Poetry contest

[Averbuch]

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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