Awake!
A slate grey, cold
daybreak –
blood clot
sunrise, I take
a shot
and miss.
Life must hold more
than this.
Ryan Stone
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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Great! Happy to hear it. And thank you 🙂
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Lovely
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Thank you, Shayne. Made me smile 😀
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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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Ah, you always understand me so well, Mrs Mason 🙂 Thank you your thoughts, dear friend. I hope you’re smiling 😀
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Yes, I am thank you 🙂 wishing you the same 🙂
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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 🙂
Cheers and have a great day!
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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 🙂
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Ah I’ve been doing very well. Lots of writing happening 😉
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WooHoo! Sounds good to me 🙂
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sometimes we miss, and we try again –
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And again…and again… Hi there, Beth! How have you been? Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment 🙂
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Visiting Ireland and loving it )
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So jealous right about now! Enjoy 🙂
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it is an excellent art work, how do you do that…
really well done..
shreyans
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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 🙂
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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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Oh my…my heart stops momentarily and I’m breathless. You’re just too good at this, Ryan…
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High praise, dear Stella. Thank you for your big heart 🙂
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You’re sincerely welcome always 🙂
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Wow. This was intense (in a good way, of course 😉)
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Phew! As long as it’s good intense 😉 Thank you, Amanda. I hope your world is as happy and as wacky as ever 😀
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It’s been so hot here, I’m at melting-point! 😩 but other than that, all is well.
I hope you’ve been okay? 😊
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Good to hear! Yes-all well, thanks 😀
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Awesome! 😊
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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 🙂 Great poetry Ryan.
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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 😀
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No problem Ryan. Happy it got the response you were trying to create 🙂
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Succinct, perfect.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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This is a fine and intriguing poem. Well done
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Lovely feedback. Thank you, Holly. I hope you’re well 🙂
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All is well Ryan! My thanks to you for the beauty of your writing.
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