W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Left Field Orchestra

Left Field Orchestra

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Olson has a viola.Josie's father bought her an oboe.The strings are a mixof Bing and Bob and Marilyn.The tympany is enough for mebut not enough for Ra..
(A-119) Helene

(A-119) Helene

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** What was is washed away - drowned teddy bears and high chairs; dreams are for the days before carnage made dreams t..
Life in My Seventies

Life in My Seventies

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My eyes and my hands betray me. I don’t reach far enough to grasp my keys, and my watch usually slips and drops ..
Awakening of a Poet

Awakening of a Poet

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I quit my job as a rodeo rider, busting broncs every day, subjecting stallions to the iron of my will, and I joined a ..
Entropy

Entropy

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** (Voyager 1, launchedin 1977is 15 billion milesfrom Earth) This hard-backed crab-like creature gropes blindly through an icy dark..
Scientific Analysis

Scientific Analysis

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I reach into my jean’s pocket and pull out my miniature microscope to examine closely the old oak tree that grow..
String Quartet

String Quartet

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Without the cello, the violin has no base to build on. Without a foundation, the building will collapse, the..
some haiku

some haiku

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


one breath
Today Harold Begins the Revolution

Today Harold Begins the Revolution

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Harold Hess thinks to himself, today is the last day to do all those last day things. He buys the gold Rolex he ..
Reginald, Who Fell from Clouds

Reginald, Who Fell from Clouds

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Reginald is the raindrop that clings to the uppermost reaches of the driver’s side window, an e..