OSLIST POETRY CELEBRATION AND CONTEST Sept/Oct 2008 Here are the poems we have been waiting for!
The Celebration part is easy... Take some time to enjoy the poetic works of our colleagues! Thanks to everyone who sent a poem. The authors' names have been hidden because of the Contest; I will send the poems again with the authors' names when the Contest is over. The Contest works like this: We use the "dot-voting" method. As a member of OSLIST you have 5 virtual sticky dots to vote for poems below. Choose how many of your 5 dots to give to each poem (the poem's number is above the poem) and SEND YOUR VOTES TO ME ONLY, NOT TO THE LIST: magic.te...@hotmail.com The deadline for sending your sticky dots is midnight California time, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14. I will tally the dots and announce the new Poet Laureate, and send the poems out again with the authors' names. Have fun, and enjoy these ten wonderful poems. Jeff Telegraph Hill San Francisco ------ 1. Worldwide-Openspace Online: The consummate butterfly Awake But no! Can’t be! Did I really sleep through a whole event? Easy. First, lay your head down Get nice and cosy Head snuggled on the perfect pillow Island of dreams Just for a while Keep those eyes closed Let the world roll on Magic moment. No going back in, it's over. Over? Please, please what did I miss? Quiet screen is adamant, ‘you had your chance.’ Right… whoever’s there Sigh... Still... I would have liked to have been there Up now Vitality returned When’s the next one? Xmas doesn’t wait for anyone either Yet… Zzzzz ------ 2. Revelation Engaging in open space adventuring with a group of radiant spiritual souls who let slip surprises which I could not have imagined ... The spark for enlightenment was a fierce, terrible, almost violent haranguing of two of their members who had arrived ‘late’ a few minutes after the agreed starting time. With a sharpness which was relentless a rude exposé to everyone present most likely particularly to the perpetrator himself. Who resumed his unruffled self instantly upon my stepping into the circle to point to the principles which uncover the right people and the right time. The gathering proceeded ‘right on’ and reportedly was most useful in resolving a very thorny issue by illuminating the natural way ahead. And for me made forever known the ever present power of the process to bring forth dimensions unforeseen and how these unfold in the presence of spirit. >From a person in the closing circle a lady well into the bloom of later years disclosing through her tears this remarkable transformation: “All my life I have been terrified in the presence of male anger. After what was shown to me this morning I will not ever be afraid again.” Nor will I. And you? ------ 3. Pause A pause in the cosmic conversation Beyond the surface stream of words Creates a vast opening through which all is seen. Did you know that? Enlightenment is simply Following insight and inquiry... Giving oneself fully to each moment... Holding nothing back... Inviting each moment to be... Just as it is. Kindness... Love... Meaning... Nothing exists without... Open space... Pause... Question... Reflect...rejoice! Surrender to the whole of life... Trust... Unless you have the courage to walk through this opening wholly Violence lives within you too... Wake-up world! X has never marked the spot of anything that really matters. You—one and all--matter. Sleep on that and dream wiser. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... ------ 4. CONNECTION A MAGIC SPARK ALIGHTS WHEN TWO SOULS CONNECT SUDDENLY AFTER A CONVERSATION AN UNEXPECTED EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS GONE IS THE ISOLATION THE HEART IS OPEN THE UNIVERSE BECOMES A FRIENDLY PLACE THERE IS MEANING AND HARMONY IN ONE’S SPACE A COINCIDENCE OR FATE IT MATTERS NOT MAY IT HAPPEN OFTEN MYSTERIOUS IN ITS WAY SPREADING LIGHT AND WARMTH IN THIS EARTHLY STAY ------ 5. 1 pleis One play(s) One spay(s) One cyrcle three bre(i)fs one law two bees(ts) 1 dzhoi 1 sadness 1 dans 1 duns 1 convo 1 burf 1 lie(f)? 1 def owhyeah! 1 (m)irf 1 laff Itsolegoode Oneezkewl butt duznt zerow rewl? ------ 6. A User's Guide—words and thoughts to open you: Balamah, village of mystery Circles about Harrison Dancers, Drummers, horn players Expectations of rhythms swirling Flowing people, flowing, flowing Geometry sacred more profane However it comes evokes humanity Inviting initiations, issues, opportunities Joining collaborative effort Kin we are to bees and butterflies Large rooms, small, all space for the law Medicine wheels, morning gatherings, mobility News walls OSonOS: what kind of a word is that? Passion it elicits from us Quantum of Spirit its mythos Reflections on responsibility in a shoe factory Space likes to be held, to hold lightly the Tibetan temple bells calling calling Unexpected situations call us to our own Village marketplace Walls somehow create space Xenophobes make friends of the strange and Yawning, the man in the hat disappears to ZZZzzzz.... ------ 7. Conversation in Blue a blue denim colored conversation circle lasting all day... each new person joining, leaving - each new person sharing, witnessing, questioning, listening - thoughts of family, community, challenge, grief, loss, spirit - thoughts of how the path of life can meander in the most unexpected ways. just the act of holding space for conversation - any topic welcome, everyone appreciated, everyone respected keeps the circle going hour after hour - each new person sharing, some joining, some leaving, until the last man leaves, and we fold away the chairs. night falls on the prison yard ------ 8. My first open space The first open space for the 80 coworkers. The basic question was strong, so were the answers. Three woman visualizing process, results and emotions, supporting them by making them visible. A dream of self organization come true - So strong the will to analyse their company within one day, And to come out satisfied with lots of strong proposals. I only missed to include the boss, So he destroyed the growing little plant within ten minutes, coming from his expectations. Thanks for the experience, and ready to do it again! ------ 9. The Guide I was handed The Users Guide They said read it and perform. I took it home Turned the pages. I didnʼt read it It spoke to me! ------ 10. As I walk the circle Bringing with me a flow, Connecting with the people, Delighting in the delicious anticipation and Eagerly looking in the eyes and Faces, I Grasp the weave and Hold the space and time. I gather the attention of those present and Join their spirits in Keeping with their intent. Letting my mind settle while Melding the flows of energy, I sense the Nuance of each Person's attention. Questioning, challenging, I move 'Round the circle, Seeking the connection and Taking the time to stir the flow. Unconsciously, my Very Will eXtends to Yearning hopes and fears, seeking the Zero point of balance. _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/ * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
