Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
Cryptic 'crostic A La Poe { A Tribute To Edgar Allan Poe }
________ PROLOGUE________Within this cryptic, acrostic poemBe-lies one word that owns 2 homesForesight will not beget your findTh' stairway thru..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Crucifixion Of Th' Soul...
_____________I_____________Lifes Crosses sometimes be hoisted with FearYet carried to their ends thru Faith'n HeartYet y'u obfuscate y'our Life to..
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Creations Of Sunsets In August
Creations Of Sunsets In August- - Poem by Frank James Ryan Jr (FjR)I've watched the iridescent pour, of an August Sunsetinto a rippling sea, turning..
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Couplets On Life For The Musing Cynicals To Cynically Muse Upon...
One never really knows when anathema will strike;Some sense portent of th' bizarre by....malediction.Did th' Mayans really understand God, and..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Conundrums Consequence...
Conundrums Consequence...History is not always faithful,times and tone portray dueling chaos,events become a scene from Golgotha,with its teflon and..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Come Judgement Day...
One Day, black flame will touch the Sunexpiating atoms, time and Lifeleaving nothing more or less than this:nothing BIG...nothing with a BANG;science..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Columbus Day Izzzzz Ovah & Dun!
The banner yet fliesRed demon to the eyesOn Site and into SightSomeone 86 this Byte? !Sad to say most passed onWriting a memoriumFor ole' Chris and..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Collateral . . .
Senryu Verse with the employment of thesyllabic adherence of Traditional HaikuLiquid Shades of RedThe Metal Birds Watch OverTheir pick-up Below
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Climax...
Obeisance, your kindly gestureas if captains of shipspassing close in the night,within human reach,breaching 'quatic laws,yet, e'er in romance -of..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Cix-El-Syd { Meop Citsorca Na}
Discomfit congenitally served though Wisdom never compromised,Yet, they, who shade their common sense by shroud of ignorance-Solipsizes their very..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Christmas Columbus Day! (Rep)
Red Banner, Bright RedCyber flying overheadBelow the PH MastheadLike Dawn of the DeadIt keeps popping upEnough is EnoughEvery 5 or 6 clicksIt makes..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White...
There was a clock that saton a wood sewing table,in the foyer of our homeso many years ago.I can see it, feel andalmost hear that sweet clockfrom..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Cheating Chaos From The Throws Of Darkness
_______ Author's Prologue _______Below... is an excerpt 'based'on my Short-Story fictional Horror titled, ''Tap TheSyringe Twice''...And for the sake..
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Cause And Consequence
Don't preach your vermin 'pon my soulMy ears be deaf to the dross you tollThe axis of Earth, she soon shall bendto the likes of you- And thus, The..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
'Cathedral Of The Divine { Senryu }
A Prolix Prologue To A Succinct Work (Senryu)In New York City, there are many Churches thatover the years have become both secular and non-secular..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Castle ~of~ Spirits~ Happy Halloween ~
Revised & Reposted each year for HalloweenA wee bit of a strange, sensual Theme...FjR___________ I _______________ A p p a r i t i o n s ~ A x i..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Carry Me O'er These Verdant Green Blades { Version I I }
'Twas the August of Summer, nineteen ot threewhen me friend read these words 'fore he passed;Carry me o'er these verdant green blades;'Tis a journey..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Carpe Diem...
Life is meant to live in the ''moment'',tomorrow will arrive if tomorrow should,yesterday are moments lost in real time.Memories are images for..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Can Anybody Tell Me Please, Who The Best Poet Be
''Who be the Best Poet? What be the best poem? It surely not be me, or mine... nor am I even qualified to weigh in on such heavy weight when it comes..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Café 12 After Midnight, Sometime In '79 (Rev./Rep.)
Objects moved vaguelypast peripheral spectrums,through dilated pupils,on a cobblestone passway,in a Village called Greenwich.Our dreams yet to..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
C O L O U R S
Earth tones quell the senses, feed the Death of Chaos;Such deliverance of serenity gives us precious hopethat oxygen always fill our toxic lungs..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
C L A S S L E S S - C R U Z
A Modern-Contemporary Triad Haikuwith the employment of the 5-7-5syllabic requirement of TraditionalZen style Haiku...........FjRWho Takes To The..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
C H I N A -(Rep.)
Senryu, International style...?Asia; Globes Far SideFrom New York's... Lower East Side;I'm In Chinatown!Frank James Ryan Jr (FjR)
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C 17
A bit of a non sequitur of sortsin the form of a Modern Senryu,or perhaps a Modern Cenryu?Common CourtesyComes Crawling, Crying...Can't Cope;Chaos..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
By The Throes Of November
The below work is a Haiku inTraditional format which hasthree(3) standard requirements.(1)Three Lines(2)Syllabic pattern of 5-7-5(3)Content must be..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.