Archive for February 11th, 2010
Shut Down
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, art, dark, love, rhyme, tragedy
…this is a love poem, that addresses its sometimes sad impossibility…
Shut Down
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I hope to find you,
Find you, the elusive,
Elusive, hiding from the light.
I want to see you,
See you, the hidden,
Hidden, cowering out of sight.
I long to know you,
Know you, the evasive,
Evasive, running, ever in flight.
I want to touch you,
Touch you, the distant,
Distant, and as dark [...]
Hunting for the Mystery
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry
…this poem was sparked by the discomfort of investigating deeply one’s self…
Hunting for the Mystery
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Far from the familiar,
Beyond the warmth of the fire,
Separated from the sheltering embrace,
Where all is shadowed, vague and uncomfortable;
Here I’ve come in search of the elusive,
Seeking that which often hides,
Hoping to find insight.
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rob kistner © 2010
*poem written in response [...]
