W. Barrett Munn : Writing

A Rush to Harvest

A Rush to Harvest

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I've seen twin lights of tractors like night fires that pierce the dark in a race against the rain. I've heard the clanks ..
Evolution

Evolution

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** We crawled from the slime a billion years ago. It seems odd, in all that time we haven't changed. Ask any..
First Whale-Watching Trip

First Whale-Watching Trip

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** A black mountain rising, a momentary summit above the blue of the Pacific, the fall and crash water, foam,..
Lahaina Lost

Lahaina Lost

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** A telephone call unanswered; a ship's bell unrung; crabs scrabble to reach safety in the surf; a black cloud forms above an ..
A New Furnace for Archie

A New Furnace for Archie

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It is a miracle. I am not cold. The world is frozen. I am actually warm. How can that be? The techni..
Polar Vortex

Polar Vortex

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** A polar vortex has reached my marrow. I am now one with the white bears. Frigid water drips from my faucets. The pipes ha..
(A-50)   Disappointing Fragrance of Roses

(A-50) Disappointing Fragrance of Roses

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** These roses stink. A dozen in two different shades of yellow; they mock with their sticky sweet breath, roses I bought..
Uninvited Guest

Uninvited Guest

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Well f**k. I really thought we'd get through winter without winter showing up, an uninvited guest to our backyard ..
In a Fog in London

In a Fog in London

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When you travela twistedpath, howmuch unwindingdo you need, how many songs do you sing off key hoping to be ..
Whose Track is That?

Whose Track is That?

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** That is the track of a word. The poet knelt and felt the earth. Hasn't been gone long. Whether to follow depe..


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