Haiku: Lives on Mars

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If we go to Mars
we’ll take our poison with us
Hail the god of war

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Haiku: Trouble Back Home

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We land on the Moon
forgetting troubles back home
Mother will nurture

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Poem: Crows

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The crows are gathering,
swooping with impunity.
They joust amongst themselves, 
invirtuous caws signalling
our entry into autumn
when trumpets may blow
some strange advent in the sky.
They seem happy, as if
Imperial Rome had fallen again,
a feast to be had. Fast
and feast are opposites – yet
so nearly the same

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Haiku: Spell

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We are in a spell
in strange lands of make believe
Simon says follow

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Haiku: Sticks and Stones

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Sticks and stones aside
words are seldom dangerous
But truth clearly is

copyright Francis Barker 2019