[OSList] And now, our new OSLIST Poet Laureate.... !

[Eleder_BuM]

Good pieces, really, loved to meet you in Stoke Newington, Jonathan!
Carmela Ariza! Your surname sounds like "artiza" meaning "the/an oak" in
Basque, did you know?
Enjoy this wonderful day, everyone!

@Eleder_BuM <http://twitter.com/Eleder_BuM>
www.flowandshow.blogspot.com


2013/6/10 Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>

> Ladies and gentlemen - I now present to you our new Poet Laureate of Open
> Space:
>
> J o n a t h a n   C o e
>
>
> CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS !!
>
> Jonathan will now hold space for poetry on the OSLIST through the rest of
> the year.
> And how enriched we will be !
>
> This mens he will write, or invite, or feel, or however he wishes to hold
> space for poetry for our community and for Open Space.
>
> And see who the other poets are - their work is amazing amazing. Do
> continue to gift us with your thoughts and words, everyone - all
> inspiration welcome.
>
> Enjoy, and a deep bow to our new Poet Laureate...
> Lisa
>
> ____
>
> First, Jonathan's poem - one of his two contributions to the contest. And
> then the other fabulous poems from our thoughtful creative colleagues.
> Happy reading and dreaming and imagining...
>
> ___
>
> WOSONOS 2012
>
>
> In Stoke Newington Town Hall I fell in love with nothing,
> and it was no thing that I loved.
>
> Alone, knowing no-one and nothing I walked the circle
> I got present
> I was connected.
>
> Presence,
> absence.
> The empty space of the opening circle.
> Profoundly empty,
> containing no thing
>
> Through me
> everything and no-thing, in me
> the circle, in me
> the space, in me
> the people, in me
> butterflies and bumblebees.  In me
> body, in me
> mind, in me
> image, in me
> thought, in me
> feeling, in me
> sensation, in me
> nothing.
>
> It started at the right time
> The right people were the ones who came
> The only thing that could have happened
> Was what happened
> It was over when it was over.
>
> The bees were buzzing
> The 'flies were flitting
> The space was open.
> The circle was squared.
>
> --* Jonathan Coe (London, England)*
>
> _____
>
>
> Loving My Blank Walls
> 28 February 2013, 12:58PM
> Tacloban City
>
>
> I love my blank walls
>
> They are empty spaces
> For treasures of my heart
>
> They are my open spaces
> Where I play and dance
>
> There I draw
> Dreams and visions
>
> There I start anew
> Awakening fresh each morning
>
> There my mind wanders
> Coloring my canvass with ideas
>
> There I forget
> And I remember
>
> There I am
> There I am not
>
>
> -- *Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines) *
>
> ____________
>
>
> *This poem are words I put together from the participants in the Open
> Space on Future of Learning here in Manila in 2011. As I listened to the
> participants I wrote down all the beautiful words and phrases uttered and
> organized them into this (see below). These were words/phrases from about
> half of the participants as I was seated somewhere in the middle (of the
> circumference) of the circle in the closing ceremony. I listened to each
> one, wrote down, and when It was my turn to speak, I read this piece.*
>
>
> Open Spaces in My Heart
> participants’ beautiful insights woven into one poem by Carmela Ariza
> at the OST conference on Learning for the Future closing
> SEAMEO Innotech, Manila, March 2012
>
>
> Help us to just be
> Not controlling
>
> Help us share what we learned
> To listen to everyone since we are all brilliant and wise
>
> Fill us with hope
> So that we may be the rockets and stars in open space
>
> As we sit at the edge of the lake, keep us still and peaceful
> So that we can marvel at the beauty of open spaces
>
> Thank you for the gift of the moment
> To slow down, because to be slow also means to be fast
>
> Lead us to walk towards
> what is life giving
>
> We were initially hesitant
> But we have learned to open ourselves to others
>
> We have found the open space
> in our silence within
>
> From living in tight spaces
> We now know how to live in open spaces
>
> We thank the sacred source
> For the space of humility and listening from the heart
> For our nature is to be free
>
> Within this happy sacred circle
> Help us bring healing to others
>
> Make our circle continuously open
> So that our learning will never stop
>
> Thank you that we have regained our lost passion
> And turned our cynicism into idealism
>
> Beyond this meeting
> Use our passions to shape a better future
>
> May this be just a beginning of more open spaces
> New choices, which are the key to freedom
>
> Keep us curious
> Help us sustain the convergence
>
> Instill in us a sense of urgency
> To embrace and own the direction towards what is right and good.
>
>
> --* Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)*
>
> _____
>
>
>
> space,
>
> opening
>
> unfolding
>
> wondrous
>
>
>
> *-- Kerry Napuk (Edinburgh, Scotland)*
>
> _____
>
>
>
> *This piece I wrote as the team of OS facilitators were designing for
> many days the Sumatran Rhino Crisis Summit. I was reflecting on the issue
> and I just thought about these....*
>
>
> Saving the Rhinos and Me
> by: Carmela Ariza
> 4 March 2013, 11:52AM
>
>
> Can we really save the rhino?
> Or are we here to save ourselves?
>
> Are we talking about the rhino?
> Or are we talking about me and you?
>
> Should we talk about them?
> Or should be talk about us?
>
> It’s hard when we have to look out there
> When the answers are all in here
>
> Is it the Rhino who’s running out of time?
> Or it is us who are chasing the past?
>
> Tomorrow seems to be now
> And today seems to have gone by
>
> We’ve all come from places near or far
> Does your presence have a reason and a rhyme
>
> How can we make our conversations
> Mean more than what we came here for
>
> Perhaps we all want answers
> The question is: what is the question?
>
> How can we find what’s good for the rhino?
> If we can’t find what’s good for ourselves
>
> Let’s try to listen more
> To the calling that’s within
>
> Let’s try to open up the spaces
> For the wisdom we all have to share!
>
>
> -- *Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)*
>
> _____
>
>
> Space Open Circle
>
> *from Open Space Technology - A Users Guide by Harrison Owen*
> *Note: This poem is in the 'found poetry' form. I have made selections
> from the **original text and decided how to shape and punctuate it.*
> *I have removed all the other words from the book - but none from **the
> selected phrases.*
>
>
> The circle is the fundamental geometry
> of human communication.
>
> A circle has no head or feet,
> no high or low
> no sides to take;
> in a circle people can simply be
> with each other,
> face to face.
>
> The geometry of the circle
> and the rhythm of breath.
>
> Show Up
> Be Present
> Tell The Truth
> Let It All Go.
>
> Do nothing and remain
> invisible.
>
> Be prepared
> to be
> surprised.
>
> Who ever heard of a square of friends?
>
>
> -- *Jonathan Coe (London, England)*
>
> _____
>
>
> *This was what I wrote during the Rhino Summit - I started writing there
> and finished it after. It is a very short one...*
>
>
> Spaces Made Holy for the Rhino
>
> I sit on holy ground
> As people open spaces
> To try to save the rhino
> there are spaces
> Between us
> Above us
> Inside us
> To voice
> To listen
> To Respect
> And to suspend
> We are holding the space
> For a flow of meaning
> That will be shared by all
> Even for difficult moments
> We seek to keep the space open
> Today, I stand firmly on holy ground
>
> -- *Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)*
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