Ferryman

Ferryman

 

The Wondrous Dream…

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sailing on a skiff of dreams
the ferryman standing watch

you soar untethered
‘mong the clouds of wonder

to magical mystical ports of call
where all imagined is in your grasp

if only you could stay the course…
but fast – daybreak approaches

• • •

 

The Final Dream…

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caught in the final dream
called forth by the ferryman

spirit stirs to the distant voice
readies for the journey

one foot still in this mortal realm
soul resigned to embarkation

time folding in upon
as slow you approach the light

• • •

rob kistner © 2010

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…this piece inspired by readwritepoem
…and by sunday scribblings

photo collage entitled: “charon” | by: h.koppdelaney

16 thoughts on “Ferryman”

  1. I love this, Rob! Very nice! And the Blade Runner Blues background music is perfect!

    Great ending:

    time folding in upon
    as slow you approach the light

  2. I think it’s interesting that you focus on the light in all three poems you wrote to this prompt. I had trouble getting past the blue jeans.

  3. What is the saying about “great minds think alike”?
    You did a much better job with the idea of dreaming than i did, though!

  4. A beautiful response to the prompt. Your poem pairs with the photo very well. I also like how you juxtapose the temporal dream with the final dream (i.e. the nightly dream with the final exit out of the body). Well done.

    -Nicole

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