Two perspectives on an open window

Timewindow

•

the love we’ve given
have ignored
or brought to hurt

what we’ve created
left undone
or have destroyed

all we cherish
misunderstand
or do regret

who we were
who we are
or will become

our thread of life

ever unspooling

through time’s open window

…

rob kistner © 2007

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Quest

•

for years I’ve given chase

with cunning plan
and clever plot

with faith and vigor

an earnest quest
to track the prize

a life’s endeavor

but I grow weary
my stride unsteady

bent by time
the yoke of worry
the weight of loss

still I carry on

relentless in pursuit
of fleeting opportunity

someday to find
its elusive open window

…

rob kistner © 2007

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7 thoughts on “Two perspectives on an open window”

  1. (a comment for the other poem)
    love, love this one! especially these lines:
    “zephyred fingers
    toss your hair”
    such dreamy, swirly quality to your night breeze.

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