OSLIST poetry contest version 2

[Jeff Aitken]

we walk through the door and enter the elegant round form; find an empty seat. there's a greeting by an official, and then someone speaks a familiar invocation, slowly so all can hear: the intention that brings us here, some markers for the journey, some images of flight. a moment passes, and the magical lifting begins, and we all feel it; our attention rushes forward, drawn into a powerful whirlwind; there are moments of fear, but the power is both thrilling and clearly benign. the rapid movement ends and our motion calms, changes shape. our attention disperses, drawn here and there by the heart. we can walk around carefully. unique people from different places find ourselves bound with unusual comfort inside this strange but familiar space. whoever spoke to us with that confident voice cannot be seen, yet this astonishing thin container holds us well, strong and bouyant, guided by the sun and the stars, the sound of the great planet turning. we look in one direction to find vast new perspectives; look another to lean our heads in, quietly sharing personal stories. we live and work in this space alone and together for hours; take a meal, perhaps a nap. then someone knows when the time has come. we return to our seats, alert and upright, invited to reflect on a long journey, one last look around at our companions. we are now returned safely to the earth. we stand to leave, gather belongings; the confident ones wait at the door to wish us well, and we walk into a new landscape. we are the same people, forever changed.

(updated version)
jeff aitkenmount tamalpais

> Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 00:25:04 -0400
> From: ewingchange at gmail.com
> Subject: [OSLIST] FW: OSLIST poetry contest
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
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> Dear all:
> 
> This is a reminder that the OSLIST poetry contest is in running with a
> deadline of May 31st - for more details and the instructions, see below.
> 

 		 	   		  
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