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

Thu Jun 13 16:02:01 PDT 2013

Dear Jonathan,

Can't believe I waited this long to tell you how wonderful it is that you
are the New Poet Laureate. I'll never forget meeting you in London, hearing
you revel about how much you were enjoying Open Space connecting it to
other things that we are really passionate about.

Reading the first lines....

*Alone, knowing no-one and nothing I walked the circle*
*I got present*
*I was connected*

And now knowing who the poet is, it's even more inspiring.  And because you
were so present and open to meeting us, it was not long before we all got
to know you and now a world community knows you too.  That's the magic of
Open Space and this wonderful community.  So very awesome!

Suzanne... Bravo and big hugs

P.S.  Ben Roberts has placed your poem and others in the WOSonOS
Reprise butterfly
garden<https://docs.google.com/document/d/19KF7dW1wRiqe4ama_w55HeWwPcMj7OgdHcQcoopNmbQ/edit>.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Pernilla Luttropp <pluttropp at swipnet.se>wrote:

>  Congratulations Jonathan!
> I very much liked the zen-like poem and I hope to hear more from you in
> the coming year.
>
> Pernilla buzzing in Sweden
>
>
> Den 2013-06-10 02.44, skrev "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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