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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, 321057
2: A Blessing Be you near, or be you far, 54372
3: A Child's Wish I wish I were the little key 24416
4: A Christmas Chant They ask me to sing them a Christmas song 613343
5: A Death Crushed with a burden of woe, 50329
6: A Flower's Song Star! Star, why dost thou shine 20395
7: A Land without Ruins A land without ruins is a land without memories 30336
8: A Laugh -- and A Moan The brook that down the valley 52352
9: A Legend He walked alone beside the lonely sea, 52364
10: A Memory One bright memory shines like a star 24327
11: A Memory Adown the valley dripped a stream, 136341
12: A Mystery His face was sad; some shadow must have hung 100324
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? 27333
14: A Reverie ["Those hearts of ours -- how strange! how strange!"] Those hearts of ours -- how strange! how strange! 68307
15: A Reverie [`"O Songs!" I said:'] O Songs!" I said: 25323
16: A Song. Written in an Album. Pure faced page! waiting so long 44324
17: A Thought The summer rose the sun has flushed 20316
18: A Thought There never was a valley without a faded flower, 43347
19: A Thought Hearts that are great beat never loud, 12338
20: After Seeing Pius IX I saw his face to-day; he looks a chief 14326
21: After Sickness I nearly died, I almost touched the door 1873 50275
22: At Last Into a temple vast and dim, 48315
23: At Night Dreary! weary! 72369
24: Better than Gold Better than grandeur, better than gold, 39349
25: C.S.A. Do we weep for the heroes who died for us, 36326
26: De Profundis Ah! days so dark with death's eclipse! 81318
27: Death Out of the shadows of sadness, 36337
28: Death of the Flower I love my mother, the wildwood, 32354
29: Death of the Prince Imperial Waileth a woman, "O my God!" 72333
30: Dreaming The moan of a wintry soul 24322
31: Dreamland Over the silent sea of sleep, 27360
32: Epilogue Go, words of mine! and if you live 7300
33: Erin's Flag Unroll Erin's flag! fling its folds to the breeze! 61306
34: Far Away Far Away!" what does it mean? 45319
35: Farewells They are so sad to say: no poem tells 15360
36: Feast of the Assumption. - "A Night Prayer" Dark! Dark! Dark! 99320
37: Feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple The priests stood waiting in the holy place, 96292
38: Feast of the Sacred Heart Two lights on a lowly altar; 54337
39: Fifty Years at the Altar To-day -- fifty years at the altar 136366
40: Follow Me The Master's voice was sweet: 59365
41: God in the Night Deep in the dark I hear the feet of God: 51313
42: Gone Gone! and there's not a gleam of you, 24364
43: Good Friday O Heart of Three-in-the evening, 20328
44: Hope Thine eyes are dim: 25342
45: I Often Wonder Why 'Tis So Some find work where some find rest, 28374
46: In Memoriam Go! heart of mine! the way is long 24308
47: In Memoriam (David J. Ryan, C.S.A.) Thou art sleeping, brother, sleeping 119433
48: In Memoriam (Father Keeler) Sweet Christ! let him live, ah! we need his life, 138325
49: In Memory of My Brother Young as the youngest who donned the Gray, 31332
50: In Memory of Very Rev. J. B. Etienne A shadow slept folded in vestments, 42343
51: In Remembrance In the eclipses of your soul, and when you cry 11339
52: In Rome At last the dream of youth 1872 52324
53: Inevitable What has been will be, 48341
54: July 9th, 1872 Between two pillared clouds of gold 67332
55: Lake Como Winter on the mountains 1873 128357
56: Last of May In the mystical dim of the temple 96345
57: Life A baby played with the surplice sleeve 60862
58: Lines (Two Loves) Two loves came up a long, wide aisle, 20311
59: Lines -- 1875 Go down where the wavelets are kissing the shore, 1875 54331
60: Lines ["Sometimes, from the far-away,"] Sometimes, from the far-away, 16311
61: Lines ["The death of men is not the death"] The death of men is not the death 31305
62: Lines ["The world is sweet, and fair, and bright,"] The world is sweet, and fair, and bright, 25331
63: Listen We borrow, 16319
64: M * * * When I am dead, and all will soon forget 68373
65: March of the Deathless Dead Gather the sacred dust 45397
66: Memories They come, as the breeze comes over the foam, 24348
67: Mobile Mystic Societies The olden golden stories of the world, 52303
68: Mother's Way Oft within our little cottage, 34409
69: My Beads Sweet, blessed beads! I would not part 24345
70: New Year Each year cometh with all his days, 72318
71: Night After the Picnic And "Happy! Happy! Happy!" 122301
72: Nocturne ["Betimes, I seem to see in dreams"] Betimes, I seem to see in dreams 60307
73: Nocturne ["I Sit To-Night By The Firelight,"] I sit to-night by the firelight, 84342
74: Now Sometimes a single hour 49314
75: Old Trees Old trees, old trees! in your mystic gloom 16291
76: Only a Dream Only a Dream! 22303
77: Out of the Depths Lost! Lost! Lost! 34352
78: Parting Farewell! that word has broken hearts 20341
79: Passing Away Life's Vesper-bells are ringing 40338
80: Peace! Be Still Sometimes the Saviour sleeps, and it is dark; 1873 24311
81: Poets Poets are strange -- not always understood 52358
82: Presentiment Cometh a voice from a far-land! 30317
83: Rest My feet are wearied, and my hands are tired, 32350
84: Reunited Purer than thy own white snow, 54336
85: Reverie ["Only a few more years!"] Only a few more years! 91313
86: Reverie ["We laugh when our souls are the saddest,"] We laugh when our souls are the saddest, 64312
87: Rhyme One idle day 108351
88: Sea Dreamings To-day a bird on wings as white as foam 36339
89: Sea Rest Far from "where the roses rest", 72317
90: Sea Reverie Strange Sea! why is it that you never rest? 45326
91: Sentinel Songs When falls the soldier brave, 262299
92: Singing-Bird In the valley of my life 28354
93: Song of the Deathless Voice Twas the dusky Hallowe'en 94300
94: Song of the Mystic I walk down the Valley of Silence 66358
95: Song of the River A river went singing adown to the sea, 1878 41291
96: Sorrow and the Flowers. - A Memorial Wreath to C. F. A garland for a grave! Fair flowers that bloom, 119331
97: Spirit Song Thou wert once the purest wave 278318
98: St. Bridget Sweet heaven's smile 35326
99: St. Mary's Back to where the roses rest 50315
100: St. Stephen First champion of the Crucified! 81343
101: Sunless Days They come to ev'ry life -- sad, sunless days, 20310
102: Sursum Corda Weary hearts! weary hearts! by the cares of life oppressed, 25331
103: Tears The tears that trickled down our eyes, 36368
104: The Child of the Poet The sunshine of thy Father's fame 19342
105: The Conquered Banner Furl that Banner, for 'tis weary; 51345
106: The Immaculate Conception Fell the snow on the festival's vigil 1880 188318
107: The Land We Love Land of the gentle and brave! 20303
108: The Master's Voice The waves were weary, and they went to sleep; 48316
109: The Old Year and the New How swift they go, 64327
110: The Pilgrim (A Christmas Legend for Children) The shades of night were brooding 236371
111: The Poet The Poet is the loneliest man that lives; 16337
112: The Poet Priest Not as of one whom multitudes admire, 38324
113: The Poet's Child Child of the heart of a child of sweetest song! 48307
114: The Prayer of the South My brow is bent beneath a heavy rod! 88320
115: The Rosary of My Tears Some reckon their age by years, 36317
116: The Seen and The Unseen Nature is but the outward vestibule 75304
117: The Star's Song Flower! Flower, why repine? 24348
118: The Sword of Robert Lee Forth from its scabbard, pure and bright, 36378
119: Their Story Runneth Thus Two little children played among the flowers, 776296
120: Thoughts By sound of name, and touch of hand, 24336
121: To Mr. and Mrs. A. M. T. Just when the gentle hand of spring 57326
122: To Virginia (on Her Birthday) Your past is past and never to return, 16344
123: To-Days Brief while they last, 20283
124: To-Morrows God knows all things -- but we 64339
125: Wake Me a Song Out of the silences wake me a song, 24285
126: What Ails the World? What ails the world?" the poet cried; 55324
127: What? (To Ethel) At the golden gates of the visions 30297
128: When? (Death) Some day in Spring, 49333
129: Wilt Pray for Me? Wilt pray for me? 12291
130: Wrecked The winds are singing a death-knell 30329
131: Yesterdays Gone! and they return no more, 12363
132: Zeila (A Story from a Star) From the mystic sidereal spaces, 142330




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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