Roulette

Awake!
A slate grey, cold
daybreak –

blood clot
sunrise, I take
a shot

and miss.
Life must hold more
than this.

Ryan Stone

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39 responses to “Roulette”

  1. Loved it…

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    1. Great! Happy to hear it. And thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. Shayne Avatar

    Lovely

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    1. Thank you, Shayne. Made me smile ๐Ÿ˜€

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  3. I can feel the static of gray clouds, the bite of cold lonesome air, and the meak aura of the new day.
    The mill goes round and round, spinning all thoughts in many directions, hoping that the next round won’t come on bleak promises.
    Splendidly sad.. hugs!!

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    1. Ah, you always understand me so well, Mrs Mason ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you your thoughts, dear friend. I hope you’re smiling ๐Ÿ˜€

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      1. Yes, I am thank you ๐Ÿ™‚ wishing you the same ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. Such beauty!!! I have missed your poems…post as much as you can Ryan..there are many who look forward to absorbing the beauty and sorrow in your poems ๐Ÿ™‚
    Cheers and have a great day!

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    1. You are so lovely, Aishwarya. And very good for my ego! Thank you for your kind words, they mean so much to me. I hope you’ve been well ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. Ah I’ve been doing very well. Lots of writing happening ๐Ÿ˜‰

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      2. WooHoo! Sounds good to me ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. sometimes we miss, and we try again –

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    1. And again…and again… Hi there, Beth! How have you been? Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. Visiting Ireland and loving it )

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      2. So jealous right about now! Enjoy ๐Ÿ™‚

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  6. it is an excellent art work, how do you do that…
    really well done..
    shreyans

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    1. Hiya Shreyans. Thank you for your thoughtful words. Most of the art on my site starts as a photo and I alter it with one or more digital art programs on my iPad. Thanks for dropping by ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. hey i nominated you for black cat blue sea..please go check..https://shreyanssite.wordpress.com/2016/07/20/black-cat-blue-sea/

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  7. Oh my…my heart stops momentarily and I’m breathless. You’re just too good at this, Ryan…

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    1. High praise, dear Stella. Thank you for your big heart ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. You’re sincerely welcome always ๐Ÿ™‚

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      2. ๐Ÿ˜€

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      3. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  8. Wow. This was intense (in a good way, of course ๐Ÿ˜‰)

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    1. Phew! As long as it’s good intense ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thank you, Amanda. I hope your world is as happy and as wacky as ever ๐Ÿ˜€

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      1. It’s been so hot here, I’m at melting-point! ๐Ÿ˜ฉ but other than that, all is well.

        I hope you’ve been okay? ๐Ÿ˜Š

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      2. Good to hear! Yes-all well, thanks ๐Ÿ˜€

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      3. Awesome! ๐Ÿ˜Š

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    mandibelle16

    It’s interesting, your description of the sunrise isn’t beautiful. You use the words “slate” and “blood clot” and the second word, if not the first tells us the tone of this poem. Sad to think what the speaker says “life must be more than this” but we all feel this way at times. Perhaps, another day the sun will be brilliant and alive, and the day will hold something worth waking up and being excited for? I guess I just hope ๐Ÿ™‚ Great poetry Ryan.

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    1. Hope is good. Thank you for taking so much time with this one, Amanda. I was so pleased with the response it elicited from you. It’s very far from how I feel personally but I’m happy to hear my intention echoed in your words. You’ve put a big smile on my face. Thank you ๐Ÿ˜€

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        mandibelle16

        No problem Ryan. Happy it got the response you were trying to create ๐Ÿ™‚

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  10. Succinct, perfect.

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    1. Thank you so much ๐Ÿ™‚

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    Heartafire

    This is a fine and intriguing poem. Well done

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    1. Lovely feedback. Thank you, Holly. I hope you’re well ๐Ÿ™‚

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        Heartafire

        All is well Ryan! My thanks to you for the beauty of your writing.

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