Archive for July, 2009
Deep Summer
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry
Deep Summer
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I inhale
then stop
nostrils singed by scalded air
too hot and thick to breathe
haltingly
I fill my lunges
to bake them in sustaining breath
this inferno to endure
skin weeps
salted droplets trace my spine
baste my neck
gather in the hollow
of my labored chest
hesitant in its struggle
bitter beads bloom and seep
from beneath the smother
of matted soak –
ooze down fevered slope
into my eyes
…and [...]
Dark Stream, Deep Current
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, dark, minimalist, stream of consciousness
22 ripples
ripple 1
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a place within
closed away from scrutiny
from the world
angry at the wind
at the rain
at daylight
angry at your smile
at the sound of your voice
angry at it all
this is where I live
and how
you come
like a void
false journey-mate
embossed with promises
a coat of synthetic
edges peeled back
its leatherlessness
revealed
shivering
I wrap it round me
seeking warmth
but it is not supple
ill-fitted
it does not [...]
Remembering Aaron today
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under courage, family, love
“you’re forever on my mind”
Finish Line
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(In loving memory of my son, Aaron Kistner: 11/4/76 - 7/3/95)
It is my favorite picture of you son,
the one I treasure most
since your passing.
A simple snapshot,
taken at the airport,
upon your return
from having run the New York City Marathon.
A gentle, triumphant smile,
eyes beaming behind those ‘cool’ shades,
jacket sleeves rolled in casual [...]
Terminal Writer’s Block
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under rant
I am ensnared in the throws of writer’s block like I’ve never experienced. I’m impatient, deeply frustrated, and hopelessly distracted by life’s struggles — including a most unwelcome bout of severe neck & back pain. I stare grimacing into the eyes of my mortality.
I got the gris gris gumbo ya ya’s
