Good pieces, really, loved to meet you in Stoke Newington, Jonathan! Carmela Ariza! Your surname sounds like "artiza" meaning "the/an oak" in Basque, did you know? Enjoy this wonderful day, everyone!
@Eleder_BuM <http://twitter.com/Eleder_BuM> www.flowandshow.blogspot.com 2013/6/10 Lisa Heft <lisah...@openingspace.net> > Ladies and gentlemen - I now present to you our new Poet Laureate of Open > Space: > > J o n a t h a n C o e > > > CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS !! > > Jonathan will now hold space for poetry on the OSLIST through the rest of > the year. > And how enriched we will be ! > > This mens he will write, or invite, or feel, or however he wishes to hold > space for poetry for our community and for Open Space. > > And see who the other poets are - their work is amazing amazing. Do > continue to gift us with your thoughts and words, everyone - all > inspiration welcome. > > Enjoy, and a deep bow to our new Poet Laureate... > Lisa > > ____ > > First, Jonathan's poem - one of his two contributions to the contest. And > then the other fabulous poems from our thoughtful creative colleagues. > Happy reading and dreaming and imagining... > > ___ > > WOSONOS 2012 > > > In Stoke Newington Town Hall I fell in love with nothing, > and it was no thing that I loved. > > Alone, knowing no-one and nothing I walked the circle > I got present > I was connected. > > Presence, > absence. > The empty space of the opening circle. > Profoundly empty, > containing no thing > > Through me > everything and no-thing, in me > the circle, in me > the space, in me > the people, in me > butterflies and bumblebees. In me > body, in me > mind, in me > image, in me > thought, in me > feeling, in me > sensation, in me > nothing. > > It started at the right time > The right people were the ones who came > The only thing that could have happened > Was what happened > It was over when it was over. > > The bees were buzzing > The 'flies were flitting > The space was open. > The circle was squared. > > --* Jonathan Coe (London, England)* > > _____ > > > Loving My Blank Walls > 28 February 2013, 12:58PM > Tacloban City > > > I love my blank walls > > They are empty spaces > For treasures of my heart > > They are my open spaces > Where I play and dance > > There I draw > Dreams and visions > > There I start anew > Awakening fresh each morning > > There my mind wanders > Coloring my canvass with ideas > > There I forget > And I remember > > There I am > There I am not > > > -- *Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines) * > > ____________ > > > *This poem are words I put together from the participants in the Open > Space on Future of Learning here in Manila in 2011. As I listened to the > participants I wrote down all the beautiful words and phrases uttered and > organized them into this (see below). These were words/phrases from about > half of the participants as I was seated somewhere in the middle (of the > circumference) of the circle in the closing ceremony. I listened to each > one, wrote down, and when It was my turn to speak, I read this piece.* > > > Open Spaces in My Heart > participants’ beautiful insights woven into one poem by Carmela Ariza > at the OST conference on Learning for the Future closing > SEAMEO Innotech, Manila, March 2012 > > > Help us to just be > Not controlling > > Help us share what we learned > To listen to everyone since we are all brilliant and wise > > Fill us with hope > So that we may be the rockets and stars in open space > > As we sit at the edge of the lake, keep us still and peaceful > So that we can marvel at the beauty of open spaces > > Thank you for the gift of the moment > To slow down, because to be slow also means to be fast > > Lead us to walk towards > what is life giving > > We were initially hesitant > But we have learned to open ourselves to others > > We have found the open space > in our silence within > > From living in tight spaces > We now know how to live in open spaces > > We thank the sacred source > For the space of humility and listening from the heart > For our nature is to be free > > Within this happy sacred circle > Help us bring healing to others > > Make our circle continuously open > So that our learning will never stop > > Thank you that we have regained our lost passion > And turned our cynicism into idealism > > Beyond this meeting > Use our passions to shape a better future > > May this be just a beginning of more open spaces > New choices, which are the key to freedom > > Keep us curious > Help us sustain the convergence > > Instill in us a sense of urgency > To embrace and own the direction towards what is right and good. > > > --* Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)* > > _____ > > > > space, > > opening > > unfolding > > wondrous > > > > *-- Kerry Napuk (Edinburgh, Scotland)* > > _____ > > > > *This piece I wrote as the team of OS facilitators were designing for > many days the Sumatran Rhino Crisis Summit. I was reflecting on the issue > and I just thought about these....* > > > Saving the Rhinos and Me > by: Carmela Ariza > 4 March 2013, 11:52AM > > > Can we really save the rhino? > Or are we here to save ourselves? > > Are we talking about the rhino? > Or are we talking about me and you? > > Should we talk about them? > Or should be talk about us? > > It’s hard when we have to look out there > When the answers are all in here > > Is it the Rhino who’s running out of time? > Or it is us who are chasing the past? > > Tomorrow seems to be now > And today seems to have gone by > > We’ve all come from places near or far > Does your presence have a reason and a rhyme > > How can we make our conversations > Mean more than what we came here for > > Perhaps we all want answers > The question is: what is the question? > > How can we find what’s good for the rhino? > If we can’t find what’s good for ourselves > > Let’s try to listen more > To the calling that’s within > > Let’s try to open up the spaces > For the wisdom we all have to share! > > > -- *Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)* > > _____ > > > Space Open Circle > > *from Open Space Technology - A Users Guide by Harrison Owen* > *Note: This poem is in the 'found poetry' form. I have made selections > from the **original text and decided how to shape and punctuate it.* > *I have removed all the other words from the book - but none from **the > selected phrases.* > > > The circle is the fundamental geometry > of human communication. > > A circle has no head or feet, > no high or low > no sides to take; > in a circle people can simply be > with each other, > face to face. > > The geometry of the circle > and the rhythm of breath. > > Show Up > Be Present > Tell The Truth > Let It All Go. > > Do nothing and remain > invisible. > > Be prepared > to be > surprised. > > Who ever heard of a square of friends? > > > -- *Jonathan Coe (London, England)* > > _____ > > > *This was what I wrote during the Rhino Summit - I started writing there > and finished it after. It is a very short one...* > > > Spaces Made Holy for the Rhino > > I sit on holy ground > As people open spaces > To try to save the rhino > there are spaces > Between us > Above us > Inside us > To voice > To listen > To Respect > And to suspend > We are holding the space > For a flow of meaning > That will be shared by all > Even for difficult moments > We seek to keep the space open > Today, I stand firmly on holy ground > > -- *Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)* > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > >
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