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Tanka: Media Dispelled!
Photo by Evelina Zhu on Pexels.com I am still breathingThe sun still rises each dayI am sovereign;There's nothing between natureand me - media dispelled! Copyright Francis 2022
The Spinner
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com A web clingswith limpid fragility to the fractured sapling,timorous in air's breath,long left by the spinnerof autumn's lair Copyright Francis 2021
The Walk (for Earthweal challenge)
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I must have strolled this ancient shore, leaving no footprints in the sand,seen the infant sun spill his light over jagged horizons,the glowing Moon ascend into sparse sky to ride the assembly of stars,a firmament at once remote and intimate.If you talk in eons -- I see in seconds;new life's … Continue reading The Walk (for Earthweal challenge)
Haiku: The Middle Way
We have to breathe in We can't hold it forever Take the middle course copyright Francis Barker 2020
Haiku: Stillness
A still lake is deep A calm mind dispelling thought Only breath remains copyright Francis Barker 2020
Haiku: Mind and Matter
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The wind is howling Pantiles rattle on the roof Still my gentle breath copyright Francis Barker 2020
Haiku: One Breath
One breath, one heartbeat keeps our spirit in this realm. Bless every day copyright Francis Barker 2020
Poem: Summer Coming In
Spring finally comes, like your warm breath on my desiccate skin. So then sing to me of careless summers, your smile, where love begins © copyright David F. Barker 2013