Frozen Man
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, mystery, photorendering, wisdom
Frozen Man
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stopping is no option
to lose the way is to keep going
keep moving forward
lest one atrophies
rigid with despair
paralyzed with doubt
locked in hopelessness
the giving up
is the giving in
to the rot that sets with the loss of wonder
when grip lets go of dreams
loss of faith debilitates the soul
cripples the manifest light
that shines at the leap into sacred uncertainty
frozen is the frightened man
withered in a worried cage
terrified of the wrong step
of the journey all in
of daring the way unmarked
wounded by fear
bleeding out the color of life
hemorrhaging joy
a cold brittled husk
mired in regret
for never having shone so brightly
as to blind the eyes of death
stopping is no option
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rob kistner © 2009
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…photorendering entitled “Frozen Man” by: rob kistner © 2008
…wonderful poems found at “readwritepoem”
February 15th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Good Morning, Rob~ Your poem speaks volumes to me, it’s message strong. Sometimes moving forward is all we can do when adversity strikes. And, hope we can find the joy we once had on the other side. Well done.
Also, I wanted to say I love your collages. They are strong visuals carrying their own stories to the forefront. I enjoyed looking at each very much. Have a nice day. And, thanks for sharing with Poefusion.
February 15th, 2009 at 7:19 am
I love this. I can’t even pull out a certain part of the poem that stuck out for me…the whole poem is just remarkable. Great imagery and flow throughout with a strong theme that everyone can relate to. Great poem.
February 15th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Interesting… I like your treatment of the images…
February 15th, 2009 at 9:50 am
cool site
thanks for the invite
February 15th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Cool site
Thanks for the invite
February 15th, 2009 at 10:23 am
I really like “cripples the manifest light
that shines at the leap into sacred uncertainty”.
Great poem.
February 15th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Excellent work Rob! Really enjoyed reading this poem. Great looking blog, well done. G
February 19th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
(I’m not a fan of embedded music. )
“to lose the way is to keep going” was the most powerful line, for me.
February 20th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
I love the lines “frozen is the frightened man/withered in a worried cage.” The drawing seems to relate to these directly.
February 21st, 2009 at 2:26 am
a good job done
February 21st, 2009 at 8:44 pm
This poem really resonated…especially these lines:
frozen is the frightened man
withered in a worried cage
As a worry wart ‘tried and true’, those words spoke volumes…thanks for sharing this beautifully written poem.
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:45 am
Hi, Rob.
I really like the art piece at the top of this. I find it quite fascinating.
February 22nd, 2009 at 3:31 pm
hi rob,
this is outstanding. real. succinct. human. it flows creamy. it provokes thought and it speaks to
feelings we all feel. acknowledged or not.
thanks for spilling it
jingle
February 26th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
This “frozen man” yet has strength to continue. The narrator in this poem edges hopelessness and still, despite the sadness and deep sense of loss, even despair, recognizes light. The artwork is beautifully drawn.