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 [...]
Rebel Rebel
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, Rants & Rambles, art, wisdom
“we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun”
Rebel Rebel
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I’ll not listen
not be shackled
not be handled
not be ruled
I’ll not be managed
nor be played
manipulated
or be fooled
you sure as hell
will not tell
me
who
what
where
when
how
or why
what you offer
I’m not taking
your extended hand
I am not shaking
the world I walk
is of my making
and
I will not have it
any [...]
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”.
