Impulse (a haiku)

Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Haiku, Image, Poetry

 

 

Impulse

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captive to urges
woodpecker drums summer stumps
boys kiss moist red lips

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Permalink | Comments (12) | May 16, 2008

12 Responses to “Impulse (a haiku)”

  1. totomai Says:
    May 16th, 2008 at 10:19 am

    summertime love affair? there’s something sensual in this haiku. liked the two stories intertwined here (assuming im correct) :-)

  2. Richard Says:
    May 17th, 2008 at 9:23 am

    boys…
    in their dreams.

  3. Tammy Says:
    May 17th, 2008 at 11:28 am

    Human and animals share that trait don’t they? Loved the haiku Rob!

  4. Rob Kistner Says:
    May 17th, 2008 at 12:08 pm

    ToTomai -

    Summer is a sensual season — so are moist red lps… ;-)

  5. Rob Kistner Says:
    May 17th, 2008 at 12:09 pm

    Richard -

    Always in their dreams… ;-)

  6. Rob Kistner Says:
    May 17th, 2008 at 12:11 pm

    Tammy -

    Thank you… ;-)

    Impulses are present in all living things, be they instinctve or considered.

  7. Moe Lauher Says:
    May 17th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    Thanks for this posting - I enjoyed exploring your work. Moe

  8. rambler Says:
    May 18th, 2008 at 4:39 am

    moist red lips and summer..like the connection

  9. chennairamblings Says:
    May 18th, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Sounds like an idyllic summer :)
    Somehow think the woodpecker would be having more fun than the boy though, if this was in Chennai for the simple reason, it’s too hot here for anything but taking shelter under the shade of a tree (or the AC for an indoor person)

  10. texasblu Says:
    May 19th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    lol - It depends on how “hungry” they are - the primal motivation… great haiku Rob!

  11. San Says:
    May 21st, 2008 at 6:02 am

    its the simplicity that amazes me here.
    makes me wonder about the relationship between our impluses and instincts.

    :)

  12. Sapna Anu B. George Says:
    May 22nd, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    wonderful haiku’ words…………Rob Kistner , the picture and the poem goes hand in hand.

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