Frank James Ryan Jr.
American poet, Born & Raised in The City That Never Sleeps, New York…U.S.A.
Began posting his work as a member of an online poetry group in 2006.
This is for June and all the summers it brings. For the chiming of the church bells that sing in songs of matrimony o’er top hats and lace.
The sentence is a poetic tribute to June as the month of weddings, with three layers of meaning:
“For June and all the summers it brings” — June symbolizes a new beginning and the promise of summer. The speaker, as it were, raises a toast to the season itself.
“The ringing of church bells singing wedding songs” — church bells traditionally ring at weddings to spread the good news. Here, the bells “sing” almost humanly, as witnesses to love.
“Top hats and lace” — the groom in a top hat, the bride in a lace dress: classic emblems of the solemn, elegant wedding.
Together, it forms a seasonal greeting to love and marriage — June as the month in which nature and human union coincide. It is often used in wedding speeches, on wedding cards, or as a caption for summer photos. Origin:
The original English text reads:
> “This is for June and all the summers it brings. For the chiming of the church bells that sing in songs of matrimony o’er top hats and lace.”
The quote originated in the online poetry world and has spread worldwide via quote sites — which explains why it is widely known but difficult to trace in printed sources.
Author:
Frank James Ryan Jr. (also known as “fjr”) is a poet from New York, born and raised in “The City That Never Sleeps.” Since 2006, he has published his work via online poetry platforms, with a readership located primarily in the Tri-State area of the northeastern US. He is not an academically established poet, but an active online poet whose work began circulating worldwide via quote websites. Primary sources such as published collections are hard to find, but the attribution to him appears correct.
