Haiku: ‘Another Year’

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What’s another year?
We make too much of birthdays –
says the ageing man

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: ‘Striding Sun’

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Stride northward, O Sun
Fill our hearts with hope and light
A greater harvest

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Poem: ‘Take Heed’

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This morning I heard the blackbird’s song,
a sound of hope, that is spring on its way.
Now I listen to the sounds of nature,
look for significant shapes in the sky,
rather than heed the rumour and ruse,
shenanigans of the twisted minds of men

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Poem From A Picture: ‘Doorways’

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The ruins of Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire, England.

Doorways to nowhere,
ghosts whisper from parallel worlds
where alternate timelines run,
better worlds than our own.

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku From A Picture: Faith Out Of Wood

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From lime wood and oak
faith’s testimony emerged
A forgotten world

copyright Francis Barker 2020