Re: Only "so long" LONG!!)--A poemish   Re: Only "so long" LONG!!)--A poemish  send off.

2005-06-03 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Paul, When I shared my experience of participating in (International) Poem in Yer Pocket Day, I wrote that when I read my poem to different people I had the feeling that the world stopped for those of us reading and listening to the poem. By the world stopping I was thinking of Carlos Castaneda. I

Re: Only "so long" LONG!!)--A poemish   Re: Only "so long" LONG!!)--A poemish  send off.

2005-06-02 Thread EVERETT813
In a message dated 6/1/05 1:53:52 PM, ra...@bk.ru writes: > Those poems not only stop the present, they also stop the future. > Raffi, How so? I don't see them as stopping anything. Paul * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -

Re: Only "so long" LONG!!)--A poemish Re: Only "so long" LONG!!)--A poemish send off.

2005-06-02 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Paul, Those poems not only stop the present, they also stop the future. They make me have a sense of what I call vuja de all over again... p.s. Harrison, your self-published OST book is available for bid at 99cents on ebay...I would buy it...if anything it's a collectible...

Re: Only "so long" LONG!!)--A poemish send off.

2005-06-01 Thread EVERETT813
Dear Ralph, Speaking of poems in your pocket: I was asleep and awakened thinking that you should have some futuristic poems for your journey. Thus, the following poems from the Space Child's Mother Goose by Frederick Winsor (1958) might be appropriate, perhaps one for each week: Probable-Possib

Re: Only "so long" (Long)

2005-05-31 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Ralph, Might you consider taking a (very bawdy) limerick in your pocket for the trip? I think you and I and some 400 or so other folks on this listserv know what you'll need to do with that poem. So we won't even go there... (somewhat) impishly, raffi mailto:ra...@bk.ru

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2005-05-30 Thread Harrison Owen
Only "so long" (Long)Bon Voyage -- and you know there are a whole mess of folks out there who will welcome you. And Thank God - no more nasty limericks for the moment! ho Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA 301-365-2093 207-763-3261 (summe

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2005-05-30 Thread Cheryl Honey
Only "so long" (Long)Ralph...be well and I look forward to hearing about the insights you receive from your mighty journey. I've trained many Good Neighbors and Family Advocates across the country and if you want to find safe harbor with people willing to open their homes to

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2005-05-30 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Happy Birthday, Ralph--and congratulations for opening space for the ride of a lifetime! Knowing you, I predict that you will find deep community in many places across this land. Have a wonderful time--and be prepared to bring us a trip report! Love, Joelle P.S. I'm going to be reading your

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2005-05-30 Thread Brenda Kaulback
Ralph - Bon voyage. Rosemary and I will think of you on your journey and be waiting to hear the news from the many communities that we are sure you will find - you wizard you! Brenda * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu

Re: Only "so long" (Long)

2005-05-30 Thread Chris Corrigan
Ralph: I was reflecting the other day that what is alive in me as a consultant is the communities I work with, the First Nations and Aboriginal communities around British Columbia here. And although I am from Ontario, and Ojibway is my ancestry, I am a part of the larger Aboriginal community ou

Only "so long" (Long)

2005-05-30 Thread Ralph Copleman
Hi, In about two weeks, I'll be heading off for a summer-long trip that will essentially keep me off the internet. In an effort to prevent out-of-office e-mail inbox build-up, I will soon unsubscribe to all listserves, including this one, and I'll re-subscribe in September. I've been following t

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2005-05-30 Thread Masud Sheikh
Ralph Copleman wrote: > On some level, though, I think my trip will be about a search for > community in America, this troubled, deeply divided, seductive Gargantua > of a country I love, and which has broken my heart so often of late. Ralph, Thank you for this personal and moving note. 'Breakin