days of stone

Teacher

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by

Ryan Stone
in

A wail
of sirens makes
her pale

with fear,
returns her to
the year

she stole
a cub from his
foxhole.

Ryan Stone

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44 responses to “Teacher”

  1. Purpleanais Avatar
    Purpleanais

    I don’t mean to keep stroking your ego 😉 … but this is truly extraordinary!

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Haha! Love it, Nathalie – please don’t stop 🙂

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      1. Purpleanais Avatar
        Purpleanais

        Well, clearly I can’t stop. I don’t like to drown people in my comments, so I was going to read you and keep quiet for a little while…but I just saw this and I couldn’t help myself, it really is fantastic 🙂

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      2. Ryan Stone Avatar
        Ryan Stone

        I’m flattered. Thank you 🙂

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  2. NAREN Avatar
    NAREN

    VERY NICE

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Thank you 🙂

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  3. Carisa Adrienne Avatar
    Carisa Adrienne

    W O W Z E R ❤

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      🙂

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  4. A. M. Yeager Avatar
    A. M. Yeager

    Siggggghhh. I don’t know how you do it. 😉

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      This time around, you’d be shocked if I told you. But thanks 🙂

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      1. A. M. Yeager Avatar
        A. M. Yeager

        😛

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  5. Melinda Kucsera Avatar
    Melinda Kucsera

    Wow what an intense poem.

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      😀

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      1. Melinda Kucsera Avatar
        Melinda Kucsera

        🙂

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  6. Azul Zaffre Avatar
    Azul Zaffre

    Piercingly good, Sir!

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Thank you kindly, Azul 🙂

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      1. Azul Zaffre Avatar
        Azul Zaffre

        Most welcome 🙂

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  7. Jennifer Calvert Avatar
    Jennifer Calvert

    Okay. So I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Um did I mention I LOVE this? ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Haha, but what do you really think?! Thanks, Jen. Big smiles 😎

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      1. Jennifer Calvert Avatar
        Jennifer Calvert

        Well, Just incase you missed it. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this piece! Hehe ☺️❤️

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      2. Ryan Stone Avatar
        Ryan Stone

        Whoa, that’s a whole lotta love 😜 Thanks!

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  8. moonskittles Avatar
    moonskittles

    Wow.. what a piece. Somethings are difficult to ignore or forget haunting us.
    It gave me the shivers, and I won’t even ask if it is fiction or not. 🙂

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Thank you, dear Dajena 🙂 Ok then, I won’t tell you…

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      1. moonskittles Avatar
        moonskittles

        Hahaha.. fair enough young cub 😉

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      2. Ryan Stone Avatar
        Ryan Stone

        😜 that obvious, hey?!

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      3. moonskittles Avatar
        moonskittles

        mmmm.. 😀 shshshsh don’t tell me 😀

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  9. hooklineandinkwell Avatar
    hooklineandinkwell

    Wow, man, this is intense. How many steel cubs from the foxhole?

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Hopefully not so many these days. Back when I went to school it was a common occurrence. Thanks 🙂

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      1. hooklineandinkwell Avatar
        hooklineandinkwell

        Hopefully not. You are welcome 🙂

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  10. j0c1l3n3 Avatar
    j0c1l3n3

    Beautifully strong!

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Thank you, Joci 🙂

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  11. beth Avatar
    beth

    sounds like she dabbled with danger a bit

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Indeed

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  12. taurusingemini Avatar
    taurusingemini

    The lessons we learn from our past experiences, are often our, best, teachers.

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Perfect!

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  13. ivor20 Avatar
    ivor20

    Our past eventually returns to haunt us Ryan …

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Very true, Ivor

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  14. yassy Avatar
    yassy

    Wowzer .. flowing flowing verse .. write more.

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Thank you, Yassy

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      1. yassy Avatar
        yassy

        Welcome

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  15. ivor20 Avatar
    ivor20

    Another superb Musette Ryan

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Thanks, Ivor! Such a great form

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  16. Amira Elsaid Avatar
    Amira Elsaid

    thought-provoking craft!

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    1. Ryan Stone Avatar
      Ryan Stone

      Thanks so much!

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