Posts Tagged ‘fear’
NaPoWriMo #3 - The Leap / New Life
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Haiku, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, courage, photo, wisdom
This is my third post for National Poetry Month 2010
• one free verse poem
• one haiku
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…facing one’s fear…
The Leap
•
she need not be frightened
she knows the moves
sees the steps
clearly in her mind
she knows the stride
the position of her body
just before elevation
she understands the speed
the run up
the lead foot
the plant angle
the knee bend
the thrust
she has done this
literally [...]
To Fly
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, art, collage
To Fly
•
no turning back
no room for doubt
no fear
no mistakes
years of preparation
conditioning
practice
sacrifice
years of believing
my dream is now
this one moment in time
winds
whistle in my headgear
I step off the tram
stride to the starting gate
snow crunchs
crisp and fresh underfoot
skis
waxed to perfection
thrown over my right shoulder
poles
gripped in my left hand
I vibrate
nerves
raw energy
pure adrenalin
I make the short walk
to [...]
