Archive for the ‘philosophy’ Category
The Sudden Doe
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, beauty, courage, homage, joy, nature, philosophy, photo, wisdom, wonder
…I wrote this in response to the July 19th prompt at Big Tent Poetry…
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This is a response, not so much to the letter of Carolee’s prompt, but to it’s essence. Instead of picking a fovorite poem, I have focused on my favorite poet, Gary Snyder. Given I am deeply moved by most of [...]
The Quiet • The Strike
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, action, beauty, dark, gratitude, horror, joy, mystery, nature, philosophy, regret, suspense, tragedy, wisdom, wonder
…I’ve written two pieces in response to Three Word Wednesday July 21st prompt • the first is entitled “The Quiet” • the second is entitled “The Strike”…
The Quiet
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left like spent bait
in the disapproving sun
to rot from apathy
the carcasses of constituents
foolishly quiet
curl brittle and crack
victims of their trust
they did not jump
their chance for change
and so they [...]
Always Options
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Haiku, Image, Poetry, Reverse Senryu, art, courage, humor, joy, love, mystery, philosophy, photo, whimsy, wisdom
…in response to the 10th prompt of 2010 on Writer’s Island, I offer a perspective on perspective…
Always Options
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he came upon divergent ways
that stretched beyond the road he’d trod
he would go forth this was his mind
but had no notion which way that was
the pathway left was sparse with step
the roadway right was traveled plenty
leaning low to [...]
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 [...]
Integrity
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, courage, gratitude, love, philosophy, whimsy, wisdom
…I wrote this in response to the May 17th prompt at Big Tent Poetry…
Integrity
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I have fondled
the fabric of fame
and now you look
for a pattern in my life
a tincture in my clarity
a glitch in my resolve
you seek the proof
that I will forsake decency
doff this cloak of dignity
don the garb of lechery
but your search is futile
no such [...]
Blue Temple
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, Tanka, art, gratitude, homage, joy, love, minimalist, mystery, philosophy, photo, prayer, wisdom
…response to prompt #14 from Magpie Tales…
The image of this plate above, this week’s prompt at Magpie Tales, immediately put me in mind of serenity. Also, while the plate may be Chinese in origin, it also made me think of the ancient Japanese poetic form called tanka.
Tanka are 31-syllable poems that have been the [...]
NaPoWriMo #28 - part 2:
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, art, courage, dark, joy, love, mystery, philosophy, photo, stream of consciousness, wisdom
This is part 2 of my twenty-eighth post for National Poetry Month 2010
• one free verse poem
• one ecstatic poem
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…this first poem was inspired by Julie Jordan Scott’s day 28 at readwritepoem
the second is an edited rewrite of a poem I wrote a couple of years ago that I wanted to share…
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In following Julie’s suggestion [...]
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 [...]
Infinatum
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, joy, love, mystery, philosophy, prayer, stream of consciousness, wisdom
Infinatum
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…this is an ecstatic poem echoing the mystic tradition…
their fire and light
incandesce my essence
burn deep my soul
stir my spirit
unsettle my being
ignite my wonder
and whet my seeker’s vessel
with need to be filled full
at once familiar
yet exotically foreign
strangely boxed
but exquisitely wrapped
in longing
loss
love
and infinitely more
they reach to a hollow place
deep within
echoing a past
awakening a myth
exposing that which I [...]
NaPoWriMo #4 - Now / Time To Smile
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Haiku, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, art, collage, humor, joy, philosophy, rhyme, wisdom
This is my fourth post for National Poetry Month 2010
• one free verse poem
• one haiku
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Nelle Lytle put forth a fascinating and challenging prompt at Read Write Prompt for day #4 of NaPoWriMo. We were to look at things inside out. At first I was perplexed. I kicked a number of ideas [...]
The Strike
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, art, beauty, homage, joy, love, memories, mystery, nature, philosophy, photorendering, suspense, wisdom, wonder
The Strike
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warm
familiar
comfortable in my palm
my fingers wrap natural cork
index raised
gauging line tension
precision brings the willow’d shaft
high above my shoulder
flexing expectantly
a flick of my wrist
and the rod arcs forward
increasing the pressure
on my fingertip
as it bends ahead
urgently
seeking release
then
a careful pluck
like a string
on a guitar
it is launched
the ultralight lure
golden at line’s end
sails silent
into the squinting summer sun
with [...]
Sacred
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, ecstatic, gratitude, homage, joy, love, memories, mystery, nature, philosophy, photo, prayer, wisdom, wonder
A hike into the Cascade Mountains, in image and verse.
Author’s note: It was a beautiful day for hiking here in Oregon, so I made a trek into the Mt. Hood wilderness — camera in hand, notebook and pen in my shirt pocket. This is my day, shared with you here, in image and verse. The [...]
