Posts Tagged ‘triumph’
Through Time & Space
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, action, art, excerpt, love story, mystery, novel, science fiction, suspense
…the following is an excerpt from a science fiction novel I’m writing
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Through Time & Space
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“I have watched
golden fire clouds,
hanging in pale green skies,
over the azure seas of Toluras”
“I have seen the copper leaves
of the parmus fronds
flashing from indigo mountains
in the crystal mists of Gemin.”
“I have beheld exquisite beauty
in my rich, full life
but none [...]
To Fly
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry, art, collage
To Fly
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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 [...]
