Blood Moon
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, dark, horror, mystery, nature, photo, rhyme, suspense, tragedy, wonder
prompt #13 at We Write Poems,
and the August 2nd prompt at Big Tent Poetry.
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icy round
the wolf’n eye
soft and round
the riding breast
roundness
in the grande dame’s fear
a circle round
the blood moon’s crest
there are lies
within that circled moon
that surround
this cruel charade
they gather
and collect the tears
‘til midnight’s debt
is fully paid
‘til innocence
is found to want
and purity
so deep defiled
that cold and soulless
lupen eyes
will cleave the sweet
in red and wild
and all that once
was tender
will on this night
turn beastly raw
and guilted
hearts be locked away
to deny at dawn’s light
the truth they saw
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rob kistner © 2010
August 4th, 2010 at 5:38 am
After a chilling Gothic preamble, I love the curse-like voice of
“and all that once
was tender
will on this night
turn beastly raw…”
Disturbingly beautiful!
August 4th, 2010 at 5:42 am
Mournful and chilling. Yikes, was that a howl I just heart?
August 4th, 2010 at 5:42 am
….and heard?
August 4th, 2010 at 6:36 am
Oh chilling and raw. Nice lupen reimagining Rob.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:51 am
A very chilling piece indeed!
Pamela
August 4th, 2010 at 6:58 am
OOOO–to the bone. I love this piece, Rob. Your inclusion of the moon was ingenious. “There are lies within that circled moon…”
August 4th, 2010 at 7:06 am
very skillfully done!
love the soft and gentle touch on the moon.
August 4th, 2010 at 7:06 am
http://itistimetothinkformyself.blogspot.com/2010/08/between-u-and-me.html
my entry for journey…
August 4th, 2010 at 9:28 am
I guess the moon WOULD be full when that happens. I love connecting the round eye with the moon. Great job!
August 4th, 2010 at 11:56 am
Oh…. i love that! i love the darkness, the cold, the cruel biting fear of the night. I love those dark poems, and have tried to recreate several times myself! WOW! i love! i got one called SHADOW thats dark too. check it out if ya like!
August 4th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Thank you Gemma…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Thank you, and I hope not Willow…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
That either Willow…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Thank you Irene…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
A little wolf play over ice Pamela…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Thank Brenda, you are most gracious…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Soft, gentle, and just a bit bloody Jingle…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
I will make certain this shows up on Writer’s Island Jingle — if it isn’t already there…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Thank you so much Diane…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Your enthusiasm is much appreciated PonyGirl, thank you — and I will check out your piece…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Dark indeed Rob. I enjoyed where this prompt took you. Is that really a wolf’s eye? So different from a dog eye. This one looks more like a cat. Just wondering. Neat to include the moon in this–the blood red moon–such an image!
August 4th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Eerie and beautifully done to this prompt! And the picture went with it sooooo well.
August 4th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Thank you Peggy, I am pleased you enjoyed this…
The eye surfaced in a search for wolf eyes, and I liked its other-worldliness. In this poetic tale, it is the eye of our wolf’n predator, thus adding to the mystery…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Thank you Mary, I am pleased this spoke to you…
…rob
August 4th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
I could almost hear Vincent Price reading the words.
Great atmosphere to it.
I saw Teen Wolf last night - what a contrast.
August 4th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Uncle Vincent, cool visualization Stan — would have loved to have heard ‘the voice’ read these words…
…rob
August 5th, 2010 at 6:25 am
oooooo so well done!
August 5th, 2010 at 11:12 am
I’m gad I didn’t read this while alone in the house on a dark and stormy night. Brilliantly executed, as usual, Rob.
August 5th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
oooooo so very kind, thank you Kathe..
…rob
August 5th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Thank you Viv, I was hoping I might catch you on sleepless night…
…rob
August 5th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
nicely imagined Rob…thanks for this
August 6th, 2010 at 5:19 am
I like this very much, Rob. You should try verse more often. Love the image too. Also liked Stan’s idea of Vincent Price!
August 6th, 2010 at 7:09 am
Thank you Derrick! I dabble occasionally with rhyme — but it does not spark my fire most of the time… ever since Stan suggested Vincent’s voice, I hear it over and over, reading the cadence of the piece. as only he could have…
…rob
August 6th, 2010 at 7:36 am
Rob, I find so much here, it’s hard to pick out one or two things to speak into. This seems to be a reflection on the Red Riding Hood tale, the wolf, the unaware child, and the moon looking on and shedding a tear for what can so easily happen in the deep forest that has come to represent the shadow in each of us. I can hear it read in the wise voice of an old crone, stirring her pot as she bends over a fire, mesmerizing the young ones who have crept close to hear, to listen, and to learn.
Thank you,
Elizabeth
August 6th, 2010 at 8:01 am
I am pleased this engaged you ElizaBeth, and I really like your vision of the crone — very cool…
…rob
August 6th, 2010 at 8:05 am
You are always welcome Wayne…
…rob
August 6th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
I love how bloody, wanton, and dark this reads. I especially like your connection between eye and breast, and how your short, detail packed lines draw the reader into the darkness. I enjoyed reading this.
-Nicole
August 6th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Thank you Nicole, I appreciate your kind words…
…rob
August 7th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Spooky and wonderful!
August 7th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Thank you Cynthia…
…rob
August 7th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
nicely pieced together Rob…well done as usuall
August 7th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Loved it!
wolfish grins
August 7th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Thank you Wayne…
…rob
August 7th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Thank you Gautami…
…rob