[OSList] Chris Weaver

[Jeff Aitken via OSList]

Chris was chosen Poet Laureate of the oslist in 2000. His poetry is so
personal and profound. The poem he shared with us:

OPEN SPACE

You have arrived here
before, burning for air,
surfacing in a circle
of early spring lakewater

with loons around you.
Did even the ones
who love you understand
why you stepped off

the dock into black
water?  The beckoning voice
was so soft: consider
the lilies.  We carve

that first time into
a monument of birdsong
and hand each other deeper
trust, easily, like sandwiches.

On Sep 22, 2017 7:26 PM, "Raffi Aftandelian via OSList" <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Friends,
> ´
> I, too, am sharing in this shock and sadness on the news of Chris´ death.
>
> I had the good fortune of being with him at two Genuine Contact workshops
> (maybe more), in 2004 and in 2014, if I´m not mistaken, in North Carolina.
> His warmth, gentleness, humor, and wisdom touched me deeply, as did his
> smile and laugh.
>
> I was inspired by his work as an educator.
>
> Chris, holding you in my heart with a big hug.
>
> -raffi
> **************
> What blocks gratitude in this moment?
>
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