W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Warm-Blooded Creatures

Warm-Blooded Creatures

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The warm-blooded creatures are frightened; it becomes obvious when they speak when they promote a magic protector and gather, bir..
Still Life with Avocados

Still Life with Avocados

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The dark-skinned avocados don't appear to match the other fruit in the basket, the orange mandarins, the one green mango, a..
Elm Tree Across the Street on a Windy Day

Elm Tree Across the Street on a Windy Day

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The elm tree stands dividedbetweenwindward and leeward sides between sunlight and the shaded;the sunlitside is aliveand swirlinglik..
Last Night of Hard Drinking

Last Night of Hard Drinking

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The salted rim is an invitation, and a salutation from liquid madness, and a golden globe of glass filled with its amber-colored..
The Monarch

The Monarch

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The monarch rises in search of a throne among the many rows of black-eyed Susan. Blood inside my veins erupts and us..
Fever Dreams

Fever Dreams

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I awake once more cold, and wet dripping, arms thrashing the plain dark air that's filled with delusions of flying b..
River Cane

River Cane

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Skin like mottled yellow fingerprints, the green mango hints of a future ripe and juicy, cradled in a dead bask..
The Apology

The Apology

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I can’t begin to recall all the times I replayed the night in the cafe we met. I'm sure it's in the tho..
Everything

Everything

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I was forty-five before God finally died. Sure, I know, what took so long? It's impossible to know how ma..