Barren

Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Haiku, Image, Poetry, dark, love, nature, photo, tragedy, wisdom

This is offered in response to Prompt #63 at Carry On Tuesday






Barren

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no life without love

like a tree without blossoms

barren and fruitless

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rob kistner © 2010

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Permalink | Comments (16) | Jul 25, 2010

16 Responses to “Barren”

  1. Maureen Says:
    July 25th, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    Nice use of the quote from Gibran.

  2. Rob Kistner Says:
    July 25th, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    Thank you Maureen, I felt simplicity was the best tribute…

    …rob

  3. Jingle Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 11:41 am

    well done,
    it is a witty and fun post.

  4. twitches Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    What more do you need, really, than this? The tree of life, barren and fruitless - a sad state indeed. Love the picture, too.

  5. swapna Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    Hi Rob- when i read the prompt “barren” was the first word that came to mind…you have depicted and said volumes beautifully.

  6. Rob Kistner Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    Thank you Jingle…

    …rob

  7. Rob Kistner Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 11:36 pm

    Much appreciation Twitches…

    …rob

  8. Rob Kistner Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    Thank you Swapna…

    …rob

  9. Gemma@Greyscale Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 2:12 am

    A lovely reflection on Gibran’s quote!

  10. Rob Kistner Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    Thank you Gemma…

    …rob

  11. Susanne Barrett Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    Nicely done! I like the spare simplicity of the haiku–works well with Gibran’s quotation.

  12. Rob Kistner Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    Thank you Susanne — that’s how I reacted, the prompt quotation was complex, so I was immediately drawn to simple… and that took me directly to haiku, it practically wrote itself…

    …rob

  13. keiths ramblings Says:
    July 29th, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    Twelve words which say so much. Delightful.

  14. Rob Kistner Says:
    July 29th, 2010 at 4:38 pm

    Thank you Keith…

    …rob

  15. happyflowerwordzoo002 Says:
    August 5th, 2010 at 10:59 pm

    Apt reminder nutrient power of love. TX for post.

  16. Rob Kistner Says:
    August 6th, 2010 at 1:01 am

    you are most welcome Wayne…

    …rob

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