<div>Thank you dear Lisa for your effort.</div> <div> </div> <div>But I am afraid there was a misunderstanding (my fault, for sure).</div> <div> </div> <div>I could read your poem!!! (if not, I would not give you my votes, even if "after the fact").</div> <div> </div> <div>My complain, was that in many other cases (but not all) I am not able to understand some of the poems and so I am unable to vote.</div> <div> </div> <div>Now, answering to your suggestion for a context in Portuguese, and to Chris offer to help me with any poem if I chosed to write one in Portuguese, I must say that I don't write poems even in Portuguese. Only prose. </div> <div> </div> <div>I tryied - as most people do - when I was a teenager (oh, so long ago), but I have discovered that I loved poetry too much to accept imperfect poems (my own, off course; my own... especially)</div> <div> </div> <div>Beijos e abraços</div> <div> </div>
<div>Artur</div> <div> </div> <div>-------.</div> <div> </div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Lisa Heft <lisaheft@openingspace.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)" name=Generator> <STYLE> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Geneva; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; color:windowtext; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none none;} @page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE> <DIV class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Hello, everyone, and Artur especially –</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Artur, you had shared how difficult it is to understand a poem written in English – and I will guess, especially a satirical poem (one written using irony or sarcasm to expose human silliness).</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">This is the poem I shared with OSLIST some time ago. For those of you new to the list, every six months or so we nominate a new OSLIST Poet Laureate, through inviting a contest of poetry. This is the poem I submitted for the Open Space satire poetry contest, and this is how I came to hold the lovely honor of being your current Poet Laureate, dear readers.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">I asked my dear Brazilian friends if they could translate my poem for Artur into his home language (even though Brazilian Portuguese may be slightly different than Portuguese in Portugal, I suspect).</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">The fabulous Ronaldo Mussauer de Lima (an incredible international AIDS activist and a really brilliant, warm and silly person) has offered this translation – though he apologizes for any imperfections as translating poetry is a fine art in itself. It took a little while to receive this translation as Ronaldo was traveling in various parts of the world doing his good deeds.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Here you go, dear Artur – see if it reads more easily for you…</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Uma vez eu tentei fazer tudo ao contrário.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Sente na fila.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Eu devo ficar de pé no pódio e te dizer como pensar.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Nao tem espaco para outros pensamentos, isto está fora de cogitação.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Por favor, prepare os itens de discussão com uma semana de antecedência.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Eu selecionarei alguns t</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">ópicos que eu acredite que fazem parte do assunto.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Por favor evite pensar até o início oficial da nossa reunião.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Somente aqueles com títulos especias devem ter idéias.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Não saia da sala.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div
class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Por favor, garanta que você terminará a reunião com os mesmos pensamentos que você tinha quando chegou.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Mantenha as janelas fechadas para que nenhum inseto pertube a nossa reunião.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Não respire, por favor.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet
MS'">_______________________________ </SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Geneva color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Geneva"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Geneva color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Geneva">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.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">_______________________________ </SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Geneva color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Geneva"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Beijos,
Lisa</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">___________________________</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">L i s a H e f t</SPAN></FONT></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Consultant, Facilitator, Educator</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">O p e n i n g S p a c e</SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=black size=2><SPAN
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