Tanka: Program

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I never go out
I wait for deliveries
I wave from windows
My life is now the TV
Programs of fear sustain me

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: Light of the World

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We watch you salute
The rest of us are crying
A light has gone out
The riderless horse breaks free
His saddle is refitted

 

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: Dream of Generations

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Once we had a dream
We believed the world could change
But the good died young
Generations have suffered
The untold and the unknown

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: Missing A Miracle

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Mysterious ways
Living in a miracle
Life can make us blind
Each day we awake is new
Attune to our Creator

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: Contagion

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Invisible foe
Manipulator of fear
The world may be yours
But immortal souls will see
Your contagion defeated

copyright Francis Barker 2020