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Ballo diVita
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, beauty, erotic, joy, love, music, mystery, sensuality, whimsy, wonder
Ballo diVita
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he
a master of time and space
she
so young and trusting
he
a wizard of colors and words
dazzled her with danger and dreams
she
a nubile daughter of nature
anointed him with exotic pleasures
he
replaced the sun in her sky
with a fire he conjured and kept
she
warmed herself in its heat
came to his bed at its setting
they
the left foot and the right foot [...]
Heartfire (redux)
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, erotic, gratitude, homage, joy, love, memories, music, mystery, sensuality, stream of consciousness, wisdom, wonder
…I did a gentle edit and rewrite of this poem from a year ago,
in response to the May 2nd prompt at Big Tent Poetry…
HeartFire
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the velvet nape
of your slender neck
swept with wisps
of silken hair
the tender swell
of your pouted lips
blossomed full
in comely glisten
your quiet sighs
of smouldered passion
hushed and low
in twilight deep
sterling moonlight
that fondles you
in slumber nude
‘neath midnight’s [...]
Sneakin’ Up On Breakfast
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2011, Poetry, homage, humor noir, memories, music, mystery, wisdom, wonder
…written for Day #19, NaPoMo 2011…
Sneakin’ Up On Breakfast
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our final set was 3:00 am
the gear’s broke down and stowed
now here we sit
with smuggled single malt
and the crusty sunrise special
me and my blessed band
bliss’d out from giggin’
bleary-eyed and blasted
mixin’ with fellow players
who’ve now laid down
their last licks for this night
among willing groupies
the loud hangers on
and my [...]
Pepper Head
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, NaPoMo 2011, Poetry, art, dreams, fantasy, gratitude, homage, humor, introspection, joy, love, memories, music, mystery, rhyme, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…written for Day #5, NaPoMo 2011…
Pepper Head
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I was the walrus
the fool on the hill
I was the nowhere man
perhaps been nowhere still
but when they took the stage
and raised their voice in song
they roused my golden slumber
my spirit sang along
I strolled to strawberry fields
along sweet penny lane
and when miss Rigby died
I felt McKenzie’s pain
stowed in the submarine
and [...]
Limitless
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, courage, gratitude, homage, joy, memories, music, mystery, photo, regret, tragedy, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…limitless talent, unfathomable spirit…
Limitless
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• written for Writer’s Island
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 [...]
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 [...]
HeartFire
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, joy, love, music, mystery, sensuality, stream of consciousness, whimsy, wisdom
…I wrote this in response to the May 24th prompt at Big Tent Poetry…
HeartFire
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the velvet nape
of your slender neck
swept with wisps
of your silken hair
the tender swells
of your pouted lips
blossomed full
and glistening
your quiet sighs
of throaty passion
breathy hushed
in twilight deep
autumn sunrise
crisp and fresh
blushed coral
on your waking smile
sterling moonlight
that fondles you
in naked slumber
‘neath midnight’s window
sunlight’s gold
that falls dreamlike
filtered [...]
Book of Ardor
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, erotic, joy, music, mystery, photo, sensuality, wisdom
• In response to the 2nd prompt on the newly opened We Write Poems, this piece was inspired by my listening to the 1974 vinyl record album entitled “Mysterious Traveler”, by Weather Report.
Weather Report was one of the earliest and most influential Jazz-Rock groups. Keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophone player Wayne Shorter formed the [...]
NaPoWriMo #27
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, Tanka, acrostic, action, art, courage, dark, gratitude, homage, joy, love, music, mystery, philosophy, photo, prose, rant, satire, suspense, tragedy, video poem, whimsy, wisdom
This is my twenty-seventh post for National Poetry Month 2010
• one acrostic
• one tanka
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• inspired by Carolee Sherwood ’s day 27 prompt at read write poem to write an acrostic
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Evolution
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Even in chaos nature finds balance.
Violent floods beget fertile fields.
One thing ends, another begins.
Life is a cycle of birth and death.
Untamed wildfire creates forest [...]
NaPoWriMo #26 - Power / Alternatives
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, Tanka, action, art, courage, joy, music, mystery, photo, suspense, wisdom
This is my twenty-sixth post for National Poetry Month 2010
• one free verse poem
• one tanka
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• inspired by Jill Crammond Wickham’s day 26 prompt at read write poem
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Power
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let us speak of power
the writer’s words
the artist’s eye
the craftsman’s hands
the singer’s voice
the player’s soul
the actor’s courage
all who rise up in creativity
to share their gift
who elevate our humanness
shun [...]
NaPoWriMo #25 - part 3: The Circle Game
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Essay, Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, courage, homage, joy, love, music, photo, wisdom
This is part 3 of my twenty fifth post for National Poetry Month 2010
…this poem was inspired by the April 25th prompt at Poetic Asides — write a poem inspired by a song…
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In considering today’s Day 25 prompt by Robert Lee Brewer at Poetic Aides, I was drawn to the taxing journey that is NaPoWriMo [...]
NaPoWriMo #24 - part 3: Evensong
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, joy, love, music, photo, whimsy, wisdom
This is part 3 of my twenty fourth post for National Poetry Month 2010
…this poem was inspired by the April 24th prompt at Poetic Asides — write an evening poem…
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Evensong
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as dusk descends upon this place
my stride holds smooth and steady
with grace and heady expectation
the downing sun a gentle gold embrace
early shadows fall soft across my [...]
NaPoWriMo #15 - Love’s Serenade / Seaside
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, Tanka, joy, love, music, mystery, photo, sensuality
This is my fifteenth post for National Poetry Month 2010
• one free verse love poem
• one tanka
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…this piece was inspired by the National Poetry Month day 15 prompt at read write poem…
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Love’s Serenade
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sing to me my sweet sweet lover
songs as soft as silk and satin
sensual as bare embrace
promise me the world is ours
that this perfect [...]
Vicarious
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, courage, gratitude, homage, joy, love, music, wisdom
Vicarious
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unquestionably joy
in a most unexpected place
the eyes of an innocent
cruel society deems disabled
bent and stooped
gripped and twisted
confined to constant care
and his rolling metal chair
his gentle eyes reflect a wonder
my heart has long since lost
by vanity extinguished
his spirit knows only trust
it pours forth from his soul
he rocks and waves
sways and vibrates
fully alive in the now
positioned near [...]
