Archive for the ‘family’ Category
Time Window
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, family, memories, photo, regret
This piece is offered in response to visual prompt Mag 24 at Magpie Tales.
Time Window
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In the solitude
of my assisted exile
the window above me
frames a grey
and barren sky
but with eyes closed
I see home
of long ago
alive with morning
the scurry of creatures
warmed by summer
I hear nature
in splendid voice
the chuff
of tree’d red squirrel
the song
chirp
and trill of birds
chickadee
goldfinch
western bluebird
and others
fly
flutter
and [...]
Breakfast Lovers Fanatsy
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, family, food, humor, nature, photo, photorendering, rhyme, satire, whimsy, wonder
…I wrote this in response to the July 5th prompt at Big Tent Poetry…
Breakfast Lovers Fantasy
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whether panning for poached
fishing for fried
or sifting for softly scrambled
maybe bobbing for boiled
or sunny side up
angling for over easy
perhaps baiting a hook
for benedict
or dangling a lure for deviled
be they baked in cakes
or dropped in soup
it’s a whites & yolks wet [...]
Questions
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, courage, dark, family, homage, horror, photo, tragedy, wisdom
…I wrote this in response to the June 28th prompt at Big Tent Poetry
and for prompt #59 at Carry On Tuesday…
Questions
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he lifts himself quietly
from beneath the sheets
soiled with neglect
makes his way carefully
past the shallow-breathed crumple
that lay milky-eyed in a heap
un-moving on the floor
save a twitch of the sodden head
this wreckage is his mother
why do you [...]
Anger - 3 Contemplations
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, collage, courage, dark, family, horror, love, rant, tragedy, wisdom
…I offer this 3-part contemplation on anger in response to the June 7th prompt at Big Tent Poetry…
• the first poem is a free verse conceptual perspective on the essence of anger
• the second is a poem I would like to share, which touches the primal anger I felt at the time of the tragic [...]
Words of the Wizard
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, courage, family, gratitude, homage, joy, love, philosophy, photo, prayer, tragedy, wisdom
…I wrote this in response to prompt #6 at Writer’s Island, the prompt is “Unforgettable”…
“The Wizard of Westwood”
John Wooden 1910-2010
Words of the Wizard
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John Wooden has,
on this 4th day of June,
in the year 2010
left this mortal realm
after 99 years
of untiring service
impeccable wisdom
and great love
a man of balance
and spiritual depth
such as John
comes so seldom
it must be [...]
Trouble Comes to Dry Gulch
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, courage, dark, family, gratitude, horror, love, mystery, photo, suspense, tragedy, wisdom
• In response to the 4th prompt on the newly re-opened Writer’s Island, I introduce you to my imaginary childhood friend. In the heart of a terrified young boy, he was more than real…
Trouble Comes to Dry Gulch
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you were my truest friend
my steady rock of safety
my captain of escape
you were always there
the amazing man [...]
The Key
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, courage, dark drama, family, horror, mystery, photo, suspense, tragedy, wisdom
• In response to the 3rd prompt on the newly re-opened Writer’s Island, I offer a gothic tale…
• I also offer this in response to prompt #116 at One Single Impression…
The Key
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I must move quickly from this light
that pools incrementally
in this long
pungent
segmented hallway
there is some safety in the shadows
that linger tight
to the arch walls
so I [...]
Oh Brother!
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, family, humor noir, love, photo, rant, whimsy, wisdom
Presented in response to the May 10th prompt from Big Tent Poetry, which suggested “be playful! Let the sound of the words carry the weight (of the poem)” — so here is my playful poem of sounds…
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Oh Brother!
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ACHOO!
exploded in the quiet room
followed by a couple loud sniffs
cover your mouth
I blurted in a whisper
before I bonk [...]
In A Heartbeat
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, family, gratitude, joy, love, photo, whimsy, wisdom
In response to prompt #52 at Carry On Tuesday, and prompt #115 at One Single Impression
In A Heartbeat
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the trip to visit you
is filled with memories
sweet anticipation
knowing the warmth of your hello
the strength of your handshake
your fond embrace
the stretch down I-5
we’re laughing and singing
miles zipping by
till we spy your exit
then west toward the coast
a quiet buzz [...]
Message in a Bottle
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Letter, Poetry, courage, dark, family, flash fiction, gratitude, love, mystery, prose, rhyme, suspense, tragedy, wisdom
In the spirit of the 1st prompt on the newly re-opened Writer’s Island, I retrieved this message from my imaginary bottle, unrolled, then read it — this is what it said:
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Seamen brave and strong as we
There’s a truth that we all learn
When brave and strong men go to sea
Tis not certain they’ll return
___________________________
October 23rd, 1997
This [...]
NaPoWriMo #28
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, Tanka, courage, dark, family, gratitude, homage, love, photo, prayer, tragedy, wisdom
This is my twenty-eighth post for National Poetry Month 2010
• one free verse poem
• one tanka
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• inspired by day 28 of National Poetry Month
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Not Spring
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the moment of not-spring
has no bold herald
save a passing notation
on one’s calendar
easily missed
there is not a disruption
in the earth’s crust
there is no disturbance
in the air
the planets
do not misalign
the moment of not-spring
is [...]
NaPoWriMo #25 - part 2: Fissures
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, courage, family, gratitude, homage, humor, joy, love, photo, rhyme, tragedy, whimsy, wisdom
This is part 2 of my twenty fifth post for National Poetry Month 2010
…this piece that follows was inspired by prompt #113 at One Single Impression…
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Fissures
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life is generous
with the good and bad
countless experiences
joyous and sad
it would appear
you’ve had your share
you’ve garnered wisdom
learned how to care
you have known joy
you’ve tasted pain
stricken with sorrow
but smiled again
there have [...]
NaPoWriMo #24 - In Vain / Daddy’s Girl
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, Tanka, action, courage, dark, family, humor, humor noir, love, mystery, photo, satire, suspense, whimsy, wisdom
This is my twenty-fourth post for National Poetry Month 2010
• one free verse poem
• one tanka
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• This poem that follows is inspired by Marie Gauthier’s NaPoWriMo day 23 prompt at readwritepoem to find and use a colloquial phrase — and by the current frustration I am feeling trying to deliver on my promise of at [...]
NaPoWriMo #20 - Heroes
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, Tanka, courage, dark, family, food, horror, humor, humor noir, love, photo, satire, tragedy, whimsy, wisdom
This is my twentieth post for National Poetry Month 2010
• two free verse poem
• one tanka
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• inspired by Jessica GC’s prompt at read write poem
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Reality At 30,000
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(a hero returns)
distant
slurred
reverberant
like a voice in a canyon
I hear her calling in my mind
my name
rolling sweet as nectar
from lips soft as orchid petals
full as a bursting peach
glistening deep coral
as [...]
NaPoWriMo #17 - Memories
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, Tanka, dark, family, gratitude, homage, joy, love, mystery, photo, prayer, tragedy, wisdom
This is my seventeenth post for National Poetry Month 2010
• two free verse poems
• one tanka
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…this piece that follows was inspired by the April 15th prompt at Magpie Tales…
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Engraved
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he places it in my trembling hand
as he lays dying
it marked sacred
all the precious moments
of our life together
be they great
be they small
all are in here
the moment he [...]
