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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>Chris,
in response to your challenge, here is my submission to the 2nd Biannual
OSLIST Restricted Form Poetry Contest:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=270151115-16042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<H1><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=3>TRANSFERENCE</FONT></H1>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>I ring the
bells,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>I talk.... I
walk...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>around a
circle pregnant</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>with
skepticism and fear</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=270151115-16042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>Open Space,
open mind</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=270151115-16042000>open spirit and let</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>the process
of osmosis,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>deeply
permeate your soul.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=270151115-16042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>Sparkling
chandeliers reflect the</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>silent
emotions onto ceilings,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>while bare,
unpainted walls</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>anticipate
the tape invasion.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=270151115-16042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>Now engaged,
the circle</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>animates the
Space, assumes</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>control,
assaults the walls -</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>and silently
I pray.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=270151115-16042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>Elisabeth M.
La Fontaine CMP</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>The Paragon
Group Inc.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>#800 - 920
Yonge Street</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=270151115-16042000>Toronto, ON.
M4W 3C7</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P align=left class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>elf@paragonevents.com</FONT></P></SPAN></FONT>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Chris
Corrigan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 16, 2000 12:56 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> New OS poetry
contest<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>As OSLIST Poet Laureate (i won the last contest,
so I lay claim to the title), it gives me great pleasure to officially open
the 2nd Biannual OSLIST Restricted Form Poetry Contest.
<P>If you recall, the last contest called for poets to submit poems composed
of words which started with each letter of the alphabet in sequence.
<P>This time, the form is a little more open, but still restrictive.
<P>Your task is to produce a poem relating to Open Space in four stanzas of
four lines, each containing four words. The winner will be selected by a
OSLIST wide vote.
<P>The winner will receive my much loved copy of the "Tao of Pooh", and the
right to wear the mantle of the Poet Laureate. You will also receive the
heavy responsibility of crafting the 3rd Biannual OSLIST Restricted Form
Poetry Contest in six months time.
<P>Submissions can be made to me on or off list and the dead line is April 30,
11:59 Pacific Standard Time.
<P>To kick things off, here is my submission. It shouldn't be too hard
to improve upon it.
<P>Good luck!
<P><B>Opening the dance</B>
<P>I live my life <BR>in meeting rooms with <BR>bad lighting, awkward angles
<BR>strange cities, obstructed views --
<P>walking circles, sweeping my <BR>arms in gentle gestures <BR>awakening
spirit like light <BR>trailing from my fingertips
<P>I prise open space <BR>great oceanic prairies that <BR>lie within people
and <BR>grab reluctant hands, lead
<P>them to a dance <BR>floor and then I <BR>sit back, out of <BR>the way and
watch.
<P>-- <BR>CHRIS CORRIGAN <BR>108-1035 Pacific Street <BR>Vancouver BC <BR>V6E
4G7
<P>Phone: 604.683.3080 <BR>Fax: 604.683.3036
<P>(GO LEAFS GO!) <BR> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>