Haibun: God is Within

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The 60s came and they declared You dead.
For a time many might have believed it.
But events transpiring ever since
have only convinced me that You are —
and always will be —
that still small voice inside.

Peace and love have gone
Division has gone viral
So I turn to You

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Haibun: It’s Up To You

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The tension is palpable.
We stand at the crossroads.
It is clear which road
we should take,
yet ultimately it’s our choice.
Let’s not pretend we don’t know
but don’t let me be the one who said:
“I told you so.”

Now at breaking point
Desperate actors go rogue
Pray deliverance

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haibun: Keeping The Faith

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In the heat of battle
it’s easy to lose faith.
Give up, run away.
Watch something else,
bury your head in the sand
and pretend it isn’t real,
like a movie scaring you
which can be frozen any time.

It won’t go away
This hiatus must be faced
Remain in our faith

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haibun: The Church of Unanswered Questions

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I walk around in reverence,
just another agnostic
searching for truth,
an open door leading to the light
in a space devoid of people.

Once a little boy
Many unanswered questions
And he questions still

Photograph: Saint Margaret’s Minster, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England

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The 60s came and they declared You dead. For a time many might have believed it. But events transpiring ever since have only convinced me that You are — and always will be — that still small voice inside.

Peace and love have gone Division has gone viral So I turn to You

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I walk around in reverence, just another agnostic searching for truth, an open door leading to the light in a space devoid of people.

Once a little boy Many unanswered questions And he questions still

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The 60s came and they declared You dead.
For a time many might have believed it.
But events transpiring ever since
have only convinced me that You are —
and always will be —
that still small voice inside.

Peace and love have gone
Division has gone viral
So I turn to You

I walk around in reverence,
just another agnostic
searching for truth,
an open door leading to the light
in a space devoid of people.

Once a little boy
Many unanswered questions
And he questions still