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").
Point Of Submission [ Deictic Conclusions ]
You obfuscate these events as if somehowYou have been given pontiffical judgementMight I ask where your source of blaspheme comesand coronates you..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
X X I I I A.D. - M M X V I I A.D.
The below Pentamerous Senryu poem iswritten with the employment of therequired 5-7-5 Syllabic adherenceof Traditional Zen Haiku poetry.__ XXXIII Anos..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Erotisea Under Atlantic { Love Song For The Mermaid }
_____(I) The Notion______Savoring midnightin Atlantics soul,soundless and weightlesswe....gravity-freebreeze o'er coral,erotically fixed;will you..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Woodwinds
Begin the day... and I awaken to the gentle tinglingOf the morning mists even flow, nights final breath.And malaised by the murky shroud impeding the..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Dead Silence...
Walking out the front doorof a house she called ''Space''she found a comfortable bench,in a bog by a pondwith tall chained swingsand sweeping..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
The Madness
Dawn breaks and another dayis born to all who have risenfrom nights host of demons,like Incubi and Succubus,who prey upon labyrinth dreams,plagued by..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Growing Old With A Breeze Of Dignity
They sit together, back to backat Briar Park, on a metal benchlike bookends,cold from the icy steelonce cloaked by the warmth of oak,that modern day..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
When Forests Dance Before Me
When the forests of darkness dance before meMy sense of pleasure intoxicates with fervor'Tis only my instinct to enter a forest darkSeek its sweet..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
The Sweet Sound Of Death Ii (A Quinate Senryu)
In the Aftermath,There Was A Sound of Sad Peace,A Silence of Death,Rising o'er The Black-O'Fields, Once Soft, Plush Meadow,Now Square Holes dug..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
The Un-Perfect Murder...
You're making a witless lout of yourselfCan't you see, in your mirror of vanityShe said this, an' that, and finally sheWas as quiet and still as a..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Happy Morning People Waiting On The Monday Morning Train
Waiting on the morning train one Monday,trying to ignore the happy morning people;listening from a distance not so far awayto the jabberwocky gossip..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
An Allegiance Of Hope (A Thanksgiving Psalm)
'tis a time for harvesting peace in crisis'tis a time for harnessing cultural vices'tis a time for mending bridges and fence'tis a time for extending..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
An Angel's Act A La Anticipation { Alliteration Format W / Recapitulating Envoy }a
.....Seven Seals sans silver steeds, Satan's surreptition;.....Regardless, Revelation's Rapture Realises resolution;.....Beleaguers, bedraggles..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Come Breathe Me Within You
Come breathe me within you,The fervor of my passing,Of our love slowly dancingTo the rhythm of our souls.My breath holds onto yoursBy the cords of..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Upon The Death Of Hope...
On the dawn of the morning next,when I woke from sleep with hope-the day before had never come.Hope, mercilessly abandoned me,choking the verve of..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
June...June...June...June...
Call it Author's Tradition, but since I pennedthe below work in early June of 2007 & I havereposted it each year since 2010.In mid June of2007..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
The Run For Love (Senryu)
Contemporary Senryu with the employmentof Traditional Haiku's syllabic standard-Running Down The StepsChurch Bells Chiming and ChasingThe Newly..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Upon Th' Tilting Of O' Rose { La Tige De Sensualité }
Ther' be an air of sensuality, to th' tilting of o'Rose,young stems curving gracefully.....as they maturateas to support th' moist blossom of their..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Hope & Time Before The Dying...
In seperate worlds, they breathe now;so sad, these worlds, like coffins,each silent to the other,yet life be ever present,just enough to offer..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Of Poets Long Passed...
Contemporary Haiku formatted withthe employment of Traditional Haikusstrict Syllabic requirement...Under Hill's WoodshedThe Voices of Donne And..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
The Visitation
Contemporary Haiku with the employment ofTraditional Haikus syllabic requirement.Deaths VisitationWhile Asleep in Sweetest DreamLife's Most Precious..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Death Echoes From A Distant Hill
Whistle of wind across the earof a man on a distant hill,awaiting Father MacGarrity'sfinal blessing of water.The Priest looks up to the hillnods..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Premonition...
Contemporary Haiku formattedwith the syllabic requirementof Traditional Zen Haiku...The Fortnight Drew WingsShadows of a Dove on CloudsOf Dark Bible..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
And You Made Just Like Churchill...
The word is they found you dead last night,alone.....on the porch of your Eastside digs,a warm Crème de Cacao beside a hardboundof Truman Capote's..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Two Cats On A Window Sill...
Two Persian Cats on window sill,Never bored nor get their fillBack to back for hours long;Their spines must be strong.Mesmerized... by every..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.