarden . . . more
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October 31, 2007 12:38 PM EDT --
Forgive me father, for I am sin.
Bartemaus:
I remember once, of a time long, long ago, before my birth. It was a time of hardship, a time of strife. That time was called The Awakening. . . . more
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July 09, 2008 09:50 PM EDT --
Lying softly in the folds of her mother's arms, seven year old, Willow, asked, "Mother, what is heaven like?"
The words stuck for a moment. Nora looked down at the small child in her . . . more
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May 20, 2008 06:20 AM EDT --
Your Breath
fills me;
. . . more
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July 20, 2007 07:51 AM EDT --
If I had the energy, I’d write about my daughter Kate who’s giving her parents their first grandchild. She lives in sunny California and texts me nearly every day. . . . more
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September 08, 2007 07:35 PM EDT --
Whining urgently, my dog awakened me at 4:00 a.m. this morning, something that should have irritated me to no end. But when I took . . . more
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September 21, 2007 07:12 AM EDT --
Words are like harpoons. Once they go in, they are very hard to pull out.
-Fred Hoyle
Words are alive; cut them and they bleed.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's a good thing to be a student of . . . more
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