W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Inventory of the Once Was

Inventory of the Once Was

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


***Ared Le CreusetDutch ovennestled onthe counter topwhere moteshave transformedinto finger paint. The stove top is cold. There’s..
Border Crossing

Border Crossing

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Heat rises in waves from the trailer's floor. Fear floats in and out, a tide that obeys the inexorable. La muerte g..
Brother, Who Will Salute You

Brother, Who Will Salute You

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** remembering Chaplain (Col) Sherrill F. Munn Brother, who will salute youwhen your final order liesunspokenin the ground beneath my fe..
(A-69) Tornado

(A-69) Tornado

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Run! Oh, hurry! Run! See how the sky grips the ground? How those clouds spin and spin and spin? We mu..
On the Cooking of Geese

On the Cooking of Geese

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I've long wondered who thought up the phrase, mental masturbation? Isn't all masturbation mental in a way? Is no..
Dieting When a Girl Scout Knocked

Dieting When a Girl Scout Knocked

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When cookies knocked, I peeked out. I didn't like what I could see. When cookies knocked, sugar peeked in, an..
Children Who Had Children

Children Who Had Children

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** We were children having children until life came to reclaim its cash stake, demanded we honor our money back guarantee...
Where the Music Plays

Where the Music Plays

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Inside and alive, ensconced in an oyster shell, half-shelled, half-lit, sweet vermouth cocktail near the end of it. ..
Time to Transplant Seedlings

Time to Transplant Seedlings

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** How do you separate such soft intertwined lives to encourage growth in earth, earth different than where bor..
Tiffany Lamp

Tiffany Lamp

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** We call the lamp a Tiffany. It's not really Tiffany. A copy well made but not valuable as would be the real ..