Posts Tagged ‘poem’
The Collector
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, collage, dark, love, tragedy
The Collector
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this day as I journey
I come upon a stranger
standing by the road looking sad
heavy box held in his arms
clutched close to his breast
he stares into my eyes expressionless
his gaze stops me still
fixes me in place
his face is tired and drawn
etched in withered worry
when at last I move
I draw close enough to see
this sullen man [...]
The Book(s)
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, music, prose
Two books that changed everything for me — “On The Road” by Jack Kerouac,
and “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” by Tom Wolfe.
I was a disenchanted-college-student-rock-musician and had just been awakened by the ‘67 Summer of Love, when I came upon both of these books in the Spring of 1968 in a bookstore in [...]
A’tremble
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, love, photo
A’tremble
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lilting golden
‘long an autumn lane
carried gentle
on the winds
the rustle of aspens
lush and hush
like the murmur
of whispered passion
from a lover’s lips
a’tremble with desire
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rob kistner © 2010
• photo by: fred hanselmann ©
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…to hear more murmurs go to One Single Impression…
The Sculptor
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry, mystery, photo
Silver Falls, Oregon, USA
The Canyon Trail system leads hikers along the banks of the north and south forks of Silver Creek, to 10 majestic waterfalls, including the grand South Falls (177 feet) pictured below.
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• magnified section of photo to show scale
The Sculptor
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gazing upon this magnificent canyon
cut by time and current in the great rock of [...]
A Poet’s Journey
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, art, courage, dark drama, homage, mystery, suspense, tragedy, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #30
This is the thirtieth and the final of the poems I will write this April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
As this poem marks the end of my poetic journey through National Poetry Month 2009, I’ve decided to do a rewrite of a poem, the [...]
