Tanka: Intervention

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I knock on the door
No one will ever answer
Seek intervention
but silence reigns in the sky
Connivance rules the dark world

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: The Last Trump

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Is it irony
or maybe co-incidence
Signs say otherwise
The Last Trump ready to blow
Romulus screams from the grave

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Sacrifice

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On a day like this
you lay down your life for me
Our long betrayal
It’s brother against brother
True freedom cannot be bought

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Haiku: Little Homes

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From our little homes
we will lead our little lives
The big picture’s lost

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Haiku: Is it just me?

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So is it just me
or is the world going mad?
Maybe I’m awake

copyright Francis Barker 2019