Haibun Poem: Amnesia

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We found cameras in the rubble
of abandoned buildings
and started shooting.
We lived in ways which never matched 
those plush surroundings,
demolished before our eyes
to make way for the steel and glass –
an inferior civilisation tethered in debt.

Tell me what is real
Our amnesia is profound
Wake up to the dream

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haibun Poem: Inheritance

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History is a narrative,
tomes written by the victors,
stories bequeathed to us children
who merely play
among the cast offs of giants.

We inheritors
Our shacks around palaces
Digging in the dirt

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: No Pantomime Villain

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This earth is in tune
We’ve allowed all the discord
Reveal the villain

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Tanka: Under the Sun

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Crises sharpen minds:
Escaping to the country
Starting a new life
We must reclaim who we are
Our freedom under the sun

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Haiku: Beauty Abounds

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Beauty all around
Your choice to appreciate
The fool will walk by

copyright Francis Barker 2020