W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Trees, Like Me

Trees, Like Me

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** There’s nothing better than being a tree. I don’t have to run to catch a bus. I just wait until a drunk bus ..
Sonnet for a Bully Circus

Sonnet for a Bully Circus

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Someone said “bully”, out loud. The movie was a western; the bad guy made a miner dance, destined to mak..
Oh, John, You're So Clever

Oh, John, You're So Clever

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I asked the Bible how I, with my inclinations, could pull off a Socrates moment. The Bible said, Luke: 17. ..
(A-100) Transformation

(A-100) Transformation

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I rose, having been unconscious, left for dead, hanging over a low, timbered fence. Now I summoned to me half an army,..
Un-Fast Food

Un-Fast Food

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My wife and I recycle in an Aldi’s plastic bag that hangs from the knob on the pantry door. Seems fitting - ca..
The Scientific Method

The Scientific Method

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I don’t harbor doubts; my choices are based on convictions that are based on evidence, or lack thereof. ..
Dinner Guest

Dinner Guest

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Eyes, thighs. Smiles, wiles. Who knows what the evening will hold? Thin glass rims, tippling lips. The wine, dark and bold. ..
My Dog Is Deathly Ill

My Dog Is Deathly Ill

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I wake feeling empty, filledwith memories I don't want to own.What became of those fourglistening tires with lettering on theirsides b..
haiku 64

haiku 64

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


zinnias dropping leaves soon the garden will be gone photos on a phone
Heroes and Other Acts of Greatness

Heroes and Other Acts of Greatness

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** (On May 4, 1986, just days after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, three Ukrainian engineers volunteered for a suicide mission: to dra..