[OSList] Poetry Contest - the poets, revealed

[Suzanne Daigle]

How delightful to see all the poets and to celebrate Agneta Setterwall
(Uppsala, Sweden) who stole our hearts and souls with her beautiful capture
of "I hesitate"...

I am reminded again and again that when the topics start to appear on the
wall, that hesitancy and fear rapidly disappears perhaps replaced by what I
imagine the "Oh my! Oh my!" could mean... sheer delight!!!!

Bravo all!



On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Lisa Heft <LISAHEFT at openingspace.net>wrote:

> And now - all the poetry that inspired and invited in this season's
> sharing.
> Such a richness of imagery, reflection and creativity.
> From across the world, and for some of these poets - creating beautiful
> language in a language that is not their mother tongue.
> We are so lucky to have you among us.
> Feel free to share your poetry at any time, all of you.
> Because your doing so gives us rich nutrition... - Lisa
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 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!!!
>
> -- Agneta Setterwall (Uppsala, Sweden)
>
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 2
>
> space, no longer a void
> filled with passion
> and responsibility
> in the golden centre
> sits Fr Brian, smiling
>
> -- Kerry Napuk (Edinburgh, Scotland)
>
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 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
>
> -- Florian Fischer (Berlin, Germany / Rodalquilar, Spain)
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 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
>
> -- Griet Hellinckx (Bavaria, Germany)
>
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 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!
>
> -- Elwin Guild (Connecticut, USA)
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 6
>
> Space Infinite
> Space Complex
> Space Simple
> Space Elegant
> Space Open
>
> open space infinite complex simple elegant
>
> -- David Smith (Victoria, Australia)
>
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 7
>
> From the heart:
> Invoking,
> Feeling,
> Breathing,
> and Serving
> One process
> One Circle
> Not Two Is Peace
>
> Dorota Klimowicz (Toronto, Canada)
>
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 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.
>
> -- Carlos Adrián Pompa González (Monterrey, México)
>
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 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
>
> -- Arno Baltin (Tallinn, Estonia)
>
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> 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
>
> -- Marie Ann Östlund (Stockholm, Sweden)
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> And also the lovely poem Jane shared with us during this time...
>
>
> letting go
>
> i stood at the circumference
> of the open circle
> and breathed too hard
> and felt light-headed
> and as i fell
> i knew
> the ground would catch me
>
> and i emerged the same
> but different
>
> -- Jane E Lewis (Tainan, Taiwan)
>
>
> _____________________________________________
>
>
> A deep bow to you all, Lisa
>
>
>
>
>
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