Craig--Open Space Poem

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Thanks, Craig and Chris for some poetic loveliness and fun! 
 
Christine
 
Christine Whitney Sanchez
KAIROS Alliance Inc.
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ  85048
480.759.0262
www.kairosalliance.com <http://www.kairosalliance.com/> 
 

  _____  

From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chris
Corrigan
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:24 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: Craig--Open Space Poem


There once was a woman called Birch
Who was invited to work with a church
She knew all the rules, 
And could use all the tools
And finally chose Future Search.

She did well but felt that the place
Might use a little more grace 
So she threw out the rules
And sat and retooled
And finally just opened some space;.

Chris


On 10/4/06, Harrison Owen < hhowen at verizon.net <mailto:hhowen at verizon.net> >
wrote: 

Craig -- Love the poem. And I find the serendipitous ridiculousness of 
writing poems about a "meeting methodology" particularly appealing. Maybe
somebody has done it, but I have yet to see an "Ode to Real Time Strategic
Change," A Sonnet in honor of Appreciative Inquiry, or blank verse charting 
a Future Search. But then again it may not be about a "meeting methodology?"

Harrison

Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, Maryland 20854
Phone 301-365-2093
Skype hhowen
Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com
Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org
Personal website www.ho-image.com
OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the
archivesVisit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
<http://www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> 


-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Craig
Gilliam
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:16 AM 
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Craig--Open Space Poem

Below is a poem I offer that emerged from my experiences of Open Space.
This is the world it creates for me and in me.  I hope you enjoy the sense 
and nonsense of it.  Thanks,  Craig



                                                 A Poem of Open Space
                                                          Craig Gilliam
                                                           10/3/06 


The dance of nonsense,
        in and out of time,
                the swirling mass matters,
                        the deep rhythms,
                                no one knows, but all know, unspoken, 
                                        rising waters, sinking tides,
                                                        the Spirit moving
over the deep,
                                                                order from 
chaos,

chaos from order,

silence,
                                                                        out
of the whirlwind,
                                                out of the fragments of 
disconnects,
                                        a subtle voice emerges,
                                whispers,
                        shouts,
                a new song,
        a new order,
                                        new connections,
                                playing with and through us;
                        Is it all for naught,
        or is it naught that opens the way?

*
*
==========================================================
OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
------------------------------
To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, 
view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:
http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
<http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> 

To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist

*
*
========================================================== 
OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
------------------------------
To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,
view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:
http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html

To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist





-- 
CHRIS CORRIGAN
Consultation - Facilitation
Open Space Technology


Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot
Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com * *
==========================================================
OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU ------------------------------ To subscribe,
unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of
oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:
http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about
OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist 

*
*
==========================================================
OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
------------------------------
To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,
view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:
http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html

To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20061005/04a72f7a/attachment-0016.htm>