W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Laces

Laces

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My tennis shoe laces are mirrors that reflect my life; I never play the same hole twice at golf. Eventually I always seems t..
Birth of an Orchard

Birth of an Orchard

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** after Thomas Lux I"m seriously considering nailing these apples back on the tree. The tree looks so bare. What..
In the Amazon

In the Amazon

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The bedeviling demon of convenience descends silently to overwhelm my desire to own the shown, things unneeded yet ..
In Panama

In Panama

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** In Panama the water sinks and it rises. Big ships slip through the open wound that's kept flushed daily b..
Good Boy

Good Boy

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My coffee cup is my dog, a hand-painted Terrier of Amal from the Emerald Isle. When full and steaming it'..
Banana Bread

Banana Bread

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Her hands are dark and knotted. Spots cover thin arms. The wheelchair sits by the window. ..
(A-61) Fly, Hawk, Fly

(A-61) Fly, Hawk, Fly

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It lasts but an instant, wings stretched taut above the hawk like arms of a drowning swimmer's final desperate reach. ..
The Wind Whips Flags

The Wind Whips Flags

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Assist to Ken e Bujold
The Wind Tries

The Wind Tries

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The wind tries to create snowfall out of pear blossoms. It bends limbs as breezes travel their length and slam ..
Ice Skating in the Desert

Ice Skating in the Desert

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Boss man gave me my mission a repossession up in Winnemucca, a Winnebago, and wouldn't you know it, it's winter. I ..