OSLIST POETRY CELEBRATION AND CONTEST: August 2009 - New Poet Laureate

[Suzanne Daigle]

Esther, I absolutely adored your poem. I printed it planning to transpose it
on a nature photo. Such a beautiful, gentle and insightful message.
Congratulations! Suzanne

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Anne A Hiha <anne_a_hiha at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Drum roll please
> ................!
> Hear ye, hear yea
> The virtual dot mountains have been measured and
> It is my honour and privilege to announce that
> The new Poet Laureate of the OSLIST is *Esther Ewing*.
>
> For her poignant poem, 'Pondering Open Space.'
>
>
> Congratulations Esther and a deep bow to you!
> It is my pleasure to place the virtual laurel upon your head and wish you well in OSLIST poetry for the next 6 months or so.
> Enjoy your reign!
>
> The sticky dot mountain measurements are available on request.
>
> Here are the poems again, below, with the authors' names attached.
> Heartfelt thanks to everyone who wrote, and everyone who read, and voted.
> Again we were endowed with a wonderful collection of poems that we enjoyed.
>
> Poet Laureate October 2008 over and out.
>
> Anne A Hiha
> From calm and cloudy Napier
>
>
> *Poem 1 by Lisa Heft*
>
> I invite you to share a dream of mine
> and join me at WOSonOS 2009
> As we share our learning in every way
> in a beautiful city called Taipei.
>
> We will stretch and learn and run around the place
> as we explore and share in Open Space.
> ‘Li hau ba’ the Host Team will say to us
> (that’s ‘Hello’ in Taiwanese to the rest of us)
>
> ‘Ni hau’ we’ll reply as we’ll learn to say
> (that’s ‘Hello’ also in a Taiwanese way).
> We’ll announce our topics without reservations,
> co-creating an agenda of great conversations.
>
> Any issue or topic you are passionate about -
> you’ll find others who care, without a doubt.
> We’ll share some thoughts and pose some questions
> as we butterfly and bumblebee between the sessions.
>
> The Law of Two Feet will take us ‘round the place,
> including Global Village Marketplace
> and Silent Auction so we can buy
> each others’ pretty things and I’ll tell you why:
>
> Each year we raise funds in currency and coin as
> we share our resources so others can join us.
> So pack along something from village or city
> with a few extra dollars to buy something pretty.
>
> Each day we will re-open space and have fun,
> each night we’ll celebrate and enjoy Taiwan.
> We’ll take notes as we go through our dynamic meetings
> to co-create our own Book of Proceedings.
>
> We’ll share about culture and get inspiration
> exploring ideas about facilitation.
> We’ll learn and grow and our skills will increase
> in the use of this method for practicing peace,
>
> for meetings and forums, idea creation,
> strategy, planning, conflict transformation,
> in businesses, governments and communities -
> to explore complex issues and discover opportunities.
>
> So if you think ‘Could I come too? How?’
> Say it out loud and make a vow.
> Gather your resources - soon you’ll say ‘Wow!’
> Join us in Taiwan: register now!
>
> *
>
> Poem 2 by Alex Iglacia*
>
> it is windy each day inside open space
> the wild wild west of this me-we place
> with hearts breaking open to all that can be
> and minds sparking new thoughts and possibility
>
> we are blowing my mind as i sit on my bum
> humming drum a drum drum, and my heartbeat goes yum
> and attention shifts outward forming circular sums
> and trust bends back blindingly, following meaningful crumbs
>
> i am clear that the path you and i bow to is near
> in fact we're right on it right now and right here
> playfully working and working at play
> opening to each other, in space every day.
>
>
>
> *Poem 3 by Nancy McPhee
>
> Deep bow for open space*
>
> Daring
> Effervescent
> Elegant
> Profound
>
> Beautiful
> Open
> World.
>
> Wisdom
> Offers
> Bounty
>
> Pleasure
> Essence
> Every
> Day.
>
>
> *Poem 4 by Esther Ewing
>
> Pondering Open Space*
>
> I sit and wonder,
> Why am I here?
> What can I contribute?
>
> Patience, my soul answers.
> Patience, and wait.
> All will come clear.
>
> Other voices rise and fall,
> Puzzled, but accepting,
> Quietly I wait...
>
> Ah, it comes to me:
> Some contribute by speaking,
> Others by being the deep, cool pool into which they make a splash.
>
> I listen to their talking,
> And gradually, patiently, I understand.
>
>
>
>
>
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