Ferryman

Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, collage, mystery, photorendering

Ferryman

 

The Wondrous Dream…

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sailing on a skiff of dreams
the ferryman standing watch

you soar untethered
‘mong the clouds of wonder

to magical mystical ports of call
where all imagined is in your grasp

if only you could stay the course…
but fast - daybreak approaches

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The Final Dream…

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caught in the final dream
called forth by the ferryman

spirit stirs to the distant voice
readies for the journey

one foot still in this mortal realm
soul resigned to embarkation

time folding in upon
as slow you approach the light

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rob kistner © 2010

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…this piece inspired by readwritepoem…
…and by sunday scribblings…

photo collage entitled: “charon” | by: h.koppdelaney

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Permalink | Comments (16) | Feb 28, 2010

16 Responses to “Ferryman”

  1. Stan Ski Says:
    February 28th, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    I can wait a little longer for this dream.

  2. Stan Ski Says:
    March 1st, 2010 at 1:01 am

    I like The wonderous Dream - sadly all good things come to an end… or do they…?

  3. Paul Oakley Says:
    March 3rd, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    I love this, Rob! Very nice! And the Blade Runner Blues background music is perfect!

    Great ending:

    time folding in upon
    as slow you approach the light

  4. Barbara Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 12:03 am

    I think it’s interesting that you focus on the light in all three poems you wrote to this prompt. I had trouble getting past the blue jeans.

  5. Anthony North Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 1:45 am

    I could see so much imagery in this. Excellent.

  6. Julie Jordan Scott Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 4:04 am

    In both of these, I especially love the closing stanza….excellent. Love the pacing and rhythm.

  7. Cynthia Short Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 6:39 am

    What is the saying about “great minds think alike”?
    You did a much better job with the idea of dreaming than i did, though!

  8. Nicole Nicholson Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 11:15 am

    A beautiful response to the prompt. Your poem pairs with the photo very well. I also like how you juxtapose the temporal dream with the final dream (i.e. the nightly dream with the final exit out of the body). Well done.

    -Nicole

  9. Matt Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 11:18 am

    Enjoyed these a lot.

  10. Matt Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 11:19 am

    elegant and ethereal.

  11. wayne Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    nicely done Rob…

  12. motherveg Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    very nice!

  13. Lori Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    Absolutely beautiful!

  14. pamela Says:
    March 5th, 2010 at 4:20 pm

    Rob,
    I love the mystical journey of this poem. Very nice indeed!
    Pamela

  15. Erin Says:
    March 6th, 2010 at 12:50 am

    I like the sense of adventure evoked here, Rob.

  16. Uma Gowrishankar Says:
    March 8th, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    I loved the first poem - beautiful, has a sense of impermanence …

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