Haiku: ‘Old Nail’

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I found an old nail
To add to my collection
You’re missing the point

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

*A classic Haiku book.

Haiku: ‘The Other Side’

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The time approaches
See you on the other side
This world or the next

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

*Does reading dystopian fiction make these times harder or easier?

Haiku: ‘It Takes One’

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I’m a gang of one
The one has many guises
Blink and I’ll be gone

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

*A dystopian present…

Haiku: ‘October’

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Nature’s gorgeous fall
Autumn’s myriad colours
Stop my own decline

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: ‘Driven’

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I’m driven to this
Desperation clears the mind
I know I’ll survive

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

*Somehow we will find peace.