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
On Sun 05/09/10 4:11 PM , Ralph Copleman rcople...@comcast.net sent: > THE DAYS OF NOW > On the night before Now > > we all clambored over > > and greeted each other by the gateway. > Now came the first morning. > > We opened for each other many conversations > > and passed cups around the shining circle. > On the second of Now, > > I could see a long way in people's eyes > > which cleared to let in the light. > On the third of Now, > > everyone started dialing up tomorrows, > > released laughter and embraced > > every future Now with braided voices > > and sweat-slicked arms. > Each night Now the sky > > came down to join us, > > like an animal testing the scents. > On the fourth of Now > > we saw magic inside ourselves > > and blew gently the embers in each other. > On the fifth day Now transformed > > into pieces of hours and sounds. > > There was baying and mirth > > and sweet fresh rubbing of skin on skin. > The sixth of Now saw us > > plain and fearful, thrilled and drawn > > to each other in new forever dreams. > On the seventh of Now > > we redrew all our lines, > > filled all the hollows, as Now expected. > At last the night Now > > draped velvet and quiet > > as hushed we prepared our ascent. > This night is that night Now. > > It has unquenchable questions > > and the same different beginning. > On top of morning Now > > and all through evening Now > > we waxed and shined the circle again > > sipped each other's songs > > and touched old and new alike. > _Ralph Copleman_ * * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist