[OSList] Open Space Poetry Contest - time to vote

Sun Feb 19 21:23:12 PST 2012

Thank you Lisa for inviting and shepherding us through the selection
process.  I love the mystery, not knowing who the authors are and enjoying
the words that are like a dance.

I place my dots as follows:

Poem 1:  3
Poem 5: 2

Tis night here so I shall be one of those who turn in to sleep as others
awaken...!

Suzanne

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Alan Stewart
<alan at multimindsolutions.com>wrote:

> Hi Lisa
>
> Nicely done.
>
> My vote is 5 dots for #1.
>
> From Adelaide, to where I have been back since last April, am in process
> of
> moving to a delightful cottage in an area of the City (one square mile)
> which is inhabited by extraordinarily 'community minded' spirits and am
> girding my loins
> for the launch of the new way of socializing which Raffi and I initiated
> at your WOSonOS and which was gathering momentum when I introduced it in
> the event in Taipei.
>
> Go well
>
> Risk everything
>
> Love
>
> Alan
>
> On 17 February 2012 05:13, Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello, dear colleagues -
>> The poetry has floated in - and now it is time to vote to see who our
>> next OSLIST Poet Laureate will be.
>>
>> These are all amazing poems. So you could have several favorites.
>>
>> It is not as if one poem is 'better' than the others - feel the
>> incredible imagery inspired by the words below and you will see we are
>> graced by many riches.
>> However - think about which poem(s) most spark your spirit, passion,
>> reflection and imaginings.
>>
>> Here they are - without the poets' names for now.
>> Read them any way that works for you.
>>
>> To me it would be hard to read them all in a line and taste each one
>> separately. I am a visual person. So I might post each different poem on my
>> wall to sit with them for a bit - to see each in its individual time.
>>
>> And now, I give you each 5 virtual sticky-dots.
>> You can select a poem which receives all of your dots - or 'spend' your 5
>> dots among several poems.
>>
>> To vote - send me a direct email - lisaheft at openingspace.net - to let me
>> know your vote - how many dots for which numbers.
>>
>> I will gather your votes until the end of Sunday 19 February - whenever
>> that is wherever in the world you live.
>>
>> And on Monday we will welcome our next OSLIST Poet Laureate...
>>
>> Here you go...
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 1
>>
>>
>> An open space?
>> I hesitate
>>
>> A call somewhere?
>> I hesitate
>>
>> An open door?
>> I hesitate
>>
>> And people too?!
>> I hesitate!
>>
>> Supposed to speak?
>> I hesitate!!
>>
>> Tell what I need...
>> I hesitate...
>>
>> Tell what I want?
>> I hesitate!
>>
>> And they all hear...
>> I doubt they do!
>>
>> They will not care!
>> I´m sure, I´m sure...
>>
>> And... there they come!
>> Oh my! They do!
>>
>> And now we talk!
>> We do! We do!!!
>>
>> ...they listen too...
>> ...and so do I...
>>
>> ...and what will come...?
>> Oh my! Oh my!!!
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 2
>>
>>
>> space, no longer a void
>> filled with passion
>> and responsibility
>> in the golden centre
>> sits Fr Brian, smiling
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 3
>>
>>
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>>  breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>>
>> Who ever is breathing
>> breathes in – breathes out.
>> Whatever is breathed
>> it is breathed in – breathed out.
>> Whenever I´m breathing
>> I breathe in –  I breathe out.
>> Wherever I´m breathing
>> I breathe in – I breathe out.
>> When I stop breathing its over,
>> but its not over as long
>> I breathe in – I breathe out.
>> The turn between in and out
>> tells me that we are all one
>> in breathing.
>>
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>> breathe in – breathe out
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 4
>>
>>
>> being one with life
>> with the snowy slopes
>> with the river that flows
>> through the mountain village
>> wider and wider
>>
>> being a person alive
>> one among many
>> swimming and grasping desperately
>> a piece of wood to hold on to
>> tighter and tighter
>>
>> witnessing and trusting
>> whatever comes
>> the piece of wood as well as the river
>> a love story of presence
>> walking on but never leaving
>>
>> between the out-breath and the in-breath
>>  vastness of space conceiving a star
>> continuous breathing
>> the light of the unknown
>> no beginning and no end
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 5
>>
>>
>> We’re in trouble
>> A promise not kept
>> Not the first time
>> The boss is desperate
>>
>> They’ve come to me
>> Help! They say
>> 14 countries meeting on the “dateline”
>> All expect major change
>>
>> Here, read this…
>> I’m handed the “green book”
>> OST – User Guide
>>  Make a pitch in the morning
>>
>> I pitch it
>> They buy it
>> All assemble in the circle
>> On the dateline
>>
>> A decade later
>> It is still referred to as
>> The Miracle at Madang!
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 6
>>
>>
>> Space Infinite
>> Space Complex
>> Space Simple
>> Space Elegant
>> Space Open
>>
>> open space infinite complex simple elegant
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 7
>>
>>
>> From the heart:
>> Invoking,
>> Feeling,
>> Breathing,
>> and Serving
>> One process
>> One Circle
>>  Not Two Is Peace
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 8
>>
>>
>> Space
>>
>> Space between the walls
>> Space between my eyes and this word
>> Space between the Sun and Earth,
>> between the comets and the stars, space.
>>
>> Space between the roof and the floor
>> Space between the cell and its neighbor cells
>> Space between the electrons, and protons and neutrons,
>> between you and me and us, space.
>>
>> Open
>>
>> Open the door to cross a threshold
>> Open your eyes to let the light carrying these letters in
>> Open your ears to let the vibrations talk to you
>> Open your mind to realize there’s only space
>> Open your heart to understand that space is a Gift.
>>
>> Open the Gift
>>
>> Open the Gift to create, to express, to become.
>> Open the Gift of losing yourself and finding ourselves.
>> Open the Gift of letting the Universe express to ourselves.
>>  Open the Gift of becoming the paint of the Universe masterpiece...
>> The Universe itself.
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 9
>>
>>
>> Whoever comes
>> will definitely meet
>> the law of two feet
>> and rules
>> that state
>> that she is right
>> and he is right
>> and place is right
>> and time is right
>> whoever comes
>> whenever
>> forever
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> 10
>>
>>
>> A breath
>> a gentle nod
>> and here we go
>> - I'm on my toes
>> but ease back
>>
>> The circle is open
>> the wall is too
>>  mind is numb
>> and so it is
>> a fraction - of a second
>>
>> What do I love?
>> feel passion for
>> concern, or connection
>> - responsibility?
>> who am I?
>>
>> Two feet
>> and a heart
>> and a pen
>> paper and a wall
>> and a hall, and some chairs
>> and above all
>> - my fellows, my friends
>> my teachers
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>>
>> *Thank you for your votes, and thanks to the poets for this richness -
>> Lisa*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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