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").
Beyond Stigmata? { Contrassegno Santo Della Crucifissione }
Church doors ablaze, who be there...?Seven Souls lost, in embers epilogue,flesh melting off the shankof blackened marrow -'once' mortal bone.Burns..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Beyond Emerald City...
Free from the dreads of mortality,exempt from a balance of power,dogmatic in their own private Oz,though illogical...except to themselves.And within..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Beneath The Willow Tree, Grieving
Saw you through the shadows of the Willow tree,under its' blanket of long teardrop branches.Upon the ground, a spray of roses, there did lay,Heart..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Behind The Third Eye Of The Abstract Poet...(Rev.)
Kaleidoscopic vision,lighting the darkest tunnels,steady as the marionettedangling o'er a child -and the Puppeteer is godfor that moment in imaginary..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Behind The Eyes Of Amedeo Modigliani { Laquartus Quod Denique Poesia }
Beautiful women of Italia,distorted by ocular shadow,eclipsing white empty sockets,reflecting total occlusion-void of lens and iris.But, ahhhh, the..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Awaiting The Extirpation Of Darkness...
Parallel...'til fracture breaks its course,Metaphors moist... 'til metonyms dry,Juxtapositioned, 'til dark ranks file,Naked souls treading black, icy..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Autumn's Nativity (Haiku)
______ AUTHOR'S PROLOGUE ____A Modern-Contemporary Haiku withA Traditional flavour in Theme. Thesyllabic sequence is unorthodox, byTraditional Haiku..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Autumn's Gold Wreath
On the dusty fields of umberbe no trail nor trace of summer,October's breath unfoldsa wreath of autumn, solid gold;smoked shadow, naked branchleaves..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Autumn's Antonym (Haiku)
Traditional Zen Style Haikuwith adherence to its stan-dard syllabic requirement...Autumn Came Jejune,Not Yet Wrapped In Nature's Gold;Indian Summer!
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Augustide (Haiku)
Traditional Zen styled Haiku Verseincluding its Syllabic requirement.Sweet HoneysuckleAiring Nature's Verdant FleshUpon Augusts Breeze.
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Attonement's Mile...
As I walk alone in a world all my own-I ponder the paths that have crossed my way;A doctor, a plumber, a proctor, a drummer,So many miles of dreams..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Astronomy Of The Heart...
I've watched the glow of sunset red,heading west to lay it's head,dripping into distant seas,reflecting off fresh skies of eve,twilight, sunsets..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Ashes Unto Ashes
The hour-glass broke,and the sand grain felt the smokespiraling from the shards of glass,traveling high on Natures breath,and gravity, 'till twilight..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Arrhythmia { A Cryptic Acrostical }
Anterior percpetion does not guide the privleged eye-pRone to the wave of the north and southern p-linesfoR such a view one must obtain posterior..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Ariel's Spirit { From '' While You Were Asleep'' / The Ariel Series
She plays silly games,with shadows and echo;it's the aura about her,projecting her presencein light and clamoramongst the blacknessand silence of her..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Ariel In My Mind & Dreams { From '' While You Were Asleep''-The Ariel Series' }
I still dream of watching over her sleeping,the smell of love braiding with her vera wang,her presence so perfect as if she really were-asleep for..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Arc De La Mort (Contemporary Haiku)
Non-Traditional Haiku Verse with the employmentof Traditional Zen Haiku's syllabic adherence...Arc of Death's GraniteConvexity Wide And GrayO'er Pine..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Aquatic Parallels
Aquatic parallelsmoving towards the currentthey move by sea-wolf roarby Mother Natures presenceby the shore'Twill only be scant hours'til her manic..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
April's Springtide Haiku { Shakespearian Style? }
Traditional Zen Haiku with a weesprinkling of Shakespearian lexia.Traditional Zen Haiku with ahumble attempt at how WilliamShakespeare might have..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
April Springs Hai & Ku's...
A Collection of Traditional Zen-Haiku....__-統的な禅俳句__________I_________Showers In AprilNourished breath of renaissanceUnfurling Fresh..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Any Sunday Afternoon On Williamsbridge Road In The Bronx(With Strings Attached)
Autoplay next videoThe jingle and jangle of primary colours,A lemonade stand for a stage, and cover.Puppets descend to the makeshift stage,of cut-out..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Another Space In Time...
The Archer dropped his bow,falling stars began to cryin lumen misted teardrops,while time and space yawned-at the sight of such folly,as they stared..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Animals Lives Matter Too! { Protection From Cruelty To Animals }
I have two cats, tho' I swore I'd never haveuntil my daughter took me to a local shelter.I'm not a very passionate person per se,or one to wear..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
And, That's What It's Like With You, My Lov '(Rev-Rep)
I can feel th' pulse of my heartpounding fast and hardcoursing through my bodylike a thousand drums beating,percussed in echo.And, whenever we move..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
And, May 31st Is World No Tobacco Day...
Modern-Contemporary Haikuwith the employment of thesyllabic requirement ofTraditional style Haiku.Smoking Causes DeathThough We'll All Die From..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.