Harrison's birthday

[Lisa Heft]

Harrison, what an honor to be with you on your birthday.  I
thank the publishing gods that your book tour brought you to
San Francisco for the evening.

I gave Harrison a poem that night, and now I'll share it
with you, my OS friends.  By the way, the word "dinghy"
(from the Bengali dingi & Hindi dingI) is a small boat, such
as a rowboat or life raft.


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Haiku for Harrison, on His 65th Birthday


in walks harrison
old hat perched upon his head
mischief in his eye

let go the outcome
hold onto the dinghy, folks
go where it takes you

see what happens when
you invite chaos to play
spirit catches fire

he's been lighting fires
across the world and then some
never put them out

spirit is a funny thing
comes into space and reshapes
cannot fit back in

let loose this power
to create change in the world
person by person

change creates more change
harrison is changing, too
feels his path beckons

two martini guy
uses own law of two feet
walks towards the future

time for the unknown
nutrition for harrison
more food for the soul

this one is simple
this is not rocket science
just breathe and let go...






-- With love, respect and admiration -- from Lisa Heft
December 2, 2000
Berkeley, California, USA, World

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