Poetry contest

Helen Patterson hp at paradise.net.nz
Wed Nov 6 12:08:00 PST 2002


Dear Laurel

The missing poem is in the following email......

Helen

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From: "Averbuch" <averbuch at POST.TAU.AC.IL>
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Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: Poetry contest


> dearest Laurel and all,
>
> here is my way of being together with OS on OS 10, from afar.
>
>
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> _____
>
> OPEN SPACE GATHERINGS
> By  Tova Averbuch
>
>
>         Standing at the edge of a "Fairy -ring" circle
>         Taken, by the magic, by the form
>
>         How deeply interconnected. Our roots mush
>         Yet leave room, in our forum
>
>         The rings grow wider every year, or so they say
>         Mushrooms coming, far and near, to stay the day
>
>         Very soon  -we are all gone.
>         Yet on a day of sweet breath and light (or any day you desperately
> need it's might...)
>
>         The roots appear and hold again
>         Re-member every cell and vein.
>
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> ______________
>
> this poem is a part of a bit longer one that grew out of my wonder
watching
> a "fairy-ring" circle of mushroom for the first time in my life , on a
> beautiful meadow on the morning of September 21, 2002 at Birgitt's and
> Ward's Williams farm in North Carolina when we were all preparing for a
> ceremony to promote Pease and harmony in the world I woke up early and
went
> walking/ I met this circle of white "cobbles" - and the rest is history...
>
> I do not have the language to be a poet in English but this is my way to
pay
> gratitude to all you mushrooms :)!
>
>
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> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Laurel
and
> Rick
> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 7:26 PM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Poetry contest
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I'd like to announce the better-late-than-not-at-all OS poetry contest.
>
> In the tradition of OS poetry contests, I'll complicate things a little by
> introducing some parameters (well, actually, only one).  To honour the
10th
> annual OSonOS, let's have each poem be 10 lines long, otherwise structured
> anyway you choose.
>
> Please have your entries to me by November 5th (10 days from today).  I'll
> collate the entries and send them out to the list for votes.  Brian and
Viv
> will, hopefully, place them in a conspicuous spot at the OSonOSinOZ.  I'll
> give everyone on the list and in OZ until November 9th at noon, Pacific
> Standard Time, to send me their votes for best poem (early Nov 10th in OZ,
I
> believe - am I right, Brian, Viv or Alan?????).  If I've got my timing
> right, this should allow us to announce the new OS poet laureate in
> Melbourne on November 10th.  (Plus, selfishly, it allows me to participate
> in OSonOSinOZ while sitting in my home office in Victoria!)
>
> So, all you creative, poetic folks, sharpen your pencils - let the poetry
> contest begin!!!!
>
> Hugs,
>
> Laurel
> the accidental poet laureate
>
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