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").
Reading The Tea-Leaves Of My Father (Rev.)
Sometimes there be a silent chaosfollowing the shock and grief of loss.May I offer you a cupof Young's Green Tea,isn't that what old folks drink..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
The Breath Of Angels Upon Me...
Senses alive I felt a presage breathing thru' my Brain,Time dropped its hands to purge spaced indifference,Breadth of science loses range by th' open..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
One Message To The Envious One
You say my writings bore you,yet what have you writtenbeside comments lacedwith bitter and spoil,displaying your inertiafor literary..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Kontrast 'ku- Haiku...
A Traditional style Haikuw/semi-contemporary theme.Moist as the GobiRough as the Caspian SeaMirage... Existence
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
By The White Streams Of Killclarke...(Rev. / Rep.)
And, the stream was long and narrowRunning 'side Bragh's crooked marrow'neath the smoked-black, wooded barkThrough the dark woods of KillclarkeAnd..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
We Cannot Pass This Torch To Our Children...
No longer have the nerve in me to standin front a loaded magnum in the hands-of leaders who don't have a ****ing clue,'bout leading...protecting me..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Nirvana Love...
When I see your face in the night,I am dreaming.When I sense your aura about me,I am trancing.When I feel your warmth upon meI awaken to my senses..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Cancer Of The Solar Reflection
Withering, 'neath the eye of the flame in the sky;aesthetically pleasing to the damsel's walking on by-many years ago...though to him just moments in..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Beyond The Beyond
The Archer dropped his bowand the stars began to cryin a lumen misted teardropwhile time 'n space yawnedat the sight of such follyso they thought in..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
The Wisdom Of Revelation { Just A Personal Prosaic Adaptation })
'For Here Is Wisdom'', John wrote with passionate convictionon parchment, produced from one of the Seven Churches-as mentioned in his Book of..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
No-Sirrom - The End
Strange as People can be at times,cryptic Senryu's carry strange lines.Lighted fires be violently warmFor all the Riders on the Storm.Think about..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
A Perfect Love For Forevermore
In us, my lov' there was no beginning,and ther'll be no end...evermore.We could have been souls from a universebonded by the starsthat we watched one..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Irish Sea Fishing After The Storm
Bite of the sea on an August nightfrom a nascent dark billow hauntingobsidian black- all eye's to the windas quelling clouds are overcome,whisked..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
' The S E E R { Born Of The Third-Eye }
Old woman rocking in her Gooseneck chair,Embroidering scarves, with ominous stare,Rolling white paper, Maryjane by her side,Pining all who swear- by..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Autumn & Springtide...Kaleidoscopic Majesty
The essence of hickory wafted higho'er gatherings of naked treetops,while the flailing of fragile limbsfrom the infant Japanese Maples,drew vex from..
© 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.
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.
A Duet Of April Haiku...
~A Duet of Traditional Zen-Haiku inhonour of Spring's month of April~__-統的な禅俳句__________I _________Showers In AprilNourished breath of..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Moments Before The Passing Of The Universe... (Version I I
And the world remained closed,absence of Life, blood and oxygen;rivers, white watermerging with brooks-and streams...rising up-into the oceans and..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
The Time Before 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.
Tale Of A Single Teardrop
One single Teardrop,pearl shaped...glistening,dangling on the tipof A fluttering eye-lash,for a moment suspended,and impulse incepts;'twas a mere..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Deaths Overture Passage I I- [ In Search Of Closures Covenant ]
And, Death... when you come for me,I'll ask but one request;that you deign me the courage to fear..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
Deaths Overture Passage I - [ The Coming And The Crossing ]
And when you come for mepass o'er me gently,with wraithless, sweet gateway-Need to stare thru' those hollow sockets-whose wells have come to carry..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
V O R T E X
Contemporary Haiku with the employmentof the 5- 7- 5- Syllabic adherence re-quired in Traditional Zen Style Haiku.Circled Wind of Death'Less Your..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.
One Butterflies Query To A Little Girl's Precociousness
One early morning as the Sun drew Dawnan Ediths Checkerboard spoke to a child,asked, why do butterflies die so young, then smiled.I have no idea, I..
© Frank James Ryan Jr.