florian, thank you for holding the space for poetry here. you give words & invite words of our heart's renderings and reachings. i say it is not time for a contest or a celebration or the passing of that stick - no - stay with us a while wearing that garment florian - for
It is war a time of hunger and bondage and the nursing of secret fear so let us send poems like bread offered when the flour is still on Her hands like a doorway in a wall of rust and wire standing open to the wide beach, the blessed sea like the very milk of the Mother's breast now let us be Her Mystery and nothing less Chris Weaver Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA ---------- >From: florian fischer <florianfisc...@ff-wey.com> >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Subject: [OSLIST] poetry >Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2001, 12:05 PM > > dear friends, dear oslist-eners. > i´m holding the talking stick as poet laureate of our oslist since 1st > of may. > the poetry contest had been celebrated in a semiannual manner since it > had been started > from our friend ralph copleman. to stay in order i should be prepared in > this days > to open space for the next following poetry contest. > but --- i´m not prepared. my energy is low, my voice is low, my ideas > don´t flow, > i´m still confused about what happens with the human family since the > 11th of september. > it´s not to think that this time don´t allow poetry. in contrary i think > we need a lot of poetry > to express ununderstandable happens. but i don´t feel able to decide any > rule or form > about to start a competition with convergence, votation, celebrating. > if there is anyone of you who wants to convene the poetry-contest just > now: > please take the talking stick > but, i ask you for waiting in knowing, that it will start , when the > time is right. i´ll do it then. > florian > > > florian fischer > begleitung im wandel > münchener 6 > 10779 berlin > fon 0049.30. 2116752 > fax 0049.30. 2115943 > florianfisc...@ff-wey.com > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, > Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html