Posts Tagged ‘humor’
Wonder
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, beauty, courage, dreams, fantasy, gratitude, humor, joy, love, mystery, philosophy, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
Wonder
•
to grow up
is to chase off
our innocence
our naïve belief
in the world as a beautiful place
to harden against the magic
of our childhood dreams
but if by chance
we can cling to just one
perhaps we can hold on
to our precious sense of wonder
• • •
rob kistner © 2011
• photo: “Alice in Wonderland” by Yuki Valentine
Air Head
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, fantasy, humor, photo, whimsy, wonder
…written for Day #10, NaPoMo 2011…
Air Head
•
yes
I agreed
it did make your voice
sound funny
but
I warned you
there might be
negative side-effects
• • •
rob kistner © 4/10/11
…linked at OSP…
Pepper Head
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, NaPoMo 2011, Poetry, art, dreams, fantasy, gratitude, homage, humor, introspection, joy, love, memories, music, mystery, rhyme, whimsy, wisdom, wonder
…written for Day #5, NaPoMo 2011…
Pepper Head
•
I was the walrus
the fool on the hill
I was the nowhere man
perhaps been nowhere still
but when they took the stage
and raised their voice in song
they roused my golden slumber
my spirit sang along
I strolled to strawberry fields
along sweet penny lane
and when miss Rigby died
I felt McKenzie’s pain
stowed in the submarine
and [...]
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
•
fantastic is this spell I’m under
magic of a splendorous kind
a world [...]
Baby Cakes
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry, food, humor, joy, love, rhyme, sensuality, wisdom, wonder
This poem is offered in response to prompt #22 at We Write Poems.
Baby Cakes
•
crave the taste
of my baby cakes
seven minutes
is all it takes
gotta whip ‘em up
nice and creamy
mouthwaterin’
moist and steamy
oh do not rush
you better not
gotta get that
little oven hot
spread ‘em thick
but not too quick
steady stirrin’
will do the trick
ease ‘em in
slide ‘em out
hot buttered lovin’
fresh from [...]
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
•
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 [...]
Bit ‘O Whimsy
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry, art, photorendering, whimsy, wonder
This piece is offered in response to prompt #70 at Carry On Tuesday.
Bit ‘O Whimsy
•
One misty moisty morning
The mist was most prevailing
And then it started storming
On that misty moisty morning
It came up without a warning
hailstones began to hailing
And I missed the morning mailing
On that misty moisty morn
Though I mostly miss the morning mail
That morn [...]
Machine Mind
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Essay, Free Verse, Image, Poetry, Tanka, art, collage, dark, humor, humor noir, love, mystery, photo, photorendering, rhyme, science fiction, suspense, tragedy, wisdom
This post is offered in response to prompt #14 at We Write Poems,
the August 9th prompt at Big Tent Poetry,
the August 11th prompt at Three Word Wednesday,
and prompt #65 at Carry On Tuesday.
“…scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could,
they didn’t stop to think if they should…”
Dr. Ian Malcolm
Machine Mind
•
you wink awake at [...]
Elton The Elf
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, art, courage, humor, joy, rhyme, whimsy, wonder
…I wrote this in response to the spirit of the July 26th prompt at Big Tent Poetry…
Elton The Elf
•
an angel-eyed velvet-clad curious elf
was sitting alone on a leaf by himself
quite lost and he didn’t see anyone else
he was scared and he hid and he tried to be stealth
“I wish I was home like a good [...]
Breakfast Lovers Fanatsy
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, family, food, humor, nature, photo, photorendering, rhyme, satire, whimsy, wonder
…I wrote this in response to the July 5th prompt at Big Tent Poetry…
Breakfast Lovers Fantasy
•
whether panning for poached
fishing for fried
or sifting for softly scrambled
maybe bobbing for boiled
or sunny side up
angling for over easy
perhaps baiting a hook
for benedict
or dangling a lure for deviled
be they baked in cakes
or dropped in soup
it’s a whites & yolks wet [...]
Always Options
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Haiku, Image, Poetry, Reverse Senryu, art, courage, humor, joy, love, mystery, philosophy, photo, whimsy, wisdom
…in response to the 10th prompt of 2010 on Writer’s Island, I offer a perspective on perspective…
Always Options
•
he came upon divergent ways
that stretched beyond the road he’d trod
he would go forth this was his mind
but had no notion which way that was
the pathway left was sparse with step
the roadway right was traveled plenty
leaning low to [...]
Flash Dance
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, homage, humor, joy, photo, rhyme, sensuality, suspense, whimsy, wonder
…response to prompt #21 from Magpie Tales…
Flash Dance
(version 1)
•
like a tiny universe
of noisy
newborn stars
exploding
with sizzle
and fire
in a plethora
of vivid color
a flash dance
of vibrant sparks
showering our dewy
midnight lawn
this cacophony
of celebration
and pyrotechnical
wonders
passes in
then out of existence
in but a moment
this magical night
_____________
(version 2)
•
a tiny universe
of noisy
newborn stars
explodes
with sizzle and fire
a spectacle bizarre
a flash dance
of dazzling sparks
shower the heavens
in [...]
Maneater
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, dark, erotic, horror, humor noir, mystery, photo, rhyme, sensuality, tragedy, wisdom
• In response to prompt #6 of the newly opened We Write Poems, I find arrogant, manipulative divas to be difficult to tolerate, or to understand…
Maneater
•
auburn mane with sable streaks
frosted ermine — lush with pride
a bounce and whip, and tiply snap
with each stiletto’d wanton stride
taught hips roll on slender stems
that part in ripples then enmesh
a [...]
Words of the Wizard
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, courage, family, gratitude, homage, joy, love, philosophy, photo, prayer, tragedy, wisdom
…I wrote this in response to prompt #6 at Writer’s Island, the prompt is “Unforgettable”…
“The Wizard of Westwood”
John Wooden 1910-2010
Words of the Wizard
•
John Wooden has,
on this 4th day of June,
in the year 2010
left this mortal realm
after 99 years
of untiring service
impeccable wisdom
and great love
a man of balance
and spiritual depth
such as John
comes so seldom
it must be [...]
Integrity
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, courage, gratitude, love, philosophy, whimsy, wisdom
…I wrote this in response to the May 17th prompt at Big Tent Poetry…
Integrity
•
I have fondled
the fabric of fame
and now you look
for a pattern in my life
a tincture in my clarity
a glitch in my resolve
you seek the proof
that I will forsake decency
doff this cloak of dignity
don the garb of lechery
but your search is futile
no such [...]
