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").
Rio Rocked & Ruled!
A Senryu with the syllabic re-quirement of Traditional Haiku...The Olympics ProvedWorld Peace is AchievableIf The Athletes Ruled
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Respect
Distant blade-runnernot content to status quo,indifferent to conformity,speaks with ambiguity;ostensibly no-one understandswhat he's doing, or..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Reaching For Satellites { Dimensions & Speculations }
All they who seek satellites with parallel orbitshall never realize their latitude.... en maxum;to conquer that which be so deemed timelesswarrants..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Random Thoughts By Fireside, On A Stormy Autumn Night
Embedded stench of etherbleeding thru' cracked tile,washed in antiseptic drip......................................and-I'm wondering how they..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
R E D *) I C E
Waiting on the movement, a child is bornto diplomats of c o l d conscientiousness,with inherited proclivities for great powerlike the..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Quite Sensual Can Nature Be...
Beneath the arbored root of naturelife breaks ground as consequenceof winter-seed, sweet morning dew,stimulating Earth with renaissance.And Earth..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Quinary Of Couplets On Life For The Musing Cynic...
Does one really knows when catastrophe will strike?Some sense portent of the bizarre by malediction.Did the Mayans really understand God, and..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Queen On The Hill...
Contemporary Haiku with the employ-ment of the Syllabic requirementof Traditional Zen style Haiku...And the Lion RoaredWoman Stood Atop the..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Punxsutawney Phil Lost In New York? (Repost) (Repost)
Woke up this morning, and upon my window sillI saw a strange furry creature lying very stillWell, hello, I said, what's up, what brings you to my..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Psychology 101.I [ Minute Verse- A Series ]
Consideration- is an excuse for procrastination;Some credible exceptions may negate this theory;The Mind has proclivity to occlude by..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Psychology 101.2 [ Minute Verse- A Series ]
Paroxysmal....a perfect way to have your day complete itselfNot knowing what idiopathic course- may fall upon your shelfLike traffic jams, tanks on..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Prayer To The Helping Hand.
Long, narrow halls breed echoor do they reach out to the walls,beckoning their dormancyto help silence their repetitive mumurs;And, everyone needs a..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Power, Hubris And Avarice...{ The Unholy Trinity }
They who take pride in wrest and usurpnever see their own shadow behind them,stalking, haunting their amoral manner -and take it to sleep, which they..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Potential Consequences Of The Ph Forum...
The below work can be categorizedseveral ways (1) A modern-contemp-orary Haiku...(2) Free Verse Tercet,or(3) and what I consider most appro-priate: A..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Positions Of Trust & Hypocrisy { An Unorthodox Double Septet Sonnet }
The positions we take when under pressureare not necessarily our positions at all.Acceptance is an element of human needthat we dare trade-off with..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Poppies...
Modern-Contemporary Haikuemployed with the syllabicformat of Traditional HaikuNatures War SymbolRed as The Blood of FreedomPapaveraceae.
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Poet's Are Aloof...
A Senryu work composed with theemployment of Traditional Haiku'ssyllabic requirement (5 - 7 - 5)Poet's are aloof;Me? I'm Just an Imagist-Too Good For..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Poetic Proclamation By Senryu...
Senryu with the employment ofTraditional Haikus three line(5-7-5) syllabic requirement...Lo! Now Be The TimeFor All Good Scribes Who Seek TruthTo Tap..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Playing God In Osage, Wyoming...(Rev.)
_______ Author's Prologue ________The below work which was originally postedin December of 2018 has been revised onspecial request & advice from..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Planetarium...
The below work is a ContemporaryHaiku structured in the Syllabicformat of Traditional haiku.Stars Fleck Night's SpotlightA Canvass of..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Percussion...
A Contemporary Senryu with the employmentof Haiku's (5-7-5) syllabic requirement...Against My Rib Cage,Chaos of Pulse and Pressure;So Sweet to The..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Penumbra { The Aura }
Two Eyes fellupon my fleshsomewhere betweensky and sod.I blinked,closed mine,while time knelt in pause -[..., ..., ...]just like that;I opened my..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Passion Be The Colour Indigo { A Metaphorical Verse }
Bleeding-out its xylem sap,phloem oozing from the heart,of the thick barked wetwood-negotiating crooked grooveswith carved pressed spiral;a slow and..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Paradise Be Never Lost...
What does it matter...such confusion'bout confessions...absolution.Who here has the right to sayWhen God plans your time, your day?Listen to the..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Pages From Macedonia & Venus
Staring at pictures of the planet, Venus,he saw in an issue of Popular Science,going back to Jack and Khrushchev;aimlessly flipping the pages,he..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.