Hope
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with hope
we have direction
the energy to move
a map to follow
a hundred alternatives
a thousand paths
an infinity of dreams
with hope
we are half way there
without hope
we are lost forever
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Category: Post
Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Happy Anniversary!
Phenomenon
Father’s Day Surprise
Read what my wonderful son did for his old dad.
Two Friends Discuss Literature
rob kistner © 2007
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My mother-in-law Elaine, and our very own, Bailey Bannister McBurroughs are close friends, but they’re squabbling again. Both are well read and articulate; however, when it comes to literature — they just seem to be worlds apart.
Rob Kistner – Interviewed
I respond to five probing questions from Chesca Silva, aka Exskindiver.
The Patient Sea
This was originally written and posted in 2007.”
Indian Beach, Oregon Coast
the chest of the wave
slams the massive boulder
the great stone rocks back
undetectably
with a deep thud
more felt than heard
it bumps solid
against the face of the cliff
to which it crowds
as the spent wave recedes
the hulking mass settles again
immovable as bedrock
defying the next swell
and the next
and the next
but the sea is patient
this steadfast giant
in the ebb and flow of time
will acquiesce
becoming the grains of sand
upon which it now rests
Indian Beach sunset, Oregon Coast
rob kistner © 2007
The two photos immediately above I captured years ago in the month of September. The top photo is the Heceta Head lighthouse on the Oregon Coast. I loved the powerful visual impact created by the tiny lighthouse, beside the vast Pacific Ocean. The bottom photo is of sunset at Indian Beach, also on the Oregon Coast. I digitally rendered both originals into giclée on dappled canvass. “Lighthouse” measures 36″W x 46″H and “September Sunset” measures 60″W x 24″H.
NOTE: below are two tighter shots of the Heceta Head lighthouse pictured in the giclée above to give you a better sense of scale. The people pictured in the photo at the very bottom below enhance perspective of scale even further.
Earth Day 2007 – a question of balance
What is your opinion regarding art/craft?
I would like to hear your thoughts and feelings regarding art and/or craft, whether writing, painting, sculpture, acting, designing, singing, and the like. Post whatever you feel is relevant to this topic.
Here are few questions you might address.
• Who determines what is art and/or craft, the person creating — or society?
• Is everyone creative?
• Can creativity be learned?
• In what ways are you creative?
• Does art and/or craft make the world a better place, worse place, or make no difference?
• Should people pursue, or be encouraged to pursue a life dedicated to art and/or craft?
• Is the “National Endowment for the Arts” a frivolous waste of tax dollars?
• Should creativity be censored?
Again, please respond to this post as you see fit. Make up your own questions and reply. I genuinely appreciate your doing so. Thanks!
“Lost” (evolution in four drafts)
Please leave your comments here. Thank you!