Tanka: Debate

mad formal executive man yelling at camera — Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com

Debate was once good
Taking sides, we argued points
Then we would shake hands
Now it’s vicious and puerile
From our digital bunkers

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: Marlowe’s End

Photo by Mike on Pexels.com

Officially dead
A strange mysterious end
Debts paid in Deptford
Your legacy is besmirched
Talents ever apparent

*427 years ago today the poet, dramatist and suspected intelligencer or spy, Christopher Marlowe, officially died in Deptford, east London.

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: UFOs

what is this is all real text with yellow background — Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric on Pexels.com

UFOs are real?
Then what is their origin?
That is the question
Multidimensional realms
They are closer than we think

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: Debriefing

close up view of mouth of a thirsty person — Photo by Jessica Gaudioso on Pexels.com

Where do I begin?
My mind has always been clear
You have been sheltered
A weak and parched survivor
You take one drop at a time

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Tanka: Awoken

war battle middlage — Photo by Rene Asmussen on Pexels.com

I was awoken
Truth hit me like a great weight
The old world was gone
Legions of ghostly soldiers
Gathered to deliver truth

copyright Francis Barker 2020