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Abram Joseph Ryan

August 15, 1839 - April 22, 1886


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: A "Thought-Flower" Silently -- shadowly -- some lives go, 321171
2: A Blessing Be you near, or be you far, 54454
3: A Child's Wish I wish I were the little key 24460
4: A Christmas Chant They ask me to sing them a Christmas song 613393
5: A Death Crushed with a burden of woe, 50379
6: A Flower's Song Star! Star, why dost thou shine 20454
7: A Land without Ruins A land without ruins is a land without memories 30380
8: A Laugh -- and A Moan The brook that down the valley 52404
9: A Legend He walked alone beside the lonely sea, 52417
10: A Memory One bright memory shines like a star 24385
11: A Memory Adown the valley dripped a stream, 136396
12: A Mystery His face was sad; some shadow must have hung 100381
13: A Reverie ["Did I dream of a song? or sing in a dream?"] Did I dream of a song? or sing in a dream? 27384
14: A Reverie ["Those hearts of ours -- how strange! how strange!"] Those hearts of ours -- how strange! how strange! 68359
15: A Reverie [`"O Songs!" I said:'] O Songs!" I said: 25366
16: A Song. Written in an Album. Pure faced page! waiting so long 44371
17: A Thought The summer rose the sun has flushed 20362
18: A Thought There never was a valley without a faded flower, 43410
19: A Thought Hearts that are great beat never loud, 12397
20: After Seeing Pius IX I saw his face to-day; he looks a chief 14377
21: After Sickness I nearly died, I almost touched the door 1873 50318
22: At Last Into a temple vast and dim, 48379
23: At Night Dreary! weary! 72439
24: Better than Gold Better than grandeur, better than gold, 39398
25: C.S.A. Do we weep for the heroes who died for us, 36381
26: De Profundis Ah! days so dark with death's eclipse! 81367
27: Death Out of the shadows of sadness, 36399
28: Death of the Flower I love my mother, the wildwood, 32402
29: Death of the Prince Imperial Waileth a woman, "O my God!" 72383
30: Dreaming The moan of a wintry soul 24370
31: Dreamland Over the silent sea of sleep, 27407
32: Epilogue Go, words of mine! and if you live 7361
33: Erin's Flag Unroll Erin's flag! fling its folds to the breeze! 61356
34: Far Away Far Away!" what does it mean? 45377
35: Farewells They are so sad to say: no poem tells 15412
36: Feast of the Assumption. - "A Night Prayer" Dark! Dark! Dark! 99369
37: Feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple The priests stood waiting in the holy place, 96342
38: Feast of the Sacred Heart Two lights on a lowly altar; 54398
39: Fifty Years at the Altar To-day -- fifty years at the altar 136423
40: Follow Me The Master's voice was sweet: 59422
41: God in the Night Deep in the dark I hear the feet of God: 51357
42: Gone Gone! and there's not a gleam of you, 24434
43: Good Friday O Heart of Three-in-the evening, 20380
44: Hope Thine eyes are dim: 25399
45: I Often Wonder Why 'Tis So Some find work where some find rest, 28428
46: In Memoriam Go! heart of mine! the way is long 24367
47: In Memoriam (David J. Ryan, C.S.A.) Thou art sleeping, brother, sleeping 119550
48: In Memoriam (Father Keeler) Sweet Christ! let him live, ah! we need his life, 138368
49: In Memory of My Brother Young as the youngest who donned the Gray, 31379
50: In Memory of Very Rev. J. B. Etienne A shadow slept folded in vestments, 42386
51: In Remembrance In the eclipses of your soul, and when you cry 11392
52: In Rome At last the dream of youth 1872 52371
53: Inevitable What has been will be, 48385
54: July 9th, 1872 Between two pillared clouds of gold 67374
55: Lake Como Winter on the mountains 1873 128396
56: Last of May In the mystical dim of the temple 96395
57: Life A baby played with the surplice sleeve 60998
58: Lines (Two Loves) Two loves came up a long, wide aisle, 20349
59: Lines -- 1875 Go down where the wavelets are kissing the shore, 1875 54395
60: Lines ["Sometimes, from the far-away,"] Sometimes, from the far-away, 16355
61: Lines ["The death of men is not the death"] The death of men is not the death 31357
62: Lines ["The world is sweet, and fair, and bright,"] The world is sweet, and fair, and bright, 25371
63: Listen We borrow, 16374
64: M * * * When I am dead, and all will soon forget 68424
65: March of the Deathless Dead Gather the sacred dust 45444
66: Memories They come, as the breeze comes over the foam, 24395
67: Mobile Mystic Societies The olden golden stories of the world, 52349
68: Mother's Way Oft within our little cottage, 34466
69: My Beads Sweet, blessed beads! I would not part 24387
70: New Year Each year cometh with all his days, 72369
71: Night After the Picnic And "Happy! Happy! Happy!" 122353
72: Nocturne ["Betimes, I seem to see in dreams"] Betimes, I seem to see in dreams 60346
73: Nocturne ["I Sit To-Night By The Firelight,"] I sit to-night by the firelight, 84386
74: Now Sometimes a single hour 49367
75: Old Trees Old trees, old trees! in your mystic gloom 16343
76: Only a Dream Only a Dream! 22348
77: Out of the Depths Lost! Lost! Lost! 34404
78: Parting Farewell! that word has broken hearts 20399
79: Passing Away Life's Vesper-bells are ringing 40390
80: Peace! Be Still Sometimes the Saviour sleeps, and it is dark; 1873 24353
81: Poets Poets are strange -- not always understood 52413
82: Presentiment Cometh a voice from a far-land! 30359
83: Rest My feet are wearied, and my hands are tired, 32416
84: Reunited Purer than thy own white snow, 54388
85: Reverie ["Only a few more years!"] Only a few more years! 91359
86: Reverie ["We laugh when our souls are the saddest,"] We laugh when our souls are the saddest, 64344
87: Rhyme One idle day 108476
88: Sea Dreamings To-day a bird on wings as white as foam 36387
89: Sea Rest Far from "where the roses rest", 72390
90: Sea Reverie Strange Sea! why is it that you never rest? 45411
91: Sentinel Songs When falls the soldier brave, 262346
92: Singing-Bird In the valley of my life 28394
93: Song of the Deathless Voice Twas the dusky Hallowe'en 94349
94: Song of the Mystic I walk down the Valley of Silence 66401
95: Song of the River A river went singing adown to the sea, 1878 41342
96: Sorrow and the Flowers. - A Memorial Wreath to C. F. A garland for a grave! Fair flowers that bloom, 119374
97: Spirit Song Thou wert once the purest wave 278375
98: St. Bridget Sweet heaven's smile 35369
99: St. Mary's Back to where the roses rest 50370
100: St. Stephen First champion of the Crucified! 81396
101: Sunless Days They come to ev'ry life -- sad, sunless days, 20349
102: Sursum Corda Weary hearts! weary hearts! by the cares of life oppressed, 25379
103: Tears The tears that trickled down our eyes, 36430
104: The Child of the Poet The sunshine of thy Father's fame 19396
105: The Conquered Banner Furl that Banner, for 'tis weary; 51402
106: The Immaculate Conception Fell the snow on the festival's vigil 1880 188378
107: The Land We Love Land of the gentle and brave! 20359
108: The Master's Voice The waves were weary, and they went to sleep; 48379
109: The Old Year and the New How swift they go, 64387
110: The Pilgrim (A Christmas Legend for Children) The shades of night were brooding 236416
111: The Poet The Poet is the loneliest man that lives; 16409
112: The Poet Priest Not as of one whom multitudes admire, 38382
113: The Poet's Child Child of the heart of a child of sweetest song! 48363
114: The Prayer of the South My brow is bent beneath a heavy rod! 88373
115: The Rosary of My Tears Some reckon their age by years, 36377
116: The Seen and The Unseen Nature is but the outward vestibule 75362
117: The Star's Song Flower! Flower, why repine? 24472
118: The Sword of Robert Lee Forth from its scabbard, pure and bright, 36440
119: Their Story Runneth Thus Two little children played among the flowers, 776336
120: Thoughts By sound of name, and touch of hand, 24378
121: To Mr. and Mrs. A. M. T. Just when the gentle hand of spring 57368
122: To Virginia (on Her Birthday) Your past is past and never to return, 16397
123: To-Days Brief while they last, 20329
124: To-Morrows God knows all things -- but we 64386
125: Wake Me a Song Out of the silences wake me a song, 24321
126: What Ails the World? What ails the world?" the poet cried; 55368
127: What? (To Ethel) At the golden gates of the visions 30342
128: When? (Death) Some day in Spring, 49378
129: Wilt Pray for Me? Wilt pray for me? 12344
130: Wrecked The winds are singing a death-knell 30385
131: Yesterdays Gone! and they return no more, 12414
132: Zeila (A Story from a Star) From the mystic sidereal spaces, 142385




About:
Abram Joseph Ryan CM, was an American poet, an active proponent of the Confederate States of America, and a Roman Catholic priest. He has been called the "Poet-Priest of the Confederacy."


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