Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “River of Time” by: rob kistner © 11/4/24
A traveler on this river called time, it ever flows within my mind. It rolls onward, I ride its tide. Much I’ve seen, much I’ve experienced, much I’ve missed, much left behind. Yet I carry on, to seek, to find. I grip tightly to this strand continuum, doing so mindfully.
I’ve encountered the unknown, lost my way and suffered sorrow. I’ve embraced such wonder, finding enlightenment, a newborne tomorrow. I’ve understood and known joy. Losing confidence, I’ve acted coy. Misunderstood and known tears. Been overwhelmed and known fears. But ever on this river rushes, and I will ever flow.
I will follow the changing moon, out of the ninth-month midnight, through December’s cold, to the warmth of June. Through time’s extremes, to hold the dreams I embrace as mine. To live in the elusive now, the held breath in the current of time.
rob kistner © 2024
Poetry at: dVerse
Brilliant, my fine fellow … how you used that line!!!!
Thank you Helen. You are always kind my friend… 🙂
I love your poem, Rob. This is a beautiful story. I really liked the idea of the river of time that runs through us.
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But ever on this river rushes, and I will ever flow.
Thank you Dwight! I always appreciate your kind words my friend. 🙂
Wow! The elusive now, brilliant write, Rob! 🙂
Thank you Kitty… 🙂
Very good, Rob! I particularly like – “Yet I carry on, to seek, to find. I grip tightly to this strand continuum, doing so mindfully.”
Thank you Carol. I appreciate the kind words… 🙂
This piece flows like a river..it just flows, through and over every nook and cranny, and I see such rhythm in the writing that ensures the flow. Wonderful, philosophical, real.
From one philosopher to another — thank you man. From you, these gracious words carry meaningful weight, and I am humbled. Hope all is well with you my friend. … 🙂
I love the image of you riding the tide of the river called time, Rob. The final paragraph is poignant, especially about living ‘in the elusive now, the held breath in the current of time’.
Thank you Kim… 🙂
Oh this is something else, Rob! Beautifully formed as a piece of poetic prosery, the prompt gracefully included,, yet more than that…
It seems to be your Apologia, your reflection on a life well loved, your raison d’être. Thank you, and do continue living well and mindfully, appreciatively, flowingly.
Thank you Kathy. I firmly believe that mindfulness is the essence that must be present at life’s core. We have a responsibility to each other and to the planet, to live life with eyes wide open, and our “hearts” fully engaged in the ongoing action of love. I am not religious, but I am highly spiritual. I am guided by the belief that the goal of one’s life is the pursuit and promotion of universal balance.
Love the sense of both being in the present but also that there are things that have passed and things to come.
Ridin’ the river of time Björn…. 🙂
Such a beautifully expressed rumination, a well-spring of the speaker’s profound sense of gratitude, wonder, adventure as he rides the “current of time.” And what a brilliant use of Whitman’s line! I try to practice mindfulness as well, Rob, finding that center of peace, and love, and attentive/receptive energy that connects with the moment and the people and place in that moment. This narrative gives us a glimpse of how freeing that is, how spiritually potent it can be.
Thank you Dora… 🙂