Ten days ago I posted our four wonderful poems for this year's Poetry Contest. Thank you to those who have voted so far. The mountains can still grow, so please create some space to read and enjoy the gifts in verse from your fellow OSLISTers then vote for your favourite. We use the "sticky dot voting" method. As a member of OSLIST you have 5 virtual sticky dots to vote for poems. 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: [email protected] The deadline for sending your sticky dots is 11.59pm New Zealand time, Monday, 24 August 2009. I will measure the virtual sticky dot mountains and announce the new Poet Laureate, and send the poems out again with the authors' names. Regards Anne A Hiha >From Sunny Napier Ps - Here are the poems again: Poem 1. I invite you to share a dream of mine and join me at WOSonOS 2009 As we share our learning in every way in a beautiful city called Taipei. We will stretch and learn and run around the place as we explore and share in Open Space. ‘Li hau ba’ the Host Team will say to us (that’s ‘Hello’ in Taiwanese to the rest of us) ‘Ni hau’ we’ll reply as we’ll learn to say (that’s ‘Hello’ also in a Taiwanese way). We’ll announce our topics without reservations, co-creating an agenda of great conversations. Any issue or topic you are passionate about - you’ll find others who care, without a doubt. We’ll share some thoughts and pose some questions as we butterfly and bumblebee between the sessions. The Law of Two Feet will take us ‘round the place, including Global Village Marketplace and Silent Auction so we can buy each others’ pretty things and I’ll tell you why: Each year we raise funds in currency and coin as we share our resources so others can join us. So pack along something from village or city with a few extra dollars to buy something pretty. Each day we will re-open space and have fun, each night we’ll celebrate and enjoy Taiwan. We’ll take notes as we go through our dynamic meetings to co-create our own Book of Proceedings. We’ll share about culture and get inspiration exploring ideas about facilitation. We’ll learn and grow and our skills will increase in the use of this method for practicing peace, for meetings and forums, idea creation, strategy, planning, conflict transformation, in businesses, governments and communities - to explore complex issues and discover opportunities. So if you think ‘Could I come too? How?’ Say it out loud and make a vow. Gather your resources - soon you’ll say ‘Wow!’ Join us in Taiwan: register now! Poem 2. it is windy each day inside open space the wild wild west of this me-we place with hearts breaking open to all that can be and minds sparking new thoughts and possibility we are blowing my mind as i sit on my bum humming drum a drum drum, and my heartbeat goes yum and attention shifts outward forming circular sums and trust bends back blindingly, following meaningful crumbs i am clear that the path you and i bow to is near in fact we're right on it right now and right here playfully working and working at play opening to each other, in space every day. Poem 3. Deep bow for open space Daring Effervescent Elegant Profound Beautiful Open World. Wisdom Offers Bounty Pleasure Essence Every Day. Poem 4. Pondering Open Space I sit and wonder, Why am I here? What can I contribute? Patience, my soul answers. Patience, and wait. All will come clear. Other voices rise and fall, Puzzled, but accepting, Quietly I wait... Ah, it comes to me: Some contribute by speaking, Others by being the deep, cool pool into which they make a splash. I listen to their talking, And gradually, patiently, I understand. _________________________________________________________________ Share your memories online with anyone you want. http://www.microsoft.com/nz/windows/windowslive/products/photos-share.aspx?tab=1 * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
