W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Baked Goods

Baked Goods

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Flour gives you power. Bread is the touchstone of all that's good. Now do you understand why I had enchilada..
What Can Be Accomplished in Wisconsin When It's Cold

What Can Be Accomplished in Wisconsin When It's Co..

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It’s cold. Cold water. Cold weather.It's always cold. The seeds of man have been sown. A beleaguered baffled bishop betrays ..
The Smiling Public Man

The Smiling Public Man

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** after W. B. Yeats’s thoughts of self and mask The smiling public man is a Greek tragedy; he is the mask and he is the s..
The Mortarboard Wall

The Mortarboard Wall

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I held only disdain for the mortarboard wall others climbed with ease. Arrogance is a one-way taxi ride ..
Gone Bad

Gone Bad

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I should have eaten that pear a week ago; now its core is mush. Some lonely dumpster diver will discover a p..
(A-54)  What Stays and What Don't

(A-54) What Stays and What Don't

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Don't worry about running out of gas,it's all downhill to Sin City from any side of the valley. Just shift into coast.Gravity wi..
What Could Have or Should Have Been

What Could Have or Should Have Been

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Thanks to Ken e Bujold for editing advice.
Snails

Snails

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Thanks to Ken e Bujold for making me look for the deeper poem, the poem within the initial attempt.
What Lurks in Albuquerque

What Lurks in Albuquerque

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Turquoise is a tiny drop captured from a clear and cloudless summer sky;I'mcertain it's New Mexico where the sky is an endl..
An Adequate Assumption

An Adequate Assumption

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I hope no one ever says I’m special. Expectation is a bucket of cold water that melts whichever witch doesn..