Evening Haiku: Peace

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If peace rules the heart
then the whole world will be still
Glory in silence

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Daily Haiku: Benefits of Winter

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Candles flickering
The cat loves the crackling fire
Winter benefits

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: Coincidences

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It’s all gone backwards
Health, justice, education,
freedom and our faith
They have all been compromised
but it’s mere coincidence

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Poem: Give Me The Spring!

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Give me the spring,
its light and hope,
or just some freshness to the air
and your uplifting smile.

We shall laugh and dance
in an April shower,
watch the sunrise together
by the empty bracing shore

You can tell me when it’s gone,
this all consuming darkness,
as the burgeoning sun
circles north to bless us

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Daily Haiku: Stepping Back

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I am stepping back
I’m letting it all flow by
Embracing the change

copyright Francis Barker 2020