Haiku: The Cutter

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Here comes the cutter
Our fancy things torn away
What we really need

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: Walk Like This

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Walk. Don’t walk. Walk now
Walk this way for your own good
Best stay out of town

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Haiku: Giants

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Subscribe to the myth
Smile and laugh at the legend
The giants were here

copyright Francis Barker 2020

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

Haiku: The Great War 1914-18

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The light infantry
They would be back by Christmas
No one said which year

copyright Francis Barker 2020