Archive for the ‘beauty’ Category
Unfazed
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2011, Poetry, beauty, courage, dark, homage, mystery, nature, photo, wisdom, wonder
This poem was sparked by the incredible power of our earth, as exhibited most recently by the devastating tornadoes that swept through the American Southeast, and with deep reverence and sympathy for those who suffered as a result. I admire greatly your courage and will to live.
…written for Day #29, NaPoMo 2011…
Unfazed
•
we live
by its [...]
Burst
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, NaPoMo 2011, Poetry, Tanka, beauty, joy, mystery, nature, photo, sensuality, wonder
…written for Day #13, NaPoMo 2011…
Burst
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sky pulls with spring rain
sprouting seeds push seeking light
sun stirs petal’s blush
engorged buds burst to unfurl
nature reaches tipping point
• • •
rob kistner © 4/13/11
Skye Fyre
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under NaPoMo 2011, Poetry, beauty, dreams, ecstatic, fable, fantasy, joy, love, mystery, myth, nature, philosophy, photo, rhyme, sensuality, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…written for Day #12, NaPoMo 2011…
Skye Fyre
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the grand sunset gun
hunter readies his grip
as the great golden orb
returns weary from his trip
quicksilver moon
embarks on her night’s course
hunter fixes sharp eyes
steady on the source
gaia reaches gently
into vast quiet space
diamonds of stars
gaia sparkles in place
hunter locks the horizon
solid in his sight
his important grand task
still remains on this night
to [...]
Had Not
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2011, Poetry, beauty, dreams, joy, love, memories, mystery, sensuality, wonder
…written for Day #9, NaPoMo 2011…
Had Not
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had not she crossed my threshold
on that september day
had not her voice
drifted like silk on a summer breeze
to wrap sheer and sweet
around my heart
had not I been drawn
like a bloom to the morning sun
had not I been captivated
as a hummingbird
by a drop of nectar
crystal on a velvet petal
had not [...]
Ship of Dreams
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, art, beauty, dreams, ecstatic, fantasy, homage, humor, irony, joy, memories, mystery, rhyme, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…I have always loved the fantasy art of Dean Morrissey and James C. Christensen, and this week’s prompt at Writer’s Island put me in mind of their highly imaginative and captivating work, which in turn inspired the poem below, with its “tongue-in-cheek” ending…
Ship of Dreams
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fantastic is this spell I’m under
magic of a splendorous kind
a world [...]
Equinox
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, beauty, gratitude, joy, love, mystery, nature, wonder
Equinox
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winter’s journey ends
lengthening light bears witness
spring crests and breaks
here at the equinox
life bursts forth
poking through pliant soil
unfurling on barren branch
here at the equinox
nature stirs in song and call
celebrating new birth
sustaining the cycle
here at the equinox
my heart leaps
my spirit dances
to this rhythm of renewal
here at the equinox
• • •
rob kistner © 3/20/11
Young Flower
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, ecstatic, erotic, homage, joy, love, mystery, nature, photo, sensuality, wonder
Young Flower
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velvet soft
passion’d purple
newly bloomed flower
full and succulent
tender plumped folds
glisten with dewy nectar
heady fragrance
pleasures the senses
luscious form
ripened blush
delights the eye
a gentle touch parts silken petals
reveals the inner bud
swollen with the urgency of life
intoxicating
such vital beauty
consumed
one savors slowly
exquisitely delicious
this young flower
full bloomed
• • •
rob kistner © 3/14/11
…written for Magpie Tales
Touch of Love
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, beauty, joy, love, memories, nature, sensuality
Touch of Love
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a quarter century ago
in the shadow of the tall ships
nestled inter-coastal
on the outer banks of Beaufort
our passion burst to flame
we bound that flashpoint moment
in a promise of forever
and a band of abalone
I found there in that sunset
on the Carolina sands
as ever-precious
as the diamond ring
that now encircles in its stead
that pearled bit of [...]
Enchant
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry, Tanka, beauty, mystery, wonder
Enchant
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moon moon round and ripe
silver in black satin sky
bare your sterling soul
your pre-dawn morning magic
shimmers ‘cross this sleeping world
• • •
rob kistner © 2011
Panther
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Haiku, Image, Poetry, beauty, courage, dark, horror, love, memories, mystery, nature, photo, regret, tragedy
• this is the final in a series of edits of a poem I first drafted in 1997
it was born of my contempt for the barbarous act of caging wild animals in a zoo •
this final edit inspired by prompt #24 at Writer’s Island,
prompt #23 at We Write Poems,
and prompt #74 at Carry on Tuesday.
…a [...]
Masquerade
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, beauty, erotic, joy, love, mystery, prayer, rhyme, sensuality, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…this poem was inspired by Halloween 2010 prompt #27 at Writer’s Island.
Masquerade
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when donned the mask
the transformation
smoulders forth
the other
the fantasy
of your desire
carnal fire
on wings of dreams
she is she
and too
the other
unleashed at light
of passion’s moon
a masquerade
to ignite your soul
manifest at your request
sustained this night
at her delight
she is isis
she is venus
she is your every longing
loosed
to bring you every [...]
Evening Grace
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, gratitude, joy, love, music, mystery, nature, photo, sensuality, wonder
…this poem was inspired by prompt #139 at One Single Impression.
Evening Grace
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as dusk descends
my stride holds steady
buoyed by the gentle embrace
of the downing golden sun
early shadows fall soft
vesper’s velvet blanket
drapes ’round my shoulders
envelops me in calm
there is still road to travel
eager to keep the journey
I’m drawn by the beauty
of the rising moon in sunset
coaxed by [...]
Emerald Eyes
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, ecstatic, joy, love, mystery, stream of consciousness, wonder
This poem is offered in response to prompt #25 for 2010 at Writer’s Island,
also offered “off-topic” to the October 15th prompt at Big Tent Poetry.
Emerald Eyes
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emerald eyes captivate
fix me in their gaze
lift me
carry me
to the realm of unfinished dreams
they strip me of fear
longing
of inhibition
to render me transparent
I rise weightless
unburdened of care
an untethered being of pure [...]
To Soar
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, american sentence, art, beauty, ecstatic, food, gratitude, joy, love, memories, music, nature, wonder
This poem is offered in response to prompt #23 for 2010 at Writer’s Island,
the Ginsberg ‘american sentence’ is offered in response to prompt #136 at One Single Impression.
To Soar
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to feel the warmth of early spring sun
to wander through old growth
to see the sunset into the pacific
to breath in the fragrance of summer
to see joy in [...]
Deep Azure
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, beauty, joy, love, wonder
This poem is offered in response to prompt #21 at We Write Poems.
Deep Azure
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on the boulevard below
last night’s rain puddles
midst the chaos of metro-clutter
as if abandoned by the waters of earth
it shoulders its way through the culverts
in search of mother sea
this day begins golden and crisp
bird songs echo empty sunrise streets
lover and beloved
we sit by [...]
