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[doug]

Esther--

Yes, got it!

			:- Doug.



On Mon, 2010-05-10 at 10:41 -0400, Esther Ewing wrote:
> 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
> 
>  
> 
> Ewing Change Consulting
> 
> Creating Success from Within
> 
> 24 Phoebe Street,
> 
> Toronto, ON M5T 2Z3
> 
> Canada
> 
> Esther at EwingChange.com 
> 
> Toronto: 416-792-0971
> 
> New York: 646-963-3747
> 
> Cell: 647-224-0021
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> 
>  
> 
> 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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