W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Online Date

Online Date

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It was a fine job of acting how the soft brush of her hand felt accidental, how it found my thigh while we sat cross-..
Days and Dreams

Days and Dreams

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Only when I wake do my dreams begin to stimulate my hands the nonsensical sense of a brown woolen comforter ..
(A-67) Gamesmanship

(A-67) Gamesmanship

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Once more around the Monopoly board, and of course you’re bored; it's hard to take a victory lap when you're the top h..
Anti-Mortality

Anti-Mortality

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Sleep, full-billowed sail propelled by fevered winds runs aground on a rounded porcelain reef, ..
Waning Interest

Waning Interest

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** This morning, the windowsill full of newborn petunias, silent bits of palest green erupted from the dead soil bringing..
Bass Fishing

Bass Fishing

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The casts are to establish the pattern, sunny side of the cypress stumps first then the shaded side, slow retrieval, next just a..
Warm-Blooded Creatures

Warm-Blooded Creatures

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The warm-blooded creatures are frightened; it becomes obvious when they speak when they promote a magic protector and gather, bir..
Still Life with Avocados

Still Life with Avocados

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The dark-skinned avocados don't appear to match the other fruit in the basket, the orange mandarins, the one green mango, a..
Elm Tree Across the Street on a Windy Day

Elm Tree Across the Street on a Windy Day

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The elm tree stands dividedbetweenwindward and leeward sides between sunlight and the shaded;the sunlitside is aliveand swirlinglik..
Last Night of Hard Drinking

Last Night of Hard Drinking

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The salted rim is an invitation, and a salutation from liquid madness, and a golden globe of glass filled with its amber-colored..