They’re still going down
Our house is put in order
Vigilance observed
copyright Francis Barker 2019
Haiku: Final Victory
Tag: poems
Tanka: Cat
The cat owns nothing
he’s the solitary one
who owns all of you
The Egyptians worshipped him
the silent watcher of souls
copyright Francis Barker 2019
Tanka: Questions
Why was I born now?
Mere chance or is it my fate?
Unanswered questions
A pristine hall of closed doors
Reveal the unbending road
copyright Francis Barker 2019
Poem: A Revelation
One day, it may be right now
I will read Revelation again
What’s that? You don’t understand?
You say it’s mumbo-jumbo
that no one truly believes it
Well I’m not saying I do
I am a seeker, restless
I want to know the facts
and if John’s words lead me closer
to some truth
then so be it and I will pause
stop, digest it
however unpalatable
because I need to be prepared
Don’t let me be the one who says
I told you so
copyright Francis Barker 2019
Tanka: The Best Time
It was the best time
Endless summers before school
just mum, cat and me
Our art of simply being
beat the toil of becoming
copyright Francis Barker 2019
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