Archive for July, 2008
Bloody Sue (reprise)
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, collage
Bloody Sue
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Gather close so you might hear
A tale of terror, a tale of fear
A vigilante ghost from beyond the grave
Only justice did this spirit crave
You may choose to doubt my word
But you’ve been warned once you’ve heard
Of the vengeful maiden dressed in red
7 men lured, 7 men dead
7 men drawn to this comely miss
7 souls [...]
Midnight July
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry
Midnight July
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relentless din
of crawling
prowling
night
pours steaming
through my window
midnight intrudes
damp
and searing
insistent
scalded air
too hot and thick
to breathe
a heat to suffocate
coarse whirr
drones overhead
promising relief
in vain
sweltered darkness
lays heavy
upon me
unbearable
I toss
in labored
half-sleep
gasping
for
cool relief
haltingly
I deep inhale
to fill my lunges
only to bake them
in cruel
sustaining breath
this oven to endure
salted droplets
trace my spine
baste my neck
pool
in the hollow
of my fevered chest
bloom and seep
from beneath the [...]
Friendship’s Harbor
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Short Story
Friendship’s Harbor
(scene from a mystery)
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“What do you mean Jack,” Grace inquired, the strain obvious in her weary voice. “Who exactly is going to take on Sebastian … and why?”
Her voice trailed off to an exasperated whisper. The why was not so much a question, as an exhalation of confused frustration. She seemed to know the [...]
The Light
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Haiku, Image, Poetry
The Light
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even the smallest light
of wisdom
burning in the pitch black
of ignorance
casts its glow far-reaching
• • •
__________________________
•
the pitch black
of ignorance
succumbs
to the simplest
light of wisdom
• • •
__________________________
•
(haiku)
one can penetrate
the pitch black of ignorance
wisdom is the light
• • •
__________________________
•
(haiku)
lightless ignorance
cannot vanquish absolute
seek the light of truth
• • •
__________________________
•
(haiku)
lightless ignorance
does not rise impregnable
wisdom’s light will pierce
• • •
rob [...]
