Dear Laurel The missing poem is in the following email......
Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Averbuch" <averb...@post.tau.ac.il> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 11:21 PM Subject: Re: Poetry contest > dearest Laurel and all, > > here is my way of being together with OS on OS 10, from afar. > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > _____ > > OPEN SPACE GATHERINGS > By Tova Averbuch > > > Standing at the edge of a "Fairy -ring" circle > Taken, by the magic, by the form > > How deeply interconnected. Our roots mush > Yet leave room, in our forum > > The rings grow wider every year, or so they say > Mushrooms coming, far and near, to stay the day > > Very soon -we are all gone. > Yet on a day of sweet breath and light (or any day you desperately > need it's might...) > > The roots appear and hold again > Re-member every cell and vein. > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > > this poem is a part of a bit longer one that grew out of my wonder watching > a "fairy-ring" circle of mushroom for the first time in my life , on a > beautiful meadow on the morning of September 21, 2002 at Birgitt's and > Ward's Williams farm in North Carolina when we were all preparing for a > ceremony to promote Pease and harmony in the world I woke up early and went > walking/ I met this circle of white "cobbles" - and the rest is history... > > I do not have the language to be a poet in English but this is my way to pay > gratitude to all you mushrooms :)! > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ___________________________________________________________________ > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Laurel and > Rick > Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 7:26 PM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Poetry contest > > > Hello everyone, > > I'd like to announce the better-late-than-not-at-all OS poetry contest. > > In the tradition of OS poetry contests, I'll complicate things a little by > introducing some parameters (well, actually, only one). To honour the 10th > annual OSonOS, let's have each poem be 10 lines long, otherwise structured > anyway you choose. > > Please have your entries to me by November 5th (10 days from today). I'll > collate the entries and send them out to the list for votes. Brian and Viv > will, hopefully, place them in a conspicuous spot at the OSonOSinOZ. I'll > give everyone on the list and in OZ until November 9th at noon, Pacific > Standard Time, to send me their votes for best poem (early Nov 10th in OZ, I > believe - am I right, Brian, Viv or Alan?????). If I've got my timing > right, this should allow us to announce the new OS poet laureate in > Melbourne on November 10th. (Plus, selfishly, it allows me to participate > in OSonOSinOZ while sitting in my home office in Victoria!) > > So, all you creative, poetic folks, sharpen your pencils - let the poetry > contest begin!!!! > > Hugs, > > Laurel > the accidental poet laureate > > * > * > ========================================================== > 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 > > * * ========================================================== 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
