W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Haiku 81 B

Haiku 81 B

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


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When the World Comes Closer to the Sun

When the World Comes Closer to the Sun

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It’s the way the wind tousles hair in late spring after it’s grown warm outside that imbued recollections ofHalleluja..
Steinbeck Didn’t Surf Either

Steinbeck Didn’t Surf Either

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** In 1963, we immigrated to Ventura, California, all the way from Oklahoma. Call us modern-day Okies -- we did. Culture..
Forest Service

Forest Service

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The loud buzz of chainsaws. The busy comings and goings of huge tires in muck, trucks that slug heavy loads out..
Broken Joystick

Broken Joystick

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When I ask the Big Dipper if it wants to take a walk, the stars don’t rush to the front door and wait. When ..
It Happened One Night Forever

It Happened One Night Forever

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Dusk uncovered the will to live, to hold on as long as it could. The intrepid notes of the piccolos invited the sopran..
Let’s Reconvene at Six O’clock

Let’s Reconvene at Six O’clock

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Straight up. In the back pocket of my warm, fresh-from-the-drier blue jeans, I found a crumpled paper towel, still intac..
Elegy for a Good Dog, Good

Elegy for a Good Dog, Good

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Abby was more that our dog, more like a wonderful daughter, an Irish terrier who traveled with us, a fixture w..
The Terrier

The Terrier

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I am the hollow man living my hollow life inside my hollow house. Breakfast is a box of empty calories; the dr..