W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Haiku 202-H

Haiku 202-H

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


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Pet Sounds

Pet Sounds

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I have this gigantic clip designed to hold big bags of potato chips closed. I don’t eat potato chips. I ..
(175-A)  Measles

(175-A) Measles

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My requestis reasonable -- I need to update my measles vaccine.From the grimace on the pharmacist’s face, you would have t..
A Missing Piece of Life

A Missing Piece of Life

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** A gravity-defying squirrel climbs face first down a wooden brace of our pergola, proving Newton wasn’t all he was ..
B Movies Are Better Than You Think

B Movies Are Better Than You Think

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** In the town of Madill, there’s only one theater. My cousin Mike and I sit side-by-side aimed at the stupid movie on the screen...
Life and Death Near Lake Thunderbird

Life and Death Near Lake Thunderbird

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The lake is filthy, full of blood-red runoff spillage from Oklahoma’s red-lipped earthenware shores. It’s morni..
Haiku 27-11**

Haiku 27-11**

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


** Published on the website "Haikuniverse" 3-27-25
Final Breaths of a Tulip

Final Breaths of a Tulip

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Life is a red tulip. I like tulips but they collapse too soon. Seventy is a savage number; it’s the sting of a hard s..
Hanging Ten Gets Me Two

Hanging Ten Gets Me Two

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Being a boy from Oklahoma transported to a beach town in Southern California, it’s no surprise the surprise I felt see..
High-Builded Clouds

High-Builded Clouds

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Tiny wings light beside me. Most would say kill it, it’s just an insect. But I can’t bring myself to kill. ..