Tanka: Marlowe’s End

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Officially dead
A strange mysterious end
Debts paid in Deptford
Your legacy is besmirched
Talents ever apparent

*427 years ago today the poet, dramatist and suspected intelligencer or spy, Christopher Marlowe, officially died in Deptford, east London.

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: UFOs

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UFOs are real?
Then what is their origin?
That is the question
Multidimensional realms
They are closer than we think

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: Birthday

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Born a war baby
Reputations will be smeared
Legacies remain

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: Debriefing

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Where do I begin?
My mind has always been clear
You have been sheltered
A weak and parched survivor
You take one drop at a time

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: The Return

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I would bring you back
Resurrect your legacy
The kingdom regained

copyright Francis Barker 2020