W. Barrett Munn : Writing

(A-104) Lesson in Living Well

(A-104) Lesson in Living Well

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** In the middle of grinding the critter into mush beneath the heel of my boot, I was blinded by bright white..
haiku 197

haiku 197

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


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It’s Fact

It’s Fact

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Whatever your opinion of Pluto as one of the planets, Plutodoesn’t care; Pluto will still be there doing its Pluto ..
The Trouble with Numbers

The Trouble with Numbers

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I’ve yet to observe an orangutan make a last second bucket and lead his team to a win, or witness a walrus ru..
Birth of Banality

Birth of Banality

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Everything I write is banal, nothing but the lame old thing, unoriginal as a hooker in Times Square, sophomoric, like ..
Wisdom of the Terroir

Wisdom of the Terroir

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Don’t cry. It’ll get better is what mother said when disaster stood at my four-year-old doorstep and th..
Wrong Number

Wrong Number

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The butt-dial came from a washing machine. You could hear the agitator’s whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, as soapy wa..
Out of Tunes

Out of Tunes

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** For a year and a half, I took lessons a piano clone of Van Cliburn. Then I quit. Baseball took precedence. Track and ..
Snakeskin

Snakeskin

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Thanks to Ken e Bujold for editing suggestions.
Crash Landing

Crash Landing

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I was perfect, a ripe red balloon. Helium swollen, overfilled. To continue my free floating, I abandoned first and best of lo..