Esther, I absolutely adored your poem. I printed it planning to transpose it on a nature photo. Such a beautiful, gentle and insightful message. Congratulations! Suzanne
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Anne A Hiha <[email protected]>wrote: > Drum roll please > ................! > Hear ye, hear yea > The virtual dot mountains have been measured and > It is my honour and privilege to announce that > The new Poet Laureate of the OSLIST is *Esther Ewing*. > > For her poignant poem, 'Pondering Open Space.' > > > Congratulations Esther and a deep bow to you! > It is my pleasure to place the virtual laurel upon your head and wish you > well in OSLIST poetry for the next 6 months or so. > Enjoy your reign! > > The sticky dot mountain measurements are available on request. > > Here are the poems again, below, with the authors' names attached. > Heartfelt thanks to everyone who wrote, and everyone who read, and voted. > Again we were endowed with a wonderful collection of poems that we enjoyed. > > Poet Laureate October 2008 over and out. > > Anne A Hiha > From calm and cloudy Napier > > > *Poem 1 by Lisa Heft* > > 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 by Alex Iglacia* > > 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 by Nancy McPhee > > Deep bow for open space* > > Daring > Effervescent > Elegant > Profound > > Beautiful > Open > World. > > Wisdom > Offers > Bounty > > Pleasure > Essence > Every > Day. > > > *Poem 4 by Esther Ewing > > 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. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your > photos.<http://www.microsoft.com/nz/windows/windowslive/products/photo-gallery-edit.aspx> > * * ========================================================== > [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 -- Suzanne Daigle NuFocus Strategic Group 7159 Victoria Circle University Park, FL 34201 FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com [email protected] * * ========================================================== [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
