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[Esther Ewing]

Hi All:

Great to have the first poem entry. Ralph did you also send it to OSLIST
Poetry?

 

I am puzzled, though, although I got a message telling me that my posting of
the poetry contest invitation was distributed, I didn't actually get a copy
of my posting although I seem to get many of the OSLIST emails. 

 

Did my posting in fact go out? I'd love to hear from the list about that.
Given the comments that we've had over the last number of months about the
unreliability of the list vis a vis people being able to post or not getting
posts, is it time we considered a different host for our email list?

 

Esther Ewing

 

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Esther at EwingChange.com 

Toronto: 416-792-0971

New York: 646-963-3747

Cell: 647-224-0021

 

From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Ralph
Copleman
Sent: May 9, 2010 4:11 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: [OSLIST]

 

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 

every future Now with braided voices 

and sweat-slicked arms.

 

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.

 

On the fifth day Now transformed

into pieces of hours and sounds.

There was baying and mirth

and sweet fresh rubbing of skin on skin.

 

The sixth of Now saw us

plain and fearful, thrilled and drawn

to each other in new forever dreams.

 

On the seventh of Now

we redrew all our lines,

filled all the hollows, as Now expected.

 

At last the night Now

draped velvet and quiet

as hushed we prepared our ascent.

 

This night is that night Now.

It has unquenchable questions

and the same different beginning.

 

On top of morning Now

and all through evening Now

we waxed and shined the circle again

sipped each other's songs

and touched old and new alike.

 

 

Ralph Copleman

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