NaPoWriMo #29

Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, action, art, courage, dark, gratitude, homage, joy, mystery, science fiction, stream of consciousness, suspense, tragedy, wisdom

This is my Twenty-ninth, and penultimate post for National Poetry Month 2010


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…this poem was inspired by D.S. Apfelbaum’s day 29 post at readwritepoem…

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Space Is

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a lightless void of soundless vacuum
spinning masses of revolving orbs
hurtling fragments in crystalline vapors

molten cores
mingled gasses
dead husks
black holes

magnetic icefalls
plasma rain
liquid lightening
solid clouds

attractions and repulsions
of precarious fragility

a frozen dance of chaos
on the tentative edge of balance

unfounded fear
unquenchable wonder
unrealized dreams
ultimate frontier

relativity’s fabric
tangled in the cloth of time

reality’s illusion
set in fantasy’s foundation

ceaseless hope
endless adventure
unexpected catastrophe
boundless courage

humankind’s triumph and sad folly
the seductive promise of the future

our salvation
infinity’s threshold
the eternal question
the elusive answer

the everlasting bastion
of never-ending truth

a longing call
a constant listening
a driving force
a reason why

fountainhead of myths
spark of religions
and other superstitions
home of the gods

magnificent obscurity
a source of mystery
font of knowledge
cause of fiction

the unknown of the unknowable
nothingness absolute

the billions and the billions
ever expanding everything

…space is

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rob kistner © 2010

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artwork entitled “Infinity’s Door” by: rob kistner © 1998

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…see what offerings are this day at readwritepoem…


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Permalink | Comments (9) | Apr 29, 2010

9 Responses to “NaPoWriMo #29”

  1. Ingeborg Says:
    April 29th, 2010 at 12:35 am

    Amazing Poem. Love it. Really captures the unfathomable :) Ingeborg.

  2. Stan Ski Says:
    April 29th, 2010 at 1:15 am

    The unlimited scope of our dreams sums it up for me. Fascinating stuff and right up my street.

  3. Joanne Johns Says:
    April 29th, 2010 at 2:43 am

    I feel very small…

  4. Lori Says:
    April 29th, 2010 at 3:11 am

    I like how your short lines and concise images are a reverse reflection of the topic. Awesome imagery.

  5. Derrick Says:
    April 29th, 2010 at 6:41 am

    Beyond comprehension, Rob. Space, that is, not your poem!

  6. lucychili Says:
    April 29th, 2010 at 6:56 am

    mm this makes me think of
    the lonely bark of an orbiting dog

  7. Matt Quinn Says:
    April 29th, 2010 at 8:05 am

    A lot of cool imagery here. Also love the pic at the top.

  8. Mojo Says:
    April 29th, 2010 at 8:37 am

    Everything you said. And more. Because we can hardly say everything, only what we know. Which is a lot less than what we don’t know.

    I especially loved this couplet:
    “a frozen dance of chaos
    on the tentative edge of balance    ”

    And the artwork is fantastic!

  9. Erin Says:
    April 29th, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    Your poem uses so many precise and evocative images to suggest the vastness of space!

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