Life is short, they say
Pain seems interminable
They are relative
copyright Francis Barker 2020
Poem (Haiku) From A Picture: ‘Relative’
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Poem From A Picture: ‘Tidy’
The church is a tidy corner of my mind,
a space safe from intrusion,
for only like-minded souls may enter.
There is a code, not for dress, but for respect
and yes, the truth – true as light enters
from the south window and door,
as sure as nature rules over us
by allegory and design
copyright Francis Barker 2020
Poem From A Picture: ‘Lychgate’
Among thousands of well-tended churchyards,
the lychgate remains guarding some
as the portal from this life. In and out
we may pass during our petty days,
to sip tea and enthuse over cake,
to attend a happy marriage
or a hopeful christening. Yet we never see
the day when the wooden gate opens, for us,
through that final time when the funeral meats
have turned cold and our daily minutiae
will have counted for naught, except
in the annals of that eternal judge
copyright Francis Barker 2020
Haiku: Cafe Culture
We deserve something
Just a little break somewhere
Cafe tucked away
picture and haiku copyright Francis Barker 2020
Haiku: Could We?
Could we do it now?
Make such great statements of faith?
Worlds are in retreat
picture and haiku copyright Francis Barker 2020
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