
Candle focal point
The mind fixes upon light
Thoughts settle on peace
copyright Francis Barker 2020

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Take me back to source right now I cannot phone home Choose to meditate
copyright Francis Barker 2020

copyright Francis Barker 2019

copyright Francis Barker 2019
Sometimes I hate you, I must
avert my eyes.
Other times I love you
and I’m crazy, I can’t leave you
alone.
Mostly though I’m indifferent,
you’re something there out
of my window on any
random day,
like the sparrows who chat huddled
side by side
on their privet hedge.
But whether you’re friend, enemy
or mere acquaintance, you are all
outsiders—
intruders in this precious
secret space
poem © copyright David F. Barker 2012