W. Barrett Munn : Writing

No More Blank Pages

No More Blank Pages

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I wrote on the last page of my notebook - it's engorged to twice its normal size. So much fat that wasn't trimm..
Damn Near Anywhere but West Texas

Damn Near Anywhere but West Texas

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Even with these steady chasing sirens, meracingjust ahead of blue, red, and white lightsflashing,I’m still in this Oklahoma p..
The Morning After an Argument**

The Morning After an Argument**

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


** Accepted for publication by Awakenings Review for the Fall 2024 issue.
Salesman's Pitch for a Pepper Grinder

Salesman's Pitch for a Pepper Grinder

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It's quite the contraption, this wooden holder; see, you fill it with these little black balls of sneeze. Isn't that ..
Life Lessons in Red Cloth

Life Lessons in Red Cloth

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** She holds the skirt for me to see,crimsonand fluffy, full of red ruffles,and she laughswhen Iscrunch my face and say, why? Itremin..
(A-81) Above Napa in a Hot Air Balloon

(A-81) Above Napa in a Hot Air Balloon

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The gentle breeze is cool against my face, the scent like fresh dewdrops on a vineyard. Sunshine pushes past the br..
Parsing Pride

Parsing Pride

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I named Lisa Lisa and Sara Sara due to a request from their A-Fa to use a simple name she could pronounce.(A-Fa..
Toothless

Toothless

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It's a strange sensation when you lose a tooth that's been with you for so many years, the careful guardi..
Cool **

Cool **

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


This one had to go back into the shop for an overhaul. Special thanks to Ken e Bujold. ** Accepted for publication by Awakenings Review 2024 Fall is..
Small Town

Small Town

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Here where I live, in small town Iowa, we really should have a day when we bring back Chaplin and silent movies, ri..