Posts Tagged ‘power’
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 [...]
Oh, Man of Vision
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry, homage, prayer
…this is a poem of homage wrapped in a prayer for guidance
Oh, Man of Vision
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valiant hero, I so respect you
salute you in your hard-earned triumph
and in this time of brilliant victory
pray that history does protect you
from the slings of the small-minded
trifled few of withered heart
of backward focused ignorance
by groundless hatred fully blinded
so I proudly shout, [...]
The Pearl Bracelet
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Short Story, flash fiction, mystery
The Pearl Bracelet
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“What do you mean,” Gwen implored, the strain obvious in her weary voice. “Who exactly is pursuing Derek … and why?”
Her voice trailed off to an exasperated whisper. The why was not so much a question, as a deep sigh of frustration. She seemed to know the answer was much too complicated to [...]
