Poems & Short Stories

Country Road

Here we go

To a place

Where we’re alone

Father Stone

Father Stone

To a land where he began

Oklahoma, wide the plain

Endless roads where Pickups reign

Recant of Scripture

Tales of Old

Life in Wander

Father Stone

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Disclaimer: Music used in this recording is purely for creative aesthetic. I do not claim to share commercial value in this work.

Awaken the dawn

Awaken the day

Thank Helios

Thank Vishnu

Thank Mother Earth

Heal Me

Feel Me

Allow me to partake in your wonders

Lay me to rest

Temper my ill wills

Relieve me

Transcend me

Evergreen

Evergreen

A thought.

A thought.

A thought.

ANJALI —— Graphic Design by Monsterandom x RYK —— Poem & Music by RYK

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She lives to live.

She strives to strive.

And that’s ok.

She sits alone in her room, her dreams wide and open. She smiles and cries alone.

She sees the glimmer, the glint between the high trees.

Glory soon come.

Freedom: Ring Ring Ring

She lives to live.

She strives to strive.

And that’s ok.

ECHOES IN THE DARK by RYK

They sit, feet flat, bended knee, body crouched, hands busy

Old women working on the pier

Turquoise rubber gloves, pink silk head wraps, yellowed straw bill

They laugh and gossip, hawking their wares for passersby

Wind restless, sun bright as they come

A lovely day, a lovely day

The old women of Pusan

Generations of wisdom

Generations of laughter

I look at them in awe

as if they are a mirage

a memory of another era

I wonder about their families

I wonder what inside jokes they tell

I am in wonder with the colors before me

The dark blues, the prime greens, the neon yellows

The vibrancy of my motherland

The vibrancy of country

Pusan

Pusan

Pusan

He wailed through the walls

His dreams dark and menacing

His eyes closed, his body thrashing

I turned on the light and nudged his hand

He wouldn’t awake

I gently prodded him, asking if he was ok

He remained quiet

His body silent

I wondered if he was alone

If he was frightened

A scared boy

A scarred child

My Father

A vibe.