Tears of the Ancients
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the bones
of nature’s rivers
borne away
on strands
stained
with the ghosts
of salmon
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rob kistner © 2008
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photo above entitled: “Drawing Lines in the Sky” — by: Martin Kingsley
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…inspired by the hydro-electric dams choking the mighty Pacific Northwest rivers
and by read write image #3, found at “readwritepoem”.
Following here you will find a whimsical poem entitled “Heartbreaker”, and humorous haiku entitled “The Color of Love”, each inspired by this Kyknoord illustration, which is offered as a visual prompt at “readwritepoem”.
Heartbreaker
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this is a broken heart you see
this broken heart belongs to me
it once was vital whole and strong
‘till one day beauty came along
she reached in and stole my heart
but fickle beauty did depart
she’d found a better heart she said
and left mine hanging by a thread
my heart grew heavy with her farewell
my heart-thread snapped and down it fell
my fragile heart crashed to the ground
pieces shattered all around
I’ve tried hard to make it whole again
but I’m not sure how, and can’t say when
so it’s still a broken heart you see
a broken heart that belongs to me
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The Color of Love
A HAIKU
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May, the month of love
red, the color of love — yikes
I’m touching my heart
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“Heartbreaker” and “The Color of Love” written by: rob kistner © 2008