W. Barrett Munn : Writing

(A-37) A Trivial Matter

(A-37) A Trivial Matter

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When that moment comesdo not trivialize my death although I myself am trivial; although I don't know why to you I mean as much a..
At Home in a Glass Spacecraft**

At Home in a Glass Spacecraft**

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


**Accepted for publication 12-13-23 in San Antonio Review
Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** All the peanut butter is gone but you still continue to tink-tink-tink the bottom of the jar hoping for a b..
Beacons

Beacons

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Thank you to Ken e Bujold and his red pen.
The Light of Learning

The Light of Learning

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Mother always loved her children; what's so special about that you say?Ah, but you don't understand; theywere all her children,be..
The Daze of Summer

The Daze of Summer

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The red-wrapped apple is not that reddish apple nor the red-green apple. The red-wrapped apple is my apple, ..
Inflationary Pressure

Inflationary Pressure

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I went an hour earlier than normal hoping to be first in line: I was second, by how many seconds I don't know as I ..
Deep Down

Deep Down

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Do you have the fortitude to follow me down to the bottom of the sea, to ride alongside as I go into the danger of the deep, ..
Modern Marvels

Modern Marvels

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My hair needs swept and the floors are disheveled and could use a trim. Last night's dinner doesn't quite fit, and..
Listening to Our Own Breathing

Listening to Our Own Breathing

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


In honor of Larkin's "Aubade"