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").

And, From Out Of The Darkness { Vox Spiritus Sancti }

And, From Out Of The Darkness { Vox Spiritus Sancti }... - Poem by Frank James Ryan Jr (FjR)Death! What event be more imperious than Life, for-they..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

And You Made Just Like Chuchill... { Version 2}

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.

And Then Came Autumn { Musing Upon The Poet Frost }

Comes autumn...with its addendum of cover and colour.And as nature unfurls its myriad of jewelsthere be majique of ineffable bounty,widening eyes..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

And The Man Child Dribbles On...

A Senryu in Honour of PH'sParadigm of Ignorance...The Drip, Drip, DrippingOf Biterness On This SiteSoaks in Envy Green

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

And On The Last Day When Judgement Doth Cometh

Chances are we won't live long enough to seeThe many things we never really wanted to seeHoping Death comes at night, by sleep or by wineAfter..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

And Autumn Comes { In Tribute To Robert Frost }

And Comes Autumn...with its addendum of cover and colour.And as nature unfurls its myriad of jewelsthere be majique of ineffable bounty,widening..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

An Overly Simple Little Love Poem...

The words fall shortExpression uneasyExpectations heightenThen I lay down my penAs, there be no wordsto describe my love,how much I adore you,need..

© 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.

An Alliteration A La Revelation...

.... Seven Seals sans silver steeds-Satan's surreptition;.....Regardless, Revelations rapture remains resolute;.....Beleaguers, bedraggles belates..

© 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.

America's Pastime Will Never Die...

A senyru formatted with theemployment of Traditional ZenHaiku'sSyllabic requirement...Hear The Crack of BatsEcho 'cross Silent BleechersBaseball..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Alzheimers-[ No ''body'' Should Become A ''soul''like This]

Alzheimers-[ No ''Body'' Should Become A ''soul''Like This]When do the moments begin to moveon wings of hours veiled and skewed;and what to say to..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Alternative Recall

Modern Senryu with the employment of thesyllabic structure of Traditional Haiku-Time Cannot EchoThe Cherished Moments In Life-That Memories Can.

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

All They Who Take Umbrage With The Power Of Wisdom

There be a solipsistic facade that exudes them,for all they who take umbrage with Wisdom,who in truth fall anemic of confidence, when -consternation..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

All The Beautiful People Of The World...

They come, from one hundred ninety-four nations,that are settled on seven recognized continents.They're people of a teeming of color 'n..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Afterhoursrockatmckinleyspuboffriversidedrive

A wee bit 'o jocund to awaken orfall asleep to, with a dry splashof an over easy cryptic poem to go!At McKinleys PubOff Riverside DriveAfter..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

After The Minefields Are Cleared

When the answers to the questions that have plagued-are revealed, no longer veiled, strange or sphinx,it be then I foresee the movement of White..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Across The Rhythm Of Time In Presto

Time is that which tells us nothing morethan a specific position of hands, moving-forward, relentless, like music in Presto,at times, arrhythmic, as..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

About The Mercy Of A Nightmare...

A Modern Contemporary Haikuwith adherence to Traditional,Haikus Syllabic requirement.The Cars Crashed Head-on;*''There, But For The Grace of God-Go..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

About Pleasure....

Contemporary haiku with the employment oftraditional haikus syllabic requirement.Midnight RomanticI Raise My Chalice of YenImbibe Its Sweet Pour...

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

A World's Odd's Of Merging...

Odd's of coming home for a slice....of Mum's Key-Lime Pie,Or watching a virgin sunset bleeding into twilights backdropOr, spending fourty dollars..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

A Visit To The Holy Tomb Of The Saints-{ The Catacombs On New York's Westside } (Revision Of Original 2006 Post.)

I Visited the Tomb of Gods Holy SaintsAt the catacombs, beneath blackened soilCracked cobblestone, its entry pathOuter walls wrapped in pea-green..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

A Turn Of The Cards { V I I - V I I - V I I } (Rp) - Poem By Frank James Ryan Jr (Fjr)

______________VII-VII-VII _____________When comes my time to fold or call....what shall I see?A comet bright, black holes in space, a House of..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

A Tale Of Two Siblings...

Comes one, comes the otherOne be sister, one be brotherAnd tho' DNA' s the same,And they share the same last name,They will clash, and berateOne..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

A Sudden Purge From The Mind Of A Jaded Writer

Winds upon themselves do carry-Hedgerows of natures breath,Yarrows stretched in fullest breadth,Narrows long in range and depth,Arrows splitting life..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.