W. Barrett Munn : Writing

When You’ve Wound Down to Being Right Twice a Day

When You’ve Wound Down to Being Right Twice a Da..

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I’ve been meaning to talk to you about the things we never seem to find time for anymore -- have we ..
Back to Notre Dame I've Never Been

Back to Notre Dame I've Never Been

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It’s a shame that bell ringing isn’t a thing anymore -- I would have made a dandy ringer. I have the callo..
After Watching Too Many Cooking Shows

After Watching Too Many Cooking Shows

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I suggest you stay away from the basement. It’s flooded with tears. Who can find a plumber on Sunday during..
The Wrong Side of Pork

The Wrong Side of Pork

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Maybe you can help me. The head of my bed faces south; the foot north; of the two remaining sides which is the wro..
You Can Take the Kid Out of the City …

You Can Take the Kid Out of the City …

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Judging by the one red wasp buzzing around outside my rolled up backseat window, the disaster about to happen isn’t ge..
What's Left After Salt?

What's Left After Salt?

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


A modified haibun
A Dream of Being Back in SW Arkansas in 1959

A Dream of Being Back in SW Arkansas in 1959

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Aunt Martha isn’t looking down on me tonight -- those are stars and planets, a comet, remarkable as ..
Readying Myself for a Colonoscopy

Readying Myself for a Colonoscopy

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** As a child, sometimes I wet the bed. This is the first time since I was five months old I soiled a diaper. ..
(A-124) The Animal Shelter is on the Dog Side of the Bowl

(A-124) The Animal Shelter is on the Dog Side of t..

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The dog side of the bowl is empty. The bowl is still filled with water. I should pour it out, this heartache, ..
Perceptions

Perceptions

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Some things I didn’t notice when I was twenty -- the inexorable forward thrust of a lifetime measured ..