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").

We Cannot Drop This Passing Torch...

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.

Watching, As The Earth Bleeds...

The below work ia a Tricet Haiku withthe Traditional Haiku Metric AdherenceEarth has earned her badgeFrom the wounds we've inflicted;Quietly, she..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

War Is A Cul-De-Sac...

War Is A Cul-De-Sac...They count the young Soul's pooled in black,from the red it once poured and just like that-it crusts like burnt bark on..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

W H I T E N O I S E

The noise broke whitefrom far behindso it seemed,that it was,as the Douglas Firs bristledin feared anticipation.We watched from a nearby mountain..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Voices I I

You cannot see, feel or touch me,You can only read my mind-thru' my stories, if those storiesare absolute and true;for we are optically opaque,where..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Voices & Echoes Of The Fallen Sacred (Rep./ Rev.)

Voices And Echoes Of The Fallen Sacred (Rep. / Rev.) - Poem by Frank James Ryan Jr (FjR)Breathing was shallowthe earwigs were suckingthe death out of..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Voices And Echoes Of The Fallen Sacred (Rep)

Breathing was shallowthe earwigs were suckingthe death out of pinewood remains-Who goes there?Sweet voices, soprano...a visitation of..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Vinyl Blasts From The 60's Past { Senryu Series I}

The first of a potential series ofSenryu's devoted solely to 1960'sRock'n Roll Billboard Number 1 Hits.If you were and/or still are intothis..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Veil Of Veronica { At The Sixth Station Of The Cross }

Veil Of Veronica { At The Sixth Station Of The Cross } - Poem by Frank James Ryan Jr (FjR)Ever so fragilely..........He pushed Himself..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

death, fate, mortality, warning

Speaks about his trip to Kempler-47explains, with great vervehow two planets in onesurvive, but then loses all focus,speaking of the time he took up..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Valhalla Crossing At Midnight...

The below Senryu is constructed with theemployment of Haikus Syllabic Adherence.The Trains horn blew L O U D!O'er the wood gate, bells and..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon Your Anniversary, Forevermore {in Memory Of Edgar Allan Poe}

Much mystery still surrounds his DeathThe Master of Macabres final breathOne-hundred sixty-nine years have pastSince the Poet, Poe quietly..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon Walking Home Alone One Afternoon, Did I...

Upon walking home alone one afternoon, did ILament about th' woe's of my fractious lifeScrambling, dithered thoughts within my headI came upon a..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon Waking The Death Of My Friend.......................

Below poem is a tribute written inSeptember of 2013 but never beforeposted on this site...Now it is...My friend died last night,loved playing the..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon The Warmth Of A Mothers Womb And The Wings Of Mother Nature...

UPON THE WINGS OF NATURES BREATH (Revised Version)Nestled, tight as crowded shelves-natures sleeping bookends,the youngest in flock, coveting,jockeys..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon The Traverse Beyond The Quietus

We were talking the other dayabout what happens after death.You suggested hazed dimensionsbecoming clear....in time,each dimension less..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon The Strings Of A Childs' Nightmare (Graphic Content)

Alternating images were found in its brains,spilling out in glossed coat like Chinese ink,the old man speaking in tongues from his bowels,bending..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon The Harboring Of Fears Within You

With quavering breath,you gently lift the dutch wood doorthat carries the one who sleeps inside,the one who just yesterday you kissed,the one who..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon The Death Of Autumn [ Art Of Imagism ] -

Shadows of autumn, they haunt meLife...sentenced to death by changeOnly needles of green, n' pine-coneSpare the forest-scape...of a barrenblack..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon The Courting Of Autumn's Equinox...

Traditional Haiku includingtheme & syllabic requirement.Engagement of StreamsMarry at the River's Fork'Neath The Southward Sun...

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon Th' Changing Shadows Of Autumn (Imagism)

Shadows of autumn, they haunt meLife...sentenced to death by changeOnly needles of green, n' pine-coneSpares the forest-scape of a barrenblack..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon Reading The Tea-Leaves Of My Father

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.

Upon Lunar Eclipse (Rep.)

Passing torch to the Sunand skies metamorphosisfrom silver black to gray,mime dancers bleed in sage,the shroud of a nascent oddity,I ask what could..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon Deliverance Of The Doves... -

Two doves in motion, exploring their optionsin tune to life from their spire;dictating wings expand with suggestionin a tone of conviction,thrumming..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.

Upon A Brushing With Divinity

Why don't you pick those pretty flowers said the WomanBecause my Mother used to bring them to her Father;Well, I see no reason why you can't pick..

© Frank James Ryan Jr.