days of stone

Category: 5-7-5

Housework

Sep 21, 2022

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Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

Her mop’s rhythmic strokeA bondage unlike the kissOf sweet leather nights Ryan Stone
Salute

Sep 9, 2022

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Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

Silent tears at dawn My half-mast heart in tattersLondon Bridge is down Ryan Stone
Firefly

Sep 8, 2022

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Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

In a dead soldier The captive firefly’s slow death Holds the night at bay Ryan Stone
Oblivious

Sep 3, 2022

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Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

A widow slumbers As red and blue fireflies weave Swiftly through the night Ryan Stone
Rainbows

Aug 29, 2022

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Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

After she left me I stared at puddles so long A rainbow appeared Ryan Stone
Hollow

Aug 27, 2022

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Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

Towering ghost gums Never show inner turmoil Until they tumble Ryan Stone
The Fall

Aug 25, 2022

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Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

Alone on the edge One more tree in a forest With no one to hear Ryan Stone
Discordant

Aug 24, 2022

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Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

The sound of his name From lips that once whispered mine Nails scrape a chalkboard Ryan Stone
Mother & Son

Aug 20, 2022

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by

Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

He faces the world Armed with a rose and a shield His mother’s blessing Ryan Stone For C&J
Byron

Aug 19, 2022

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Ryan Stone

in 5-7-5, Haiku, Poetry

The red dust of miles The slow creep of years, always My safe place to land Ryan Stone