W. Barrett Munn : Writing

The Mirror

The Mirror

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I see five Gala apples in the woven basket on the table and five of us trying to decide what to do -- when they're gone..
Morning Light

Morning Light

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** There is gentleness in morning light a wash of watercolor with a soft sable brush. There is dismay at noon..
The Goldfish

The Goldfish

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Behind clean glass the wealth of kings treasures of Tutankhamen glamour buried in treasure chests beneath wa..
The Touch of the Gloaming

The Touch of the Gloaming

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When the dark scarf of the gloaming has wrapped around neck and face and deer have appeared as apparitions with their ex..
(A-28)  Unrelenting Hope

(A-28) Unrelenting Hope

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It was quite lateat nightor possiblyearlymorningwhen you died,littlematter which,aminormatterof equivalencethe exact timeour mourni..
How Sweet This Air

How Sweet This Air

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** How sweet the taste of this airthat I knowI shall not taste much longer.The handsof the clock move the shadows.For two-thousand..
Low-Pitch Voices

Low-Pitch Voices

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** This must be serious. The TV announcer has put on her low-pitch voice to tell us that what she is about to tell us in her o..
Managing Risk

Managing Risk

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I used to have a car until the sun ate it the same thing happened to my face and led me to replace short-sleeve shir..
The Rough Beast

The Rough Beast

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


(And what rough beast, waiting to be born,. slouches towards Bethlehem? W.B. Yeats) Gaza is not part of the heavens the falling ar..
Fortunate One

Fortunate One

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I could deny it but why should I? Sure, I know them, I know those expensive words but I choose not to use them as I ..