W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Akiba, 1917

Akiba, 1917

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The great Nefud desert is always hungry, so little food crosses its path. All those who’ve failed to cross ..
Above the Door to Heaven

Above the Door to Heaven

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Above the door to Heaven a silver bell welcomes sinners and saved alike. There's something in the water blessed b..
Riding the High Tides

Riding the High Tides

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


***after Elizabeth Bishop Seashells see sand differently, blue-black, pink, translucent, ivory, white, sandstone red, and ob..
Lament

Lament

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Once more contentment lies just out of reach, so close I can almost touch it, trapped by a branch of the tallest t..
(A-55) Clipper of Wings

(A-55) Clipper of Wings

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** after mother Within her heart lies an abiding love of children, fresh-faced scrubbed some not so much, clean jeans and dre..
While Writing Poetry under the Pergola on the Patio

While Writing Poetry under the Pergola on the Pati..

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** To my left, the momentary hoverof a bumblebee too many weeks on Atkins diet. When it flashes past I realize it's a hornet...
Duffy's Farm

Duffy's Farm

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** after James Wright I've tried my whole life to write a poem as good as Duffy's Farm. I've failed. Mind you, not from l..
Cats

Cats

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** How can anyone hate a cat? I don't get it. O.K., a cat might crap in your garden and dislodge the seeds you planted..
Playing the Low Notes

Playing the Low Notes

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My innermost desire is that my words mentor emotions, encouragevisceral responses,have them resonatelike gut-levelsensations f..
Pawhuska

Pawhuska

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I bet you've never heard of Pawhuska; Pawhuska is white man's land, meaning stolen land not all that far from Tulsa.Pawhuska ..