W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Fear and Loathing

Fear and Loathing

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** after Hunter S. Thompson Fear and loathing will reach Vegas a whole lot faster after the high-speed train is completed a..
Grinders

Grinders

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The pepper grinder appears innocent enough; to peppercorns it’s a killer. A threat to morning’s two over easys. ..
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