X X I I I A.D. - M M X V I I A.D. Poem by Frank James Ryan Jr...fjr

The below Pentamerous Senryu poem is
written with the employment of the
required 5-7-5 Syllabic adherence
of Traditional Zen Haiku poetry.


__ XXXIII Anos Domini __

Thirty-three A.D.
A Man Was Nailed To A Cross,
And In Death Gave Life.

Spoke OF Acceptance,
Which High Priests Deemed Blasphemous,
Because They Feared Him.

He Was Not Like Them,
Which Called For His Death By Cross;
Because He Refused-

To Worship As They,
And Deny His Fathers Word-
That He Be The Light.

One Hundred Scores Past,
Christian Boys Hung From Crosses;
Ice-Is on their wood.

__ MMXVI Anos Domini __


FjR-MMXVII