Maxwell Ryder : Writing

“Here an old oak lies”

“Here an old oak lies”

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


I go to the forest To hear leaves fall, Instead I hear Chainsaws, And know A genocide Has come to pass. Mountain huts Kindle their smokestac..
I won’t build their pyramids

I won’t build their pyramids

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


I will bend my knee no longer, And she won’t get on two. Kneeling time is over; Coronation’s finally through. Praying is so pass&eacut..
Blackbird pie

Blackbird pie

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


When I was wee young I thought blackbird pie Had beaks and feathers Sticking out of it, And the perforations In the crust were their Attempts t..
Crickets get loud

Crickets get loud

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


crickets �- get loud this time of year the fall of leaves 🍁 deaden in my ear; over the quiet tempest of Mother Nature’s f..
Mad at the rain

Mad at the rain

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


I can’t get mad at the rain It does its thing, Sometime sideways, Sometimes angled, But most of the time It’s straight. It’s ..
The plot

The plot

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Written Sept. 21, 2016
Hunger

Hunger

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


There’s this thing called hunger, and it’s so damn close to anger in speech and taste, that I really wonder if they weren’t ..
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


I left my leg At a checkpoint In Afghanistan I still think of her a lot; I write it love letters I’ve flown to Kabul To see where they Bu..
(Untitled)

(Untitled)

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Written 14 September 2015
Pine crate

Pine crate

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Written 11 September 2017