on the pier
scattering tears and ashes
…the wind dies
Ryan Stone
First published at Echidna Tracks
Years
faded doll,
old memories
shelved
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Windward
fuchsia sunset
so far from the city
of her birth
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Before
his vital smile
and untroubled eyes
—enlistment photo
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Reverie
louder and louder
the smell of Nanna’s kitchen
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Housing Crisis
storm understory
broken nest glitter,
lone magpie
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Ash
determined thief—
forest fire steals all
but their last embrace
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Sundered
a wasted chance
to unite in one voice…
tonight, I weep
Ryan Stone
On her death
ice on her duck pond
gently melts into water
changing…not leaving
Ryan Stone
Amaranthine
at the hot springs
below the line of thought
I find you, old friend
Ryan Stone
days of stone 