Re: [OSList] An Improbable invitation. A poem about a job.

2021-11-29 Thread Katherine Jennings via OSList
Shalom beloved thanks for the email I enjoyed reading it, and I also felt it. there was a poem sitting on my printer and I am sharing it with the community. "Too familiar" A paper trace, trail White lie Black ball Green with envy what you talking bout Willis? As we get woke and sta

Re: [OSList] An Improbable invitation. A poem about a job.

2021-11-21 Thread Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
-informal-job-ad> Here’s the text so you don’t have to click a link! “A POEM ABOUT A JOB.” An invitation to Join us. A poem about a job. On our Gathering blog, https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/the-gathering <https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/the-gathering>

Re: [OSList] An Improbable invitation. A poem about a job.

2021-11-21 Thread Peggy Holman via OSList
ord and notice that we are hoping to ensure no one should > exclude themselves from the possibility of interviewing, especially if you > don’t work in theatre. > > Yes this might be you. > > Here is the Invitation: > > https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/executive-director-informa

Re: [OSList] An Improbable invitation. A poem about a job.

2021-11-20 Thread Harrison Owen SR via OSList
ibility of interviewing, especially > if you don’t work in theatre. > > Yes this might be you. > > Here is the Invitation: > > https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/executive-director-informal-job-ad > > Here’s the text so you don’t have to click a link! > > “A POEM ABOUT

Re: [OSList] An Improbable invitation. A poem about a job.

2021-11-20 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
mal-job-ad <https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/executive-director-informal-job-ad> Here’s the text so you don’t have to click a link! “A POEM ABOUT A JOB.” An invitation to Join us. A poem about a job. On our Gathering blog, https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/the-gathering <https://www.improbable.co.

Re: [OSList] An Improbable invitation. A poem about a job.

2021-11-20 Thread Phelim McDermott via OSList
atre. > > Yes this might be you. > > Here is the Invitation: > > https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/executive-director-informal-job-ad > > Here’s the text so you don’t have to click a link! > > “A POEM ABOUT A JOB.” > > An invitation to Join us. A poem about

[OSList] An Improbable invitation. A poem about a job.

2021-11-20 Thread Phelim McDermott via OSList
: https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/executive-director-informal-job-ad Here’s the text so you don’t have to click a link! “A POEM ABOUT A JOB.” An invitation to Join us. A poem about a job. On our Gathering blog, https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/the-gathering you may have read that we’re

Re: [OSList] A NEW YEAR’s POEM

2019-12-31 Thread Carmela Ariza via OSList
responsibility. RegardsRob On 1 Jan 2020, at 11:45 am, Carmela Ariza via OSList wrote: Dear OST Community Here’s a poem I wrote shortly after midnight... EMBRACE EACH WONDERFUL PRESENT We sail onThrough dark and murky watersIn pitch black stormy nightsFears are faced squarely We move

Re: [OSList] A NEW YEAR’s POEM

2019-12-31 Thread R Chaffe via OSList
ST Community > > Here’s a poem I wrote shortly after midnight... > > EMBRACE EACH WONDERFUL PRESENT > > We sail on > Through dark and murky waters > In pitch black stormy nights > Fears are faced squarely > > We move on > Towards the light > Never losing sight &g

[OSList] A NEW YEAR’s POEM

2019-12-31 Thread Carmela Ariza via OSList
Dear OST Community Here’s a poem I wrote shortly after midnight... EMBRACE EACH WONDERFUL PRESENT We sail onThrough dark and murky watersIn pitch black stormy nightsFears are faced squarely We move onTowards the lightNever losing sightOf what is important in life We are timidNo moreFor we have

[OSList] Poem for the times

2019-08-18 Thread Royle, Karl via OSList
Questionnaire by Wendell Berry How much poison are you willing to eat for the success of the free market and global trade? Please name your preferred poisons. For the sake of goodness, how much evil are you willing to do? Fill in the following blanks with the names of your favorite evils

Re: [OSList] Skye Poem on the Ineffable

2019-07-20 Thread Barry Owen via OSList
Right on Skye! Thank you! b *Barry Owen* *Real Estate Strategist* CEO/Principal Broker *Pareto Realty, LLC *\pə-ˈrā-(ˌ)tō\

Re: [OSList] Skye Poem on the Ineffable

2019-07-20 Thread Paul Levy via OSList
Splendid evocation and invitation, Skye. On Sat, 20 Jul 2019, 11:27 Skye Hirst via OSList, < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > Come sit with me on a porch for a bit > > Let’s watch the sunset, listen to the crickets > > Smell the freshly cut grass, share a cuppa > > And > > Sense one anoth

Re: [OSList] Skye Poem on the Ineffable

2019-07-20 Thread Suzanne Daigle via OSList
Beautiful! Utterly beautiful Skye! Suzanne Daigle Open Space Facilitator NuFocus Strategic Group FL 941-359-8877 Cell: 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroupusa.com s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com Twitter @Daiglesuz On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 7:27 AM Skye Hirst via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote

[OSList] Skye Poem on the Ineffable

2019-07-20 Thread Skye Hirst via OSList
Come sit with me on a porch for a bit Let’s watch the sunset, listen to the crickets Smell the freshly cut grass, share a cuppa And Sense one another’s ways of knowing As we share a story, pose a quandary or uncertainty Allowing meaning new or old to emerge, and cohere As we hold hope togeth

Re: [OSList] Poem

2016-06-13 Thread Harrison Owen via OSList
May the author remain anonymous! hlo From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Aitken via OSList Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 4:23 PM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: [OSList] Poem This old one breaks the 33 words maximum

[OSList] Poem

2016-06-13 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
This old one breaks the 33 words maximum rule but wants to be shared... It's not really a limerick, but it tips a hat to the limerick form. There once was a man who had learned a good trick. He stood up and asked them all "What lights your wick?" They wrote on the wall and he went for a walk. He r

Re: [OSList] Amazing poem for Harrison posted on Facebook!

2015-12-08 Thread Harrison Owen via OSList
://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Chris Corrigan via OSList Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 2:16 PM To: Jeff Aitken; World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] Amazing poem for

Re: [OSList] Amazing poem for Harrison posted on Facebook!

2015-12-08 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
This is pretty funny, clever and tender hearted. Much like its subject. Chris > On Dec 8, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Jeff Aitken via OSList > wrote: > > This fun and touching poem for Harrison was just put on Facebook by Rodney B. > Plimpton. Enjoy. > > "A few old time

[OSList] Amazing poem for Harrison posted on Facebook!

2015-12-08 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
This fun and touching poem for Harrison was just put on Facebook by Rodney B. Plimpton. Enjoy. "A few old time friends gathered in DC to celebrate Harrison's 80th last week, and toasted him with this: To Harrison H. Owen on his 80th Birthday On December Second, Nineteen Thirty Five

[OSList] Self-Organization - a poem.

2015-03-01 Thread Lisa Heft - via OSList
[Hello, folks - as your current OSLIST Poet Laureate I once again take the opportunity to show your wisdom back to you. Whenever I do this, I am taking things you said here in conversation about a topic and sensing how they fit back together in a new way - “found poetry”, in honor of our dear de

[OSList] For Harrison, on his 79th Birthday: A poem.

2014-12-03 Thread Lisa Heft - via OSList
, and here is your birthday poem… — Lisa (also known as Access Queen) ___ For Harrison on his 79th Birthday December 2, 2014 . . . . I get to celebrate increasing "80ishness" for the next twelve months. Just think of the trouble I can cause :-) . . . . Harrison… Harrison! Dea

[OSList] Happy New year and my new year poem - PROLOGUE

2014-01-01 Thread Carmela Ariza
Dear all, A more peaceful new year to all - deep joy and a meaningful year ahead! Allow me to share with you my poem, PROLOGUE, as my year-end reflection.  Prologue by: Carmela Ariza 31 December 2013, 8:01 am Wedding, Berlin How does one end a year To spend some time with loved ones Or spend

[OSList] poem

2012-02-12 Thread Kerry Napuk
space, no longer a void filled with passion and responsibility in the golden centre sits Fr Brian, smiling down upon us all Kerry Edinburgh Scotland ___ OSList mailing list To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org To unsubscribe send an emai

[OSList] Moving Day: a poem

2011-04-06 Thread Jon Harvey
r of websites dedicated to him as well. Here is one poem from one of them (http://www.thedynamicturnaround.com/apps/blog/entries/show/4893424-the-poetry-of-hafiz): A Great Need Out Of a great need We are all holding hands And climbing. Not loving is a letting go. Listen, The terrain ar

Closing circle poem

2010-05-12 Thread Viv McWaters
Hi all Greetings again from Melbourne's pre-lude to the World OSonOS. Chris Corrigan wrote this excellent poem consisting of the comments from the closing circle. http://osioz.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/closing-poem/ Some of you will also enjoy this anecdote about Brian. John Moore ment

Re: another poem

2010-05-11 Thread Don Vande Krol
t 8:22 AM, Elaine Hansen2 wrote: > Reading Ralph's poem was enriching. It reminded me of a poem (turned song) > written by Randy Weeks, a member of A Small Group (Peter Block's community). > The poem is Randy's story of being part of A Small Group. However, this >

another poem

2010-05-11 Thread Elaine Hansen2
Reading Ralph's poem was enriching. It reminded me of a poem (turned song) written by Randy Weeks, a member of A Small Group (Peter Block's community). The poem is Randy's story of being part of A Small Group. However, this poem also fits all the wonderful communication te

your poem

2010-05-10 Thread Barbara Bunker
Hi Ralph... I just read your poem which is lovely...thank you. Cam I ask if you received and email on the listserve that I sent out last week about a session Billie and I are doing at ODN in Oct. It was a call for cases and since I didn't get one, I am worried that it didn't go. B3

A poem that made me think of Open Space....

2008-08-05 Thread Matilda Leyser
Just found this and it made me smile and think about my WOSONOS experience: There is a community of the spirit, Join it and feel the delight of walking in the noisy street and being the noise. Drink all your passion, and be a disgrace. Close both eyes to see with the other eye. Rumi, Translate

Re: A poem that made me think of Open Space....

2008-08-05 Thread Chris Corrigan
Welcome to the community Matilda... :-) Chris On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Matilda Leyser wrote: > Just found this and it made me smile and think about my WOSONOS experience: > > There is a community of the spirit, > Join it and feel the delight > of walking in the noisy street > and being

Re: Poem: I Must

2008-06-18 Thread Jack Martin Leith
Big thaks to Jeff and Tenneson. The poem explains why I sometimes do things without knowing why, that seem crazy or reckless or premature, that annoy and anger others and me. Jack Jack Martin Leith Imagining possibilities. Creating the new. Enriching the world. Bristol, United Kingdom Mobile

Re: Poem: I Must

2008-06-18 Thread VISUELLE PROTOKOLLE
You gave me a hearty laugh! Mit freundlichen Grüßen best regards Reinhard VISUELLE PROTOKOLLE® Kuchenmüller&Stifel tel +39-0566-88 929 www.visuelle-protokolle.de Von: Jeff Aitken Antworten an: OSLIST Datum: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:54:44 -0700 An: Betreff: Poem: I Must Forwarding

Poem: I Must

2008-06-18 Thread Jeff Aitken
Forwarding this short piece and poem, which was posted to the Art of Hosting list by Tenneson Woolf. It reminds me of Harrison's old phrase "crossing the Open Space", that act of diving into the unknown, often whether we feel ready or not: "I have been reading poetry writt

another poem

2008-01-18 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Dear all, I wanted to share another poem from a friend and neighbor. Another Open Space poem? Harking to the Old Man and the Sea? More soon... warmly, raffi Ocean Musing Much has been said about the sea Its beauty and its mystery And yet I like to add a word A word perhaps not often heard

Found Poem -- from OSLIST Message Titles, March 2007

2007-04-18 Thread Lisa Heft
Here, dear colleagues, is a Found Poem I have created for you. It is composed of words taken from the titles of the emails that appeared on the OSLIST during the month of March. To the best of my ability, I have listed as poets all of the originators of the initial messages with those titles

Poem in your Pocket Day

2007-03-30 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
bout complexity, about how love and hate reside in dynamic coexistence within each of us. Perhaps there's a teaching here, "If scared, then play." Which brings me to Poem in Your Pocket Day, April 28th. Where is Ralph Copleman when you need him?! I hope your wind generator isn

Re: One Heart (an open space kind of poem)

2007-03-15 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Christy-- Beautiful--thank you so much for sharing this. Beyond the words, the poem has a very spacious feeling. Joelle ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.ao

Re: One Heart (an open space kind of poem)

2007-03-15 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscrib

Re: One Heart (an open space kind of poem)

2007-03-15 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Christy, oh Christy, thank you! And may I offer a poem in response? This one from Gabrielle Roth (in Maps to Ecstasy): Meeting in the rocking chair day and night, my breasts full and bare your tiny mouth sucking me into bliss seducing me past myself. I fall behind your eyes like wings and we fly

One Heart (an open space kind of poem)

2007-03-14 Thread Christy Lee-Engel
Hi there, Open Space friends, I read this poem the other day and it reminded me of you all, opening space and being opened, all over the world. Happy almost-spring! (Seattle full of flowering cherries and plums right now) Christy -- Christy Lee-Engel, ND, LAc Mobile: 206.399.0868 Practice: http

Re: poem- Be Here Now

2007-02-02 Thread Elena Marchuk
great poem, thank you, Raffi, for sharing, thank you to Trudie Richman best wishes to all elena marchuk, novosibirsk - Original Message - From: "Raffi Aftandelian" To: Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 6:17 AM Subject: poem- Be Here Now Dear fellow spaceholders- A new frie

poem- Be Here Now

2007-02-01 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Dear fellow spaceholders- A new friend of mine (apparently not a professional spaceholder) shared a poem she wrote and published a number of years ago. I think it's another great addition to the "now-kairos" genre well-represented in our online archive. In gorgeous granular

Re: Beginning a new poem

2007-01-12 Thread Christy Lee-Engel
Hi, I am working on a new poem and would love some assistance. I will place below some lines I have already drafted. I hope you will catch the scheme and spirit of my embryonic notion and add to it. (Don't take specific details too literally.) And please keep on adding without cha

Beginning a new poem

2007-01-11 Thread Ralph Copleman
Hi, I am working on a new poem and would love some assistance. I will place below some lines I have already drafted. I hope you will catch the scheme and spirit of my embryonic notion and add to it. (Don¹t take specific details too literally.) And please keep on adding without changing anyone

Re: Beginning a new poem

2007-01-11 Thread Lisa Heft
-Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Ralph Copleman Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:22 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Beginning a new poem Hi, I am working on a new poem and would love some assistance. I will place

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

2006-10-05 Thread Christine Whitney Sanchez
to:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Corrigan Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:24 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Craig--Open Space Poem There once was a woman called Birch Who was invited to work with a church She knew all the rules, And could use all the tools And finally

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

2006-10-05 Thread Andrew Rixon
Cool poem Chris. Call me simple, (or even a simpleton), but why do I find limericks so fulfilling. :-) Warm regards, Andrew -- Check out our great story workshop: Change your Story <http://www.anecdote.com.au/coursedisplay.php?cid=13> Change your World -- Nov 21, 24, 27 Br

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

2006-10-04 Thread douglas germann
Craig-- That is wonderful! Chris-- I love your riff on it, too! :- Doug. Germann On Wed, 2006-10-04 at 13:15 +, Craig Gilliam wrote: > Below is a poem I offer that emerged from my experiences of Open Space. > This is the world it creates for me and

Craig--Open Space Poem

2006-10-04 Thread Craig Gilliam
Below is a poem I offer that emerged from my experiences of Open Space. This is the world it creates for me and in me. I hope you enjoy the sense and nonsense of it. Thanks, Craig A Poem of Open Space

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

2006-10-04 Thread Harrison Owen
Craig -- Love the poem. And I find the serendipitous ridiculousness of writing poems about a "meeting methodology" particularly appealing. Maybe somebody has done it, but I have yet to see an "Ode to Real Time Strategic Change," A Sonnet in honor of Appreciative Inquiry, or bl

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

2006-10-04 Thread Chris Weaver
Ah! Thanks Craig for your perfectly naughty poem! (i find myself boarding a ship with my naughtical tools, delighting as the knaughts in the ropes untie themselves...) ;-) chris Chris Weaver Springbranch, Inc. Asheville, North Carolina USA ch...@springbranch.us http://springbranch.us

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

2006-10-04 Thread Chris Corrigan
opened some space;. Chris On 10/4/06, Harrison Owen wrote: Craig -- Love the poem. And I find the serendipitous ridiculousness of writing poems about a "meeting methodology" particularly appealing. Maybe somebody has done it, but I have yet to see an "Ode to Real Time Strategic Chang

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

2006-10-04 Thread Nancy Walton-House
Lovely! This poem speaks to all forms of Open Space, community and alone, so it has great resonance for me . Thanks for sharing it. Best Wishes, Nancy -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Craig Gilliam Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 6

Re: Found Poem -- June 8 to August 23, 2006 -- Opening Space forConflict and Peace

2006-08-29 Thread Lisa Heft
as germann [mailto:76066@compuserve.com] Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 3:17 PM To: lisah...@openingspace.net Cc: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Found Poem -- June 8 to August 23, 2006 -- Opening Space forConflict and Peace Lisa-- Just wanted to let you know that to me your found

Re: Found Poem -- June 8 to August 23, 2006 -- Opening Space for Conflict and Peace

2006-08-27 Thread Argene Carswell
Awesome Lisa - Thankyou! Argene Carswell and Associates 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 1600, #141 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 318-5631 -Original Message- From: lisah...@openingspace.net To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:43 PM Subject: Found Poem

Re: Found Poem -- June 8 to August 23, 2006 -- Opening Space for Conflict and Peace

2006-08-26 Thread douglas germann
Lisa-- Just wanted to let you know that to me your found poems are something I look forward to, and set a time to sit with, for they are good. Thank you for this service to our community. :- Doug. * * == osl...@list

Re: Found Poem -- June 8 to August 23, 2006 -- Opening Space for Conflict and Peace

2006-08-25 Thread Lisa Heft
space.net> www.openingspace.net -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 2:09 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Found Poem -- June 8 to August 23, 2006 -- Opening Space for

Re: Found Poem -- June 8 to August 23, 2006 -- Opening Space for Conflict and Peace

2006-08-23 Thread Harrison Owen
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 12:43 PM Subject: Found Poem -- June 8 to August 23, 2006 -- Opening Space for Conflict and Peace Hello, dear colleagues - For the past several months I have held the honor of being the OSLIST Poet Laureate. With awe and respect I have gathered your words

Found Poem -- June 8 to August 23, 2006 -- Opening Space for Conflict and Peace

2006-08-23 Thread Lisa Heft
of Canada. You can find some of the other found poems I have shared by searching in the OSLIST archives and using the key words "Found Poem" in the "subject is or contains." area of the search page. Titles included "Holding / My Truest Self / Space", "The Mystery

Re: Found Poem -- May 26-31, 2006 -- Holding / My Truest Self / Space

2006-07-06 Thread Chris Corrigan
Aren't we something? :-) Chris On 7/6/06, Scott Gassman wrote: Poem creators, Thank you. Delicious. I will use it in future meetings. I forgot who it was that shared the great OS slide show - I imagine showing the slides and reading this poem thank you for the gifts that keep c

Re: Found Poem -- May 26-31, 2006 -- Holding / My Truest Self / Space

2006-07-06 Thread Scott Gassman
Poem creators, Thank you. Delicious. I will use it in future meetings. I forgot who it was that shared the great OS slide show - I imagine showing the slides and reading this poem thank you for the gifts that keep coming. Scott On 7/6/06, Chris Weaver wrote: oh so resonant and sweet

Re: Found Poem -- May 26-31, 2006 -- Holding / My Truest Self / Space

2006-07-06 Thread Chris Weaver
oh so resonant and sweet! thank you lisa. chris -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Lisa Heft Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 11:58 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Found Poem -- May 26-31, 2006 -- Holding / My Truest Self

Found Poem -- May 26-31, 2006 -- Holding / My Truest Self / Space

2006-07-02 Thread Lisa Heft
Hello, dear colleagues - (You can tell I am having a little 'spurt' of energy here. I had wondered where this poem went to - I thought I had sent it to OSLIST at the end of June but I had made an error and gee, I sent it to myself! Here you go. I guess whenever it's sent/

Re: Found Poem -- May 10-14, 2006 -- The Mystery of Open Space

2006-05-15 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Lisa, Quit tickling me! I like the poem. Hope to see it in Russian translation. So, since you are both Access Queen and Poet Laureate, does that make you an Access Poet? Thank you, raffi * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu

Re: Found Poem -- May 10-14, 2006 -- The Mystery of Open Space

2006-05-15 Thread Lisa Heft
Hi, all - Raffi wrote: So, since you are both Access Queen and Poet Laureate, does that make you an Access Poet? I like being an Access Poet. Or a Poetess Queeriate... Or a Quotess Laureen. Or an Olt Seascape Queen Creature (an anagram, and for those of you for whom English is

Found Poem -- May 10-14, 2006 -- The Mystery of Open Space

2006-05-14 Thread Lisa Heft
all are healers. As we all are brave and wise. We just don't know it all the time. But I suspect that each of us is amazing. For today's piece of poetry, I submit to you another 'found' poem. Our wonderful colleague Laurel Doersam (Canada) first brought a found poem to

Poem by Judi Brown

2006-04-23 Thread Nancy Weatherhead
Hi there, Last week someone posted a marvelous poem called 'Fire' by Judi Brown. I was wondering if it would be okay to distribute this to some of my friends as long a I attribute it to the author. Thanks, Nancy * *

Re: Introduction in an OS-meeting - and poem

2006-03-31 Thread Lisa Heft
gether to share resources and impact policy about children and youth, I met with the youth delegates the day before the conference to help them create a group poem. In this way, after the speeches, the young people were able to provide a re-invigoration, re-focusing, call to action to the assembled d

Re: Found Poem - March 1-4, 2006 -- Touch the Now

2006-03-05 Thread Frank Deitle
Beatiful, Lisa... just beautiful! What a wonderful idea. It's like a poetic convergence of our collective consciousness. No wonder you're the Poet Laureate. Peace, Frank On 3/4/06, Lisa Heft wrote: > > Hello, folks - I have a poem for you. > > > > (Those of you

Found Poem - March 1-4, 2006 -- Touch the Now

2006-03-04 Thread Lisa Heft
Hello, folks - I have a poem for you. (Those of you who are new to the list: we select a Poet Laureate here on OSLIST for each 6 months or so.and I have the honor of holding this title for Now - although all of you are welcome to share and invite poems whenever you wish. And speaking of Now

Re: Poem

2006-02-09 Thread Lisa Heft
Ralph, oh Ralph - Your poem was like a dream we all know in our cells... Lisa Ralph wrote: _ I opened this space today and found you who I had been I had not noticed I had not noticed I opened this space today and found you who I had been Who I had been I had not noticed I

Re: Poem

2006-02-08 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Ralph-- Sorry you missed the poetry contest notice--I missed your participation. And thanks for sharing the poem! Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options

Poem

2006-02-08 Thread Ralph Copleman
Hi, I missed the notice about the just-concluded poetry contest, and I may have submitted this in the past ­ I can't recall. In any case, here is something I wrote last year. It has no title. I just feel like passing it along. Ralph _ I opened this space today and found you who I had been

Last day to vote for your favorite Poetry Contest poem!

2006-02-05 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
...@aol.com by February 5, before midnight in your time zone.  Author of the winning poem will be the new Poet Laureate of the OSList. Poem #1 Euphoric Bullshit We come into the circle with our passions and resolve We each have a lot of issues that we really want to solve But we all start a talkin

Re: powerful poem! help me understand it.

2005-08-13 Thread Judith Richardson PONO Consultants International
3, 2005 9:19 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: powerful poem! help me understand it. Funda -- I am not sure that Opening Space is such a minimal contribution to the lives of those who struggle in whatever way. In fact it may just be the only truly useful one. Physical and social

Re: powerful poem! help me understand it.--to John Engle

2005-08-13 Thread EVERETT813
John, Wonderful to see you again in Halifax. The event was quite moving for me on several occasions. Great that we had 12 countries represented and many first-timers from Canada as well as a few from elsewhere. The Canada OSonOS team did marvelously and I found the setting most appropria

Re: powerful poem! help me understand it.

2005-08-13 Thread Funda Oral
ot strong or rich enough to end struggle. I guess we need more trembling hearts, more resources and better cooperation for that. Funda - Original Message - From: "john engle" To: Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:17 PM Subject: powerful poem! help me understand it. hi bren

Re: powerful poem! help me understand it.

2005-08-13 Thread Harrison Owen
: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 6:40 AM Subject: Re: powerful poem! help me understand it. Dear John and everybody, I live in a city where one can see extreme cases ( richness and poorness, joy and powerty so on...) in a short distance from each other

powerful poem! help me understand it.

2005-08-11 Thread john engle
at that you are doing this! i look forward to following developments as you work toward opening space in prisons. on another subject, kairi, thank you for sharing that poem in your message. i love it! and, i loved being at OSonOS! Judi, you and your team did a great job at receiving us and making

powerful poem! help me understand it.

2005-08-11 Thread john engle
at that you are doing this! i look forward to following developments as you work toward opening space in prisons. on another subject, kairi, thank you for sharing that poem in your message. i love it! and, i loved being at OSonOS! Judi, you and your team did a great job at receiving us and making

Re: powerful poem! help me understand it.

2005-08-11 Thread Filiz Telek
Dear John and all... the way I understand the poem is like this... I think hopi elders are using the term struggle as the work we are called to do, to heal ourselves, to heal the world, whatever that means...not necessarily the struggle to survive...struggle brings to mind doing something out

FW: powerful poem! help me understand it.

2005-08-11 Thread Karen Sella
Greetings All, A quick thought regarding the banishment of "struggle"... maybe the use in the poem (beautiful, thank you, Kairi, for sharing it!) refers more to the violent, oppositional aspects of struggle and less to the more common use of the word to describe persistence in the fac

Put a poem in your pocket for Halifax

2005-07-27 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Coming to Halifax? Love poems, essays, anything with words? Bring favorite poems or other personal writing, your own work or pieces by others that speak to you. We'll gather to share, read, listen, maybe even write. See you there! Joelle Lyons Everett * * =

OS Pocket Poem

2005-05-11 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Footprints in the Wind/sm # 570 ooOOOoo oo What if G-d were not wholly other but mainly in- between? Not the air between us nor the space through

OS Pocket Poem

2005-05-04 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Inspired of course, by HO Footprints in the Wind/sm # 568 ooOOOoo oo You over there I over here G-d in

Dial-a-Poem

2005-04-30 Thread Therese Fitzpatrick
http://nytimes.com/2005/04/30/arts/30dial.html?8hpib If you follow this link, you can read a story about "Dial-a-Poem", which was started in 1969. You dialed in and heard three minutes of poetry. The phone/poem bank folded but the phenomenon is alive and well on the internet at w

OS Pocket Poem

2005-04-27 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Footprints in the Wind/sm # 566 ooOOOoo oo My focus has gone out, it is hard to do words, I am simply here with you. This is love. This is life.

Re: Poem in Your Pocket Year

2005-04-27 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
In a message dated 4/25/05 10:54:37 AM, chris.corri...@gmail.com writes: Hey Doug...great idea...perhaps a role for our current poet laureate might be to convene a contest to create a poem just big enough to fit in one's pocket, perhaps relating to OST, perhaps relating to the 20th birthda

Re: Poem in Your Pocket Year

2005-04-26 Thread Chris Corrigan
Ah...I knew she was out there somewhere! ;-) A pocket poem contest! Woohoo! Let the games begin! Chris On 4/26/05, Joelle Lyons Everett wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/25/05 10:54:37 AM, chris.corri...@gmail.com writes: > > Hey Doug...great idea...perhaps a role for o

Re: Which poem in your pocket today?

2005-04-25 Thread Marei Kiele
This seems to have not made it to the listserve - next try: Therese, I love this poem. Thank you !!!Marei "Therese Fitzpatrick" <mailto:therese.fitzpatr...@gmail.com> schrieb: > I have been waiting all week to share a poem on Thursday (tomorrow at > the time I am wr

Poem in Your Pocket Year

2005-04-25 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Hi all-- Your stories of poem in your pocket day and your adventures with it have been inspiring. Could we, two or three of us even, announce this as Poem in Your Pocket Year? Could we see what we could do to start more instant conversations? Is that too bold? Now I do not have the occasions of

Re: Poem in Your Pocket Year

2005-04-25 Thread Chris Corrigan
Hey Doug...great idea...perhaps a role for our current poet laureate might be to convene a contest to create a poem just big enough to fit in one's pocket, perhaps relating to OST, perhaps relating to the 20th birthday and all the learning that has been shared... I've forgotten...

Thanks, Ralph, for Poem in Pocket Day

2005-04-25 Thread Therese Fitzpatrick
you the poem suggestion? I love small ideas with so much potential. And thanks, too, for sharing the poem you shared, Ralph. It set off many ripples of thought and awareness in me. -- Warmly, Therese Fitzpatrick * * == osl

more on International Poem in your pocket day

2005-04-21 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Oh and I forgot that I got the following anonymous message in reply to my post on the expat listserv: The more you know, the less you understand. The Master arrives without leaving, sees the light without looking, achieves without doing a thing.   I think this predicted the Bush presidency?

*International* Poem in your Pocket day-- Moscow report

2005-04-21 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Hi all! Before I get to responding to the other threads (thanks much Filiz and Funda for your messages; I very much appreciate your openness), I wanted to share a report. Ralph, I took your message to participate in (International) Poem in Your Pocket Day to heart. I wanted to share my

Which poem in your pocket today?

2005-04-20 Thread Therese Fitzpatrick
I have been waiting all week to share a poem on Thursday (tomorrow at the time I am writing this note but it might be Thursday when you read it, I hope!), "Put a Poem In Your Pocket" Day Here is the poem in my pocket today/tomorrow: God Says Yes To Me I asked God if it was

Re: stray poem

2004-07-30 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Doug-- I won't speak for Chris. But for myself, my best poems always surprise me with something I didn't know when I started--which I guess is learning. Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscr

stray poem

2004-07-30 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Chris-- Ooh I love the learning of this one! We learn from our own poems sometimes. Do you find that is true, too, bard? :-Doug. * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscrib

stray poem

2004-07-29 Thread Michael Herman
this one somehow missed the list. Chris Corrigan wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Chris Corrigan Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:31:01 -0700 Subject: Re: any need for poetry(-contest)? To: OSLIST I had an admiral in the house. He got in through an open window and he fluttered

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