Photo by Todd Trapani on Pexels.com My heart in the wood,dreaming of a peerless skywhile a pine cone falls Copyright Francis 2021
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Haiku: ‘The Colours of Our Soul’
Copyright Francis Barker 2020
Haiku: Nature of Reality
Things put together Make up a wonderful whole Nothing works apart copyright Francis Barker 2020
Original Oil Painting,’Cottage in the Wood’
This is an original oil painting on stretched canvas, 61 x 46 cm, unframed. copyright Francis Barker 2019
Poem: ‘England’s Glory’
He taps the roll up on his weathered seat, strikes the match towards him as an old man should, a box of 'England's Glory' and tobacco bag thrown at me, as if they weren't all his worldly goods. "No thanks, I don't." He shrugs as if it's my loss, cups the yellow light with the … Continue reading Poem: ‘England’s Glory’
Keeping My Faith
My Faith Mercury - in all its parlour beauty. Note the lovely rosewood binding. I've had my Faith Mercury parlour guitar for nearly four years now. I remember that it wasn't a very easy purchase. So OK, let me explain. I love electric guitars too; I'd had my American Stratocaster for number of years but … Continue reading Keeping My Faith
Poem ‘Molehill’
Molehill Scafell Pike was a few miles distant. Not visible. But this was England's highest point. "A molehill!" he said, while we sat laughing at each other from our tatty old sleeping bags. You should have met my Swedish friend, a cabinet maker resident somewhere in Switzerland, accustomed to real mountains and the exuberant air. … Continue reading Poem ‘Molehill’
The Elloe Recorder 