Tanka: Sacrifice

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On a day like this
you lay down your life for me
Our long betrayal
It’s brother against brother
True freedom cannot be bought

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Haiku: Little Homes

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From our little homes
we will lead our little lives
The big picture’s lost

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Haiku: Is it just me?

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So is it just me
or is the world going mad?
Maybe I’m awake

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Time is No Healer

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I watch from afar
count the days till I can move
Who is my witness?
The passage of time plods on
The open wound never heals

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Haiku: Unhinged

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The world is unhinged
Sanity left Pandora
Ancient origin

copyright Francis Barker 2019