Category Archives: Poetry

A great Waiting

Posted on September 2, 2015 by alicebarrett

Visions of jeweled trees are visions. Visions of dreaming gods are visions. I have one vision. . With open eyes I see life in quiet stones. Every pebble sits. Every green tree sits and breathes. Everywhere is a great Waiting. … Continue reading →

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The Wound

Posted on June 21, 2015 by alicebarrett

Rupture breaks through the skin, Bleeds, leaves a gash, cools. Comes to rest. On my back the cooled flow Creates a ridge, a gap. I watch the searing glow solidify, A map of its path across flesh. I scratch the … Continue reading →

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What It Is

Posted on June 17, 2015 by alicebarrett

What a Tree Is “Beloved, gaze in thine own heart, The holy tree is growing there….” Yeats Nothing is just what it is. Look at that tree. See centuries of meaning on its bark, Put there by poets since cave … Continue reading →

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The Shielding Tree by Black Elk

Posted on December 13, 2014 by alicebarrett

    The international conference on the climate is being held in Lima, Peru. This poem is by Black Elk.   Hey! Lean to hear my feeble voice. At the center of the sacred hoop You have said that I … Continue reading →

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Daily Kitchen Counter Love Notes

Posted on November 29, 2014 by alicebarrett

Part of “30 poems in November” fundraiser for The Center for New Americans (www.cna.com). Support them by clicking: http://www.razoo.com/story/poems-for-dollars. Thanks. J – At work –                      Sorry didn’t do dishes – … Continue reading →

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Democrats, Mid-term Election 2014

Posted on November 27, 2014 by alicebarrett

The leaders flounder on their tipsy sight. Like a small boat on rough seas, The leaders ride the waves in helplessness. … When the tide rises and pushes them forward, They decide, “This is the direction we must go.” But … Continue reading →

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When there was night

Posted on November 19, 2014 by alicebarrett

(written for 30 Poems in November.Please go to http://www.razoo.com/story/poems-for-dollars to Pledge for The Center for New Americans0   When there was night Endless stars in constant motion, moon shadows, deep sleep, brilliant dreams, waking dreams, shared dreams, zodiacal light, blue, … Continue reading →

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A Bulwer-Lytton Children’s Poem

Posted on November 13, 2014 by alicebarrett

The Bulwer-Lytton Contest challenges writers to create the worst opening sentence to a novel, i.e. the inspiration for the contest: “It was a dark and stormy night….” For examples, go to  http://www.bulwer-lytton.com I was inspired by them to write a Bulwer-Lytton … Continue reading →

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Clearing the mind to see

Posted on November 12, 2014 by alicebarrett

          (for 30 Poems in November fundraiser) … His mind overtaxed with formulas, Jonas Salk retreated to Umbria. … What clears the mind to see? … Italian hillsides, Gleaming stone walls, The geometry of arches and … Continue reading →

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Cantus ad Introitum

Posted on January 22, 2014 by alicebarrett

. The first star, without pulse, Tears through the blue haze and black. . Vainglorious, brilliant beauty, It is a psalm falling from the tear, An antiphon waiting a response. . Then stars, one by one by one, emerge With … Continue reading →

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