louder and louder
the smell of Nanna’s kitchen
Ryan Stone

too much coffee, too little sleep, a love of words…
louder and louder
the smell of Nanna’s kitchen
Ryan Stone

train whistle
sounds grey in the night,
smoke and dreams
Ryan Stone

fireworks explode
in an ink-black sky
—my name on your lips
Ryan Stone

forgotten field
tattered scarecrow waving
to no-one
Ryan Stone

so crisp
the autumn sun,
then winter
Ryan Stone

storm understory
broken nest glitter,
lone magpie
Ryan Stone

into the spring dawn
baby kookaburras launch
fresh twitter accounts
Ryan Stone

determined thief—
forest fire steals all
but their last embrace
Ryan Stone

a wasted chance
to unite in one voice…
tonight, I weep
Ryan Stone

ice on her duck pond
gently melts into water
changing…not leaving
Ryan Stone
