Haibun: Keeping The Faith

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In the heat of battle
it’s easy to lose faith.
Give up, run away.
Watch something else,
bury your head in the sand
and pretend it isn’t real,
like a movie scaring you
which can be frozen any time.

It won’t go away
This hiatus must be faced
Remain in our faith

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haibun: The Church of Unanswered Questions

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I walk around in reverence,
just another agnostic 
searching for truth,
an open door leading to the light
in a space devoid of people.

Once a little boy
Many unanswered questions
And he questions still

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: Up For Grabs

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It’s all up for grabs
Let’s think the unthinkable
Question our beliefs?

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Photograph: Saint Margaret’s Minster, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England

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Photograph by Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: On Clouds

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Remember that face
Features unmistakable
On clouds descending

copyright Francis Barker 2020