W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Brother, Who Will Salute You

Brother, Who Will Salute You

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** remembering Chaplain (Col) Sherrill F. Munn Brother, who will salute youwhen your final order liesunspokenin the ground beneath my fe..
(A-69) Tornado

(A-69) Tornado

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Run! Oh, hurry! Run! See how the sky grips the ground? How those clouds spin and spin and spin? We mu..
On the Cooking of Geese

On the Cooking of Geese

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I've long wondered who thought up the phrase, mental masturbation? Isn't all masturbation mental in a way? Is no..
Dieting When a Girl Scout Knocked

Dieting When a Girl Scout Knocked

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When cookies knocked, I peeked out. I didn't like what I could see. When cookies knocked, sugar peeked in, an..
Children Who Had Children

Children Who Had Children

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** We were children having children until life came to reclaim its cash stake, demanded we honor our money back guarantee...
Where the Music Plays

Where the Music Plays

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Inside and alive, ensconced in an oyster shell, half-shelled, half-lit, sweet vermouth cocktail near the end of it. ..
Time to Transplant Seedlings

Time to Transplant Seedlings

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** How do you separate such soft intertwined lives to encourage growth in earth, earth different than where bor..
Tiffany Lamp

Tiffany Lamp

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** We call the lamp a Tiffany. It's not really Tiffany. A copy well made but not valuable as would be the real ..
Bounce

Bounce

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** You can only bounce off walls so many times before walls start bouncing back, which puts me right on track to win the ..
Lessons from the Impaler

Lessons from the Impaler

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I drew the short straw which really wasn't a straw at all, but a computerized print out of the Driver's Ed schedule- ..