Haiku
Melody
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008…here are two reflections on the concept of melody…
Off Key
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nature is a song
a melody transcendent
sung in harmony
but this chorus is threatened
humankind grows discordant
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rob kistner © 2008
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Love’s Lilt
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sometimes
in the clatter
of a thoughtless moment
I forget to listen
fail to hear
the tender lilt
of our heartsong
but
when I am quiet
and we are close
our melody of love
is all I […]
Impulse (a haiku)
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Impulse
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captive to urges
woodpecker drums summer stumps
boys kiss moist red lips
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rob kistner © 2008
Seasons
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Author’s note: This is a suite of four haiku that reflect the seasons of the year.
Seasons
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Spring
(haiku)
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wings flutter gently
spring breeze bends full flowered stems
meadow dance begins
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Summer
(haiku)
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green leaf on blue pond
turns in golden summer sun
red bird softly sings
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Fall
(haiku)
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stalks lie down in fields
arbors burst with ripened grape
fall is on the land
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Winter
(haiku)
•
coarse lands […]
Gaia Weeps (earth day ‘o8)
Monday, April 21st, 2008Gaia Weeps
(haiku)
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Man seeks dominion
Frail balance has been disturbed
Gaia is weeping
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rob kistner © 2007
Temper, Temper
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
You’re still locked in the frikkin’ commode
When we really should be hitting the road
How much time can you take up
While putting on makeup
My damned head is about to explode
Foul words spewing forth
Most certainly he is pissed
Best to avoid him
rob kistner © 2008
Tattered
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007This is my post for the “One Deep Breath” prompt: Common Ground.
Simple
Thursday, May 24th, 2007This is my post for the Sunday Sribblings, May 27th prompt: “simple”.
Destiny
Thursday, May 24th, 2007This is a dialogue haiku I am also posting for Poetry Thursday, May 24th.
Twenty Years
Saturday, May 5th, 2007Written for my wife on our anniversary.