[OSList] Poetry Contest - the poets, revealed

[Stanley Park]

Yes Bravo for immediate "O MYs!!!" ♥
2012. 2. 21. 오전 11:40에 "Suzanne Daigle" <sdaigle4 at gmail.com>님이 작성:

> 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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