W. Barrett Munn : Writing

(A-114) Sky Dance

(A-114) Sky Dance

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Before that final sunset while the sky is still alive with light, you simply must, at least once, dance across the..
Tanka 4

Tanka 4

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Tanka: short lyric of Japanese origin that tells a story, narrow view to wide in 5 lines and 31 or fewer syllables (usually).
Countdown to November

Countdown to November

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** All this negativity has me positively charged up,in need ofan outlet, when, on the horizon, an angel appears dressed in a dark pa..
Finding Purpose After High School

Finding Purpose After High School

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Had I wings, the birds would be in trouble. My flights of fancy often ended in disaster: the two-wheeled double-deck..
Self-Destruct Sonnet

Self-Destruct Sonnet

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I’m here at nine just like you said to be. But you won’t show. You always do me like that, make me wear my hig..
Flying High

Flying High

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It feels so good to be soaring, flyingfree and filled with light, the mysteries of the next payment due forgotten inside t..
Using My New Words

Using My New Words

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I want to be exuberant, exuberant, I tell you! But there’s a bug and there is pavement where my lush gard..
Starry Night Paint-by-Numbers

Starry Night Paint-by-Numbers

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** First day as a Boy Scout. First time in the woods. First time to try to sleep outside all night where creepy crawlies c..
Seeing Paris by Wheelchair

Seeing Paris by Wheelchair

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** These off-colored carrots are overcooked mush. The flat Salisbury steak has no taste. The white sliced bread is ser..
There Will Be Hell to Pay

There Will Be Hell to Pay

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


A 4-line poem.