Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Shattered Heart” by: rob kistner © 11/28/23
H e shattered her heart
spilled her wine of joy
then drank deep
the red red warm
no concern
he’d brought their love
to harm
he toasted every moment
whether great
or whether small
as if he triumphed
in his betrayal
he celebrated all
the crystal clanked
as it sang the pours
swirling bottom to the top
a captured cyclone
of canted pleasure
pouring would never stop
goblet and stemware
filled full measure
with this ruby
liquid treasure
he tasted
he drank
he danced
seeking love
his heart was empty
still so
her heart
was shattered
given time
so too would his be
rejecting honest words
he only wanted
to be flattered
he never learned
that trust and truth
are the things in life
that truly mattered
he sang sweet songs
to the nurtured grape
tried filling the years
with laughter
Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Let It Flow”
by: rob kistner © 11/28/23
but all he harvested
were bitter tears
he’d not realized
what might come after
with their vintage love
now crushed and broken
he’d driven her
from their home
love’s bitter words
were cruelly spoken
so now he pours alone
the harmony to his song
went mute
now no one sings along
betraying love’s a ruthless study
with great pain he finally learned
now the presses all are broken
the barrels overturned
the corks are dry and brittle
strewn across the floors
the wine has spilled and puddled
now sadly no one pours
his heart broken
now bleeds burgundy
and mixes with his tears
the blessed nectar of the vine
has not been poured
for many years
Original DDE™ surrealistic diptych: “Winehouse Chaos”
by: rob kistner © 11/28/23
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rob kistner © 2021
expanded revision © 11/28/23
Poetry at: d’Verse