
Rain seals the darkness
Roosting birds watch silently
Humans mourn the day
Copyright Francis Barker 2020

Rain seals the darkness
Roosting birds watch silently
Humans mourn the day
Copyright Francis Barker 2020
Halloween is the only day of the year that makes me happy to look forward to. I get to dress up, I get to look horrifying and it’s time for pumpkins! It’s after all the typical celebration of all things that are considered ‘spooky.’ Some traditions are trick-or-treating or pumpkin carving (which is really fun […]
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*Samhain.

Closer than we know
Describing our true nature
Contemplate the stars
Copyright Francis Barker 2020

Changing atmosphere
Brisker more meaningful walks
Death begets new life
Copyright Francis Barker 2020

A consumed moon’s meagre light;
I pause, mourning this grey life.
Let me look at you —
ear lobes like pearls from tissue,
the emollient pallor of your royal flesh.
My finger probes your lips
as an owl hoots its presence:
I imagine your soul,
the skulls of saints
Copyright Francis Barker 2020