Posts Tagged ‘song’
NaPoWriMo #24 - part 3: Evensong
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, joy, love, music, photo, whimsy, wisdom
This is part 3 of my twenty fourth post for National Poetry Month 2010
…this poem was inspired by the April 24th prompt at Poetic Asides — write an evening poem…
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Evensong
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as dusk descends upon this place
my stride holds smooth and steady
with grace and heady expectation
the downing sun a gentle gold embrace
early shadows fall soft across my [...]
Identity
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry
Identity
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I came upon a stranger
she asked me
“who are you?”
I pondered
then replied
I am son
born
to a mother unknown
a father
unseen
I am father
three times blessed
with life’s miracle
I am joy
having beheld
each child’s coming
I am betrothed
touched by
a lover’s heart
I am sorrow
having lost
my eldest son
I am wonder
marveling
at the gift of life
the beauty
of this natural realm
I am song
fortuned with
a lyric voice
I am art
bestowed [...]
