Author Archives: alicebarrett

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About alicebarrett

Small town writer

Prayer Written during President’s State of the Union Address

Posted on March 5, 2018 by alicebarrett

Okay, I know You’re around. No need for me to worry or to seek or to sing psalms. You’re around. Don’t get all poetic on me about You being reflected in everything I see. Or that You dwell in every … Continue reading →

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Profile in Silhouette

Posted on January 31, 2018 by alicebarrett

Behind him a brick wall drips with old colors, He is facing West 82nd Street. His lashes droop down, his eyes are closed. All I can see is the blackness where his face was, . As if his face had … Continue reading →

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Quiet

Posted on January 24, 2018 by alicebarrett

This forest is so young My hands can reach around almost each tree, My arms can tightly embrace even the oldest. Yet such quiet pervades the forest That I forget time. . Quiet is itself older than trees and forest, … Continue reading →

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Stay tuned….

Posted on December 5, 2017 by alicebarrett

I’m working on the final draft of my first book. Crowds are waiting for release: I’m working as fast as I can.

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Cafe haiku

Posted on December 4, 2017 by alicebarrett

Floor tiles are mismatched An old man stands bewildered Which way to go now? . . A woman passes In the cafe filled with diners – A breeze melts my skin   .

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Skeleton Skeltonic Verse

Posted on October 25, 2017 by alicebarrett

skeleton bones rattle as they roam ‘til they come back home. the last time i saw one he, she or it shone in the sun. he, she or it was having fun until he, she or it shouted a curse … Continue reading →

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Catholic High School

Posted on September 23, 2017 by alicebarrett

They sent us forth under false pretenses. They sent us forth with the false idea that we knew the world, knew where we stood, knew what needed to be done. . In truth, after graduation, we landed like turnips off … Continue reading →

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Hundreds of Ways

Posted on September 21, 2017 by alicebarrett

There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground – -Rumi   There are hundreds of ways to touch a leaf to hear the sea . Hundreds of ways to breathe to sigh . There are hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Here’s Looking at You

Posted on September 8, 2017 by alicebarrett

  Sun’s out, hummingbirds are humming. . Then one stops, Stares. One eye Stares at me Staring at him. . He hovers, flicks away. What was his name? . Either Ruby-throated Hummingbird, or Nano AeroIvironment Spy Drone, . Which looks … Continue reading →

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The Rockets’ Red Glare

Posted on September 6, 2017 by alicebarrett

Preaching to the Converted The Houston flood is killing and destroying. Yes? The refineries are spewing toxins in the air and water there. Yes? North Korea blew up a hydrogen bomb. Right? Flew missiles over Japan. Nazi attempt to squirm … Continue reading →

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