In a dead soldier
The captive firefly’s slow death
Holds the night at bay
Ryan Stone
Firefly
For a time
For a time
You were everything.
Your smile
Lit sparks
That raced
Down my spine,
My heart skipped a beat
When you
Spoke to me.
The world paused
So we could run free.
You seemed so divine
For a time.
Things always change.
Forever’s a dream,
Every summer
Has rain.
I stopped being
The light in your world,
Once again
You’re a mystery girl.
I know you’ll find love,
I know you’re not mine,
But I want you to know
I was yours
For a time.
Ryan Stone
Oblivious
A widow slumbers
As red and blue fireflies weave
Swiftly through the night
Ryan Stone
Rainbows
After she left me
I stared at puddles so long
A rainbow appeared
Ryan Stone
Hollow
Towering ghost gums
Never show inner turmoil
Until they tumble
Ryan Stone
The Fall
Alone on the edge
One more tree in a forest
With no one to hear
Ryan Stone
Discordant
The sound of his name
From lips that once whispered mine
Nails scrape a chalkboard
Ryan Stone
Mother & Son
He faces the world
Armed with a rose and a shield
His mother’s blessing
Ryan Stone
For C&J
Byron
The red dust of miles
The slow creep of years, always
My safe place to land
Ryan Stone
Writer
Her darlings are slain
In pools of red ink, her dreams
Swim oceans of blue
Ryan Stone
days of stone 