Posts Tagged ‘captivating’
Ship of Dreams
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, art, beauty, dreams, ecstatic, fantasy, homage, humor, irony, joy, memories, mystery, rhyme, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…I have always loved the fantasy art of Dean Morrissey and James C. Christensen, and this week’s prompt at Writer’s Island put me in mind of their highly imaginative and captivating work, which in turn inspired the poem below, with its “tongue-in-cheek” ending…
Ship of Dreams
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fantastic is this spell I’m under
magic of a splendorous kind
a world [...]
Limitless
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, courage, gratitude, homage, joy, memories, music, mystery, photo, regret, tragedy, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…limitless talent, unfathomable spirit…
Limitless
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• written for Writer’s Island
Equinox
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, beauty, gratitude, joy, love, mystery, nature, wonder
Equinox
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winter’s journey ends
lengthening light bears witness
spring crests and breaks
here at the equinox
life bursts forth
poking through pliant soil
unfurling on barren branch
here at the equinox
nature stirs in song and call
celebrating new birth
sustaining the cycle
here at the equinox
my heart leaps
my spirit dances
to this rhythm of renewal
here at the equinox
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rob kistner © 3/20/11
Young Flower
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, ecstatic, erotic, homage, joy, love, mystery, nature, photo, sensuality, wonder
Young Flower
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velvet soft
passion’d purple
newly bloomed flower
full and succulent
tender plumped folds
glisten with dewy nectar
heady fragrance
pleasures the senses
luscious form
ripened blush
delights the eye
a gentle touch parts silken petals
reveals the inner bud
swollen with the urgency of life
intoxicating
such vital beauty
consumed
one savors slowly
exquisitely delicious
this young flower
full bloomed
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rob kistner © 3/14/11
…written for Magpie Tales
Enchant
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry, Tanka, beauty, mystery, wonder
Enchant
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moon moon round and ripe
silver in black satin sky
bare your sterling soul
your pre-dawn morning magic
shimmers ‘cross this sleeping world
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rob kistner © 2011
Masquerade
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, beauty, erotic, joy, love, mystery, prayer, rhyme, sensuality, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…this poem was inspired by Halloween 2010 prompt #27 at Writer’s Island.
Masquerade
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when donned the mask
the transformation
smoulders forth
the other
the fantasy
of your desire
carnal fire
on wings of dreams
she is she
and too
the other
unleashed at light
of passion’s moon
a masquerade
to ignite your soul
manifest at your request
sustained this night
at her delight
she is isis
she is venus
she is your every longing
loosed
to bring you every [...]
Evening Grace
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, gratitude, joy, love, music, mystery, nature, photo, sensuality, wonder
…this poem was inspired by prompt #139 at One Single Impression.
Evening Grace
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as dusk descends
my stride holds steady
buoyed by the gentle embrace
of the downing golden sun
early shadows fall soft
vesper’s velvet blanket
drapes ’round my shoulders
envelops me in calm
there is still road to travel
eager to keep the journey
I’m drawn by the beauty
of the rising moon in sunset
coaxed by [...]
Emerald Eyes
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, ecstatic, joy, love, mystery, stream of consciousness, wonder
This poem is offered in response to prompt #25 for 2010 at Writer’s Island,
also offered “off-topic” to the October 15th prompt at Big Tent Poetry.
Emerald Eyes
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emerald eyes captivate
fix me in their gaze
lift me
carry me
to the realm of unfinished dreams
they strip me of fear
longing
of inhibition
to render me transparent
I rise weightless
unburdened of care
an untethered being of pure [...]
To Soar
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, american sentence, art, beauty, ecstatic, food, gratitude, joy, love, memories, music, nature, wonder
This poem is offered in response to prompt #23 for 2010 at Writer’s Island,
the Ginsberg ‘american sentence’ is offered in response to prompt #136 at One Single Impression.
To Soar
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to feel the warmth of early spring sun
to wander through old growth
to see the sunset into the pacific
to breath in the fragrance of summer
to see joy in [...]
Deep Azure
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, beauty, joy, love, wonder
This poem is offered in response to prompt #21 at We Write Poems.
Deep Azure
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on the boulevard below
last night’s rain puddles
midst the chaos of metro-clutter
as if abandoned by the waters of earth
it shoulders its way through the culverts
in search of mother sea
this day begins golden and crisp
bird songs echo empty sunrise streets
lover and beloved
we sit by [...]
Over The Edge
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, dark, humor, humor noir, love, mystery, nature, photo, regret, rhyme, tragedy, whimsy, wonder
This piece is offered in response to visual prompt Mag 33 at Magpie Tales seen at bottom of post,
also prompt 22 at Writer’s Island,
and prompt #135 at One Single Impression.
Over The Edge
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From down there, down there,
it’s coming from down there.
From where — down there?
Yes Sis, I swear!
That horrible smell
that’s filling the air,
the one that’s most [...]
Ripples
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, Tanka, art, beauty, ecstatic, joy, love, memories, mystery, nature, sensuality, tragedy, wonder
Tankas inspired by this wonderful painting offered as prompt #21 at Writer’s Island,
and by prompt #134 at One Single Impression.
Reflections
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memories of you
ripples on a mirrored lake
rise and drift gently
into the golden sunlight
carrying me on their crest
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Joie de Vivre
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clear blue summer sky
deep azure crystalline lake
cool breeze on my face
fresh scent of water lilies
ripples gently [...]
You & Me
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, art, beauty, courage, dark, gratitude, horror, joy, love, mystery, photo, photorendering, regret, rhyme, tragedy, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…I offer this piece in response to prompt #69 at Carry On Tuesday,
and prompt #18 at We Write Poems,
also the September 6th prompt at Big Tent Poetry,
and the September 8th prompt at Three Word Wednesday…
You &Me
(a poetic quadratych)
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The Secret
what I said was
don’t touch
go away
leave me be
while inside
I cried out
draw near
stay with me
you are light
you are [...]
Soulfruit
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, ecstatic, erotic, joy, love, memories, mystery, nature, photo, sensuality, whimsy, wonder
This piece is offered in response to visual prompt Mag 30 at Magpie Tales (see at bottom),
and the August 30th prompt at Big Tent Poetry.
Soulfruit
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my mouth on you
soft
like a peach
you glisten
trickle from my lips
I bite you
sweet
like an apple
your hushed breath
staccato crisp
you taste
tart as strawberry
succulent
as love’s nectar
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rob kistner © 2010
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Mag 30
The Box
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Short Story, action, beauty, courage, dark, dark drama, love, love story, memories, mystery, photo, regret, sensuality, suspense, tragedy, wonder
This piece is offered in response to prompt Mag 29 at Magpie Tales,
and the August 25th prompt at Three Word Wednesday,
and prompt #18 at Writer’s Island.
The Box
…a short story of intrigue…
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“What do you mean Taylor,” Gwen inquired, the strain obvious in her weary voice. “Who exactly is going to confront Dylan… and why?”
Her voice trailed [...]
