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The winner of the OSList Poetry Celebration and Contest is Lisa Heft, for Poem #6, which honors the journey many of us have made from thinking that being a facilitator meant keeping control over a meeting, to knowing that if we will hold the space, the people will do it all themselves.<BR>
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As Poet Laureate, Lisa is responsible for convening another Poetry Celebration and Contest in approximately 6 months, and supporting the reading, writing and sharing of poetry in any way she chooses. Congratulations, Lisa!!!<BR>
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Counting the votes this time was great fun, because many voters sent feedback as well, including"<BR>
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" . . . made me laugh out loud."<BR>
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"I give my five dots to . . . But I love them all."<BR>
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My heartfelt thanks to Nancy, Kenoli, Chris, Jeff, Kerry and Lisa, and to everyone who took time out from their busy days to read the poems and post their sticky dots--a poet and her audience are all part of the same magic.<BR>
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A deep bow,<BR>
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Joelle Lyons Everett<BR>
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Poem #1, by Nancy White, Kenoli Oleari and Chris Corrigan<BR>
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Euphoric Bullshit<BR>
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We come into the circle with our passions and resolve<BR>
We each have a lot of issues that we really want to solve<BR>
But we all start a talkin', and things get out of hand<BR>
So take a little breath (breath) and settle down and we'll ease into the plan<BR>
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CHORUS:<BR>
Euphoric bullshit is the name of the game<BR>
We take the sacred and we make it profane<BR>
You can't come in, unless you bear your pain<BR>
Euphoric bullshit is the name of the game<BR>
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We're calling a lot of sessions, with various intents<BR>
Some get a little bit impatient as we sit upon the fence<BR>
But emergence growing edges will carry us all along<BR>
We are but one great voice in the universal song<BR>
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Chorus<BR>
Instrumental break<BR>
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Now the time has come for us to go out into the world<BR>
And throw our great intentions into the cosmic swirl<BR>
Hey you don't need to worry that these things will come to pass<BR>
Because evolution's arrow will kick you in the ass<BR>
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Chorus<BR>
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Poem #2, by Jeff Aitken<BR>
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There was a young man who had learned a good trick.<BR>
He stood up and asked them all "what makes you tick?"<BR>
They wrote a few words and he went for a walk.<BR>
He returned and they cried "it was so good to talk!"<BR>
They hugged him and gave him a kiss on the neck<BR>
As he walked out the door to deposit the check.<BR>
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Poem #3, by Jeff Aitken<BR>
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Atlas<BR>
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Atlas strains to stay standing.<BR>
His stone limbs faintly shaking,<BR>
he gazes far off as if to forget<BR>
this cruel, pressing mass he must lift<BR>
until time ends. Holding space is a curse.<BR>
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Poem #4, by Kerry Napuk<BR>
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i opened the circle<BR>
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disappeared down the rabbit hole<BR>
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emerged the other side<BR>
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flowing with the tide<BR>
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Poem #5, by Lisa Heft<BR>
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“I Am So Amazing”<BR>
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I invite them to crawl around on the floor<BR>
…and they do.<BR>
…and they kind of like it.<BR>
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I invite them to post signs on a wall, run around the room like insects…<BR>
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I tell them feet have laws.<BR>
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The part they see me do is pick up their coffee cups – incredibly skilled work, worthy of huge sums of money.<BR>
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I ring a bell; they sit. <BR>
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I have such power…<BR>
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Poem #6, by Lisa Heft<BR>
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I once tried to do everything opposite.<BR>
Sit in a line. <BR>
I shall stand at a podium and tell you how to think.<BR>
No room for extra thoughts – that is off-topic.<BR>
Please have your agenda items ready one week in advance.<BR>
I will select a few topics I feel pertain to the issue.<BR>
Please refrain from thinking until the official start time of our meeting.<BR>
Only those with special titles may have ideas.<BR>
Do not leave the room.<BR>
Please be sure you end the meeting with the same thoughts you came in with.<BR>
Keep the windows closed so no insects fly in to disturb our meeting.<BR>
No breathing, please.<BR>
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