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Mon May 10 09:38:56 PDT 2010

Me too, Esther.
Christine

On May 10, 2010, at 9:04 AM, doug wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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>From  Mon May 10 21:44:16 2010
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Ralph--

Wow.

		:- Doug.

On Sun, 2010-05-09 at 16:11 -0400, Ralph Copleman wrote:
> 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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