Dreamed Awake
There is a tension Between the waking world And the sleeping state At 5 am I awoke to the sound of a Bang! My dream was interrupted-- It...
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Poems by Mike M. Barnes
What Surrounds
Walking in a cool forest Safe from the heat of the day, the buzz of cicadas, the soundtrack of the woods, Scattered beams of light thru...
Empowered
I've synthesized the universe Into a sedentary brew A distillation process I always had, but never knew Articulated language Specific per...
Step Forth
To point a sloven soul on the existential path Beset on all sides By invisible barriers, A middle life quandary, To fit the round body...
The Nature of the Heart
The nature of the heart is to attach and if attached, then it can love, And if it loves, then it could break, and if it breaks, It could...
Promises to Keep
(On the Occasion of my Uncle Bill's bench dedication) This day is all we have to live our lives And we live it thru honor, To love the...
Going for a Walk on a Sunny Day
Who casts the light upon these trees thru which they stand and shine? The air, I feel but cannot see the blue, above that we agree is...
Fall Where They May
Follow in my life path I think I'd like that Thoughts racing thru my head I think I should write that, Identifying the way you feel Won't...
Resting in Columbia
Let's keep it above board don't always have to think deep don't have to search for every reason except why i lose sleep. Let's keep it...
Nothing
There is a nothingness Inside One that feeds on nothing, Needs nothing. One that begs no begging Relies on no one but myself. And if this...
Preying
I walk on frittered grass Beneath A cast iron sky Only one jacket worn-- a fool's plan, But this far out from the door, I'll labor on....
The Eve Upon Christmas: A Hungarian Tradition
Twas the eve upon Christmas And the night was near snow We packed in the warm car To my Aunt and Uncle's house we go Driving along...
The Night Before A Trip to St. Louis
The night before A trip to St. Louis, The dishes done The clothes packed The zippers drawn The little bottles got A tiny band around 5...
Oh, The Silence
Long day End of a long week Went for a drive To bide me some time And buy me some things. Purchased the lot And turned to go home And...
Autumn In Atlanta
No longer autumn in Atlanta It's December in Decatur A rainy, cold front Swept the land I wish I'd heard this second hand I'll never...
Open
Facing this day I leave my heart open, Like a door ajar, In spite of this day The sun, my skin, and all it scorches I leave my heart...