Archive for December, 2008
Late
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, humor, photo, wisdom
Late
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I’m awake late Christmas Eve
wrestling with what I believe
regarding the truth of Santa Clause
my parent’s proof is full of flaws
• • •
Ignorance falls like dark late night
a pitch so black there is no light
knowledge burning bright as flame
drives darkness back to where it came
• • •
I was born by dark of moon
a stormy night in [...]
SeaLife
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, art, humor noir, mystery
SeaLife
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To the seaside she strolls
with me
On a sunny seaside day
Into the sea she slips
alone
Then silently swims away
The sea opens up and
swallows
In its watery deep sea way
Soon she’ll be down with the
fishes
Aswim in the seabed’s sway
Serene in the spledor of
sea life
Neptune’s beauty in array
She seeks solace in this
sea world
These blues keep her blues at bay
• • [...]
Lost To Me
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, photo
Lost To Me
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when you could
no longer
look
into my eyes
I knew
you were lost to me
when you could
no longer
hold
my longing gaze
I knew
you were lost to me
when you could
no longer
softly speak
my name
I knew
you were lost to me
when you could
no longer
smile
at my tender touch
warm
to my embrace
rest your head
upon my shoulder
nor
whisper
of your love
I knew then
for certain
you
were lost to me
never again
will I
soar
above [...]
Of Course!
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Haiku, Poetry, mystery
Of Course!
(haiku)
•
I knew instantly
nothing needed to be said
it was obvious
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rob kistner © 2008
The Flame
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, photo, wisdom
The Flame
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the pitch black
of ignorance
succumbs
to a single
flame of knowledge
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rob kistner © 2008
Oh, Man of Vision
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry, homage, prayer
…this is a poem of homage wrapped in a prayer for guidance
Oh, Man of Vision
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valiant hero, I so respect you
salute you in your hard-earned triumph
and in this time of brilliant victory
pray that history does protect you
from the slings of the small-minded
trifled few of withered heart
of backward focused ignorance
by groundless hatred fully blinded
so I proudly shout, [...]
Winter Tales
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Haiku, Image, Poetry, photo
…here are three winter tales of beauty and love
Midnight Snowfall
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in moonlit forest
midnight’s snowfall shimmers
through the boughs
of old growth
deep and still
as if spread by star clusters
it blankets
our high-mountain meadow
in crystal down
this night
fell quiet and crisp
a great white owl
echoes
through frosted cedar
lover and beloved
we entwine
‘neath winter’s window
with dreams
and one another
we sleep
in gentle slumber
we traverse
time
and space
adrift
in random wonder
we breathe
the [...]
Through Time & Space
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, action, art, excerpt, love story, mystery, novel, science fiction, suspense
…the following is an excerpt from a science fiction novel I’m writing
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Through Time & Space
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“I have watched
golden fire clouds,
hanging in pale green skies,
over the azure seas of Toluras”
“I have seen the copper leaves
of the parmus fronds
flashing from indigo mountains
in the crystal mists of Gemin.”
“I have beheld exquisite beauty
in my rich, full life
but none [...]
