Hi All: Great to have the first poem entry. Ralph did you also send it to OSLIST Poetry?
I am puzzled, though, although I got a message telling me that my posting of the poetry contest invitation was distributed, I didn't actually get a copy of my posting although I seem to get many of the OSLIST emails. Did my posting in fact go out? I'd love to hear from the list about that. Given the comments that we've had over the last number of months about the unreliability of the list vis a vis people being able to post or not getting posts, is it time we considered a different host for our email list? Esther Ewing Ewing Change Consulting Creating Success from Within 24 Phoebe Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z3 Canada est...@ewingchange.com Toronto: 416-792-0971 New York: 646-963-3747 Cell: 647-224-0021 From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Ralph Copleman Sent: May 9, 2010 4:11 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: [OSLIST] The Days of Now On the night before Now we all clambored over and greeted each other by the gateway. Now came the first morning. We opened for each other many conversations and passed cups around the shining circle. On the second of Now, I could see a long way in people's eyes which cleared to let in the light. On the third of Now, everyone started dialing up tomorrows, released laughter and embraced every future Now with braided voices and sweat-slicked arms. Each night Now the sky came down to join us, like an animal testing the scents. On the fourth of Now we saw magic inside ourselves and blew gently the embers in each other. On the fifth day Now transformed into pieces of hours and sounds. There was baying and mirth and sweet fresh rubbing of skin on skin. The sixth of Now saw us plain and fearful, thrilled and drawn to each other in new forever dreams. On the seventh of Now we redrew all our lines, filled all the hollows, as Now expected. At last the night Now draped velvet and quiet as hushed we prepared our ascent. This night is that night Now. It has unquenchable questions and the same different beginning. On top of morning Now and all through evening Now we waxed and shined the circle again sipped each other's songs and touched old and new alike. Ralph Copleman * * ========================================================== 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 * * ========================================================== 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
