Posts Tagged ‘extinction’
For Granted
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Haiku, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, dark drama, homage, prayer, tragedy, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #22
This is twenty second of the poems I will write this April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This poem is an homage to Gaia, our mother earth, in celebration of Earth Day 2009. Embedded within this free verse poem are a trio of haiku, [...]
Two Views
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #15
This is the fifteenth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
I interpreted today’s read write poem NaPoMo prompt a bit differently from Christine’s example. This is still a response to “instead of”, but [...]
Morning in the Neighborhood
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, courage, dark drama, suspense, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #12
This is the twelfth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
Morning in the Neighborhood
Faster Faster
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, art, mystery, rhyme, wisdom
Faster Faster
Killer
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, mystery
Killer
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…put two bullets in his brain
I shot him twice
at close range
to witness
the power of life
crossing over
and
to feel him die…
cool precision
in a quite rage
sacred act
of raw release
purity of instinct
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rob kistner © 2009
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NOTE: The poem above was written in response to the prompt, “The Other Side” — posted by the Totally Optional Prompt writing prompt [...]
