Archive for November, 2008
The Pearl Bracelet
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Short Story, flash fiction, mystery
The Pearl Bracelet
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“What do you mean,” Gwen implored, the strain obvious in her weary voice. “Who exactly is pursuing Derek … and why?”
Her voice trailed off to an exasperated whisper. The why was not so much a question, as a deep sigh of frustration. She seemed to know the answer was much too complicated to [...]
A moment (of gracious clarity)
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, photo
A Moment
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a clearing
of filtered sunlight
high breezes whisper
nature murmurs
serenely
a downed Douglas slumbers
snug in the moist embrace
of a moss blanket
a heady pleasance
life is aligned
for a moment
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rob kistner © 2008
Stranger
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art
Stranger
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this day
as I journey
I come upon a stranger
standing by the road
looking sad
heavy box
held in his arms
clutched close to his breast
he stares
expressionless
into my eyes
his gaze stops me still
fixes me in place
his face is tired
and drawn
etched in withered worry
when at last I move
I draw near
as I do
close enough to see
this sullen man
is me
he offers out his hands
that [...]
Tears of the Ancients
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, photo, wisdom
Tears of the Ancients
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the bones
of nature’s rivers
borne away
on strands
stained
with the ghosts
of salmon
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rob kistner © 2008
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photo above entitled: “Drawing Lines in the Sky” — by: Martin Kingsley
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…inspired by the hydro-electric dams choking the mighty Pacific Northwest rivers
and by read write image #3, found at “readwritepoem”.
To Fly
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, art, collage
To Fly
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no turning back
no room for doubt
no fear
no mistakes
years of preparation
conditioning
practice
sacrifice
years of believing
my dream is now
this one moment in time
winds
whistle in my headgear
I step off the tram
stride to the starting gate
snow crunchs
crisp and fresh underfoot
skis
waxed to perfection
thrown over my right shoulder
poles
gripped in my left hand
I vibrate
nerves
raw energy
pure adrenalin
I make the short walk
to [...]
Dawn
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, wisdom
Dawn
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I gaze
through gossamer curtain’s fall
at a mirrored reflection
in a waking dream
hallucination
of a polarized reality
dual worlds
close enough to touch
through which truth
stumbles blind
beyond reach
walking as a wraith
moving in these worlds
captive to the bonewhite lie
implicit in the toxic grin
of inflexible conformity
lethal tradition
revered in mindless trance
change
shackled to the stone of fear
a grip rough as rope
change
bound
at the shadowed edge
of dark [...]
Lost Meditations
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry
Lost Meditations
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lost meditations resurface
in these november years
reflections of mysteries once pondered
beauty beheld
of veiled truth pursued
in quiet depth
disturbed only by faint breath
beckoning me inward
to the bright center of joy
where a flutter of understanding
in a snap-flash of oneness
shudders me conscious
in shivering anticipation
of that which is not known
that which cannot be named
in the twilight of the finite
as threads [...]
Drawn
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art
Drawn
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seduced by the fog
I seek the mystery
it enshrouds
always just ahead
round the bend
over the hill
behind the heavy gate
my ears prick
to its distant call
just beyond clarity
my heart longs
my soul is drawn
to the unknown
down the path
around the curve
over the crest
into the mist
where
shut away
the clarion awaits
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rob kistner © 2008
Poems of the heart…
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Haiku, Image, Poetry, art, humor, humor noir, sketch
Following here you will find a whimsical poem entitled “Heartbreaker”, and humorous haiku entitled “The Color of Love”, each inspired by this Kyknoord illustration, which is offered as a visual prompt at “readwritepoem”.
Heartbreaker
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this is a broken heart you see
this broken heart belongs to me
it once was vital whole and strong
‘till one day beauty came along
she [...]
