Duet
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, gratitude, music, mystery, photo
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rounding a bend
brushing through waist-high fern
I crest a knoll and stop
mesmerized
awash in the warm brushstrokes of evening
filtered through this woodland realm
as the waning sun paints the world golden
below me
a pristine ribbon of silver-blue water
marbled saffron
with the bending rays of sunlight
that bow into this magnificent canyon
cut by time and current in the great rock of the earth
transfixed
I marvel at the power
the beauty
at the determination of this mighty river
that sculpts this majestic work
it tumbles in timeless clarity
over boulder and falls
ever onward
in lyric voice
it beckons me to its banks
I come
entranced
stand immersed in its energy
captivated by its duet with the wind
that plays the boughs of the towering pines
singing down the lofty climbs
to gently brush my face
toss my hair
and dance past me round a bend
in perfect harmony
serenaded in this evensong
sunset has melted into moonrise
the waters ripple sterling in soft applause
as the moon sets aglow this splendid concert
my soul aches to join accapela
to be fluent in this song of nature
though I dare not spoil the accord
so I but listen with my heart
spellbound
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rob kistner © 2010
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• photographs taken near my home in the Cascade Mountain foothills
top photo entitled: “Sunlight on the Clackamas”
bottom photo entitled: “Moon over the Santiam”
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March 6th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Such lush descriptions! Love the saffron! And your photography is spectacular. Beautiful area!
March 6th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Amazing photograph and your words are so beautiful. Fluency and fluidity seem to go together.
March 6th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
The combination of light and sound bring this piece to life.
March 6th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
This is absolutely sublime. You’ve painted a powerful, moving, and beautiful picture with words. Lovely pictures, too!
March 7th, 2010 at 12:15 am
The idea of being fluent in the lyrics and energies of Nature’s song is a beautiful thought!
March 7th, 2010 at 8:06 am
i love your fluency
Frantic Fluency
March 7th, 2010 at 9:09 am
Beautiful write…took me entirely someplace else…and what lovely photos…you’re lucky to live near such a place:)
March 7th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
I felt I was standing there, so descriptive were your words. A lovely piece accompanied by beautifu pictures.
March 7th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
You have made me homesick…there is no place in the world quite as beautiful. I feel so lucky to call a place like this home. The poetry sang a beautifully as the image. Thank you.
b
http://torristravels.blogspot.com/2010/03/fluency-in-spanish-or-language-called.html
March 7th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
What a speechless moment! You capture it well.
March 7th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
It’s like you took a photograph with words. Lovely. Lovely.