W. Barrett Munn : Writing

The Patriarch

The Patriarch

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I am ill-suited to wear the suit of a patriarch; I can barely take care of myself. My claim to fame: I was sane enough..
Father-Daughter Talk

Father-Daughter Talk

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I could try to explain why but does anyone really know what it's like to be another person? What SWAT team ..
The Catacombs of Paris

The Catacombs of Paris

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** In Paris, rattles come from beneath the streets, what's left of those who came before are they rising from thei..
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..