Tanka: Candle

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Candles flickering
betray the lonely spirit,
the room’s sudden chill.
How long the living will wait
to have their questions answered

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Where is solace?

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This crazy island
in this ridiculous world
Where is solace?
Somewhere the news cannot reach
and opinions have no sway

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: The New Noah

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I’m building the ark
a bastion in my mind
that no one could breach,
my pure thought – the sent out dove –
in search of restoration

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Mindless Walk

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Out in the dank day
no one wants to speak to you.
Walk on forever.
A lonely metropolis
the snare of unwary souls

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Poem: Eat and Sleep

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The cat is like me,
doubtful of the weather
and the encroaching cold.
The open window is no invitation;
unlike me, for him there is
no tomorrow,
merely present hurdles to be passed,
one by one.
To eat, sleep and survive:
If only it was that simple

copyright Francis Barker 2019