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[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Ralph,
on the third night before the welcome reception for
WOSonOS XVIII in Berlin
to which just this minute the 170th registration came in
I smilingly read your poem.
Wishing you eternal Now.
mmp

Ralph Copleman schrieb:
> The Days of Now
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> On the night before Now
> 
> we all clambored over
> 
> and greeted each other by the gateway.
> 
>  
> 
> Now came the first morning.
> 
> We opened for each other many conversations
> 
> and passed cups around the shining circle.
> 
>  
> 
> On the second of Now,
> 
> I could see a long way in people's eyes
> 
> which cleared to let in the light.
> 
>  
> 
> On the third of Now,
> 
> everyone started dialing up tomorrows,
> 
> released laughter and embraced
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> every future Now with braided voices
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> and sweat-slicked arms.
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>  
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> Each night Now the sky
> 
> came down to join us,
> 
> like an animal testing the scents.
> 
>  
> 
> On the fourth of Now
> 
> we saw magic inside ourselves
> 
> and blew gently the embers in each other.
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>  
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> On the fifth day Now transformed
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> into pieces of hours and sounds.
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> There was baying and mirth
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> and sweet fresh rubbing of skin on skin.
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>  
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> The sixth of Now saw us
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> plain and fearful, thrilled and drawn
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> to each other in new forever dreams.
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>  
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> On the seventh of Now
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> we redrew all our lines,
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> filled all the hollows, as Now expected.
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>  
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> At last the night Now
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> draped velvet and quiet
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> as hushed we prepared our ascent.
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>  
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> This night is that night Now.
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> It has unquenchable questions
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> and the same different beginning.
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>  
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> On top of morning Now
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> and all through evening Now
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> we waxed and shined the circle again
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> sipped each other's songs
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> and touched old and new alike.
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>  
> 
> Ralph Copleman
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Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg
Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany
++49-30-772 8000
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