W. Barrett Munn : Writing

(181-A)  Death Due to an Ear Infection

(181-A) Death Due to an Ear Infection

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Daughter, I’m sorry but once more you must absorb sorrow. Death’s brought its caisson to your door again, ..
Brushing Up Close to Death Under Glass

Brushing Up Close to Death Under Glass

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Duende: the sense of being in touch with death.
The Whale

The Whale

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Barnacle encrusted behemoth, deep diver -- a deep thinker extols her many virtues in an essay -- mother of calves, protecto..
El Duende

El Duende

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


“A heightened sense often associated with a profound awareness of death.”
Ups and Downs of Fly Fishing

Ups and Downs of Fly Fishing

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I really don’t care how the industrial averages of Dow and Jones are doing when I have a brook trout hooked at..
haiku 807

haiku 807

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


haiku
Cast Away

Cast Away

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I’ve seen horrid images of burn victims. That’s why I don’t grill. Propane is volatile. Give me ea..
1000 Steps

1000 Steps

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Buddha lives in a mountaintop temple a thousand steps above. I mean to best the steps in a single burst of ene..
haiku 7 days

haiku 7 days

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


haiku
Gunning It

Gunning It

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


The other way, a haibun