Tag Archives: poetry

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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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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Silence of the Snow

Posted on December 30, 2013 by alicebarrett

The silence of the snow crushes The silence when the freezer stops shocks The silence of that bird yearns The silence of those trees envelops The silence of our empty house crushes shocks yearns envelops The silence of your death … Continue reading →

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Surfeit of Nonsense

Posted on November 12, 2013 by alicebarrett

This morning I woke up with the word “surfeit” in my mind. No idea why. I couldn’t remember whether it meant too many or not enough. So I had fun with a thesaurus. This is a participatory poem. Add your … Continue reading →

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Non-poets are clueless

Posted on November 9, 2013 by alicebarrett

    “A book is not a thing of one sitting, like a poem…..” Patricia Highsmith: Brilliant, but clearly never wrote a poem

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Ghost

Posted on November 8, 2013 by alicebarrett

Ghost My grandmother wore a white sheet on Halloween. Black oxford stout-heeled shoes poked out from under the hem. She walked with her familiar rock to side to side. Her pale blue eyes glinted through the eye holes. She was … Continue reading →

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Carnival Ride

Posted on November 4, 2013 by alicebarrett

Carnival Ride, Mid-West State Fair, 1949 A ride like never before seen! The Amazing Tiltawaki Racing Machine! Hold on, kiddies! Don’t fret, mother. For a ride, it’s as safe as any other. Let Tommy ride, he’s almost fourteen. There they … Continue reading →

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Corn

Posted on November 3, 2013 by alicebarrett

Corn The dark roiling sky churns for hours, refusing to open. The sky flashes lightning, igniting a barn, but refusing to open. The hard earth shrinks, and like a web across the field, cracks open. The dust, the stalks lie … Continue reading →

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Things Alleged

Posted on November 2, 2013 by alicebarrett

November 1, 2013, CBS News Police: Suspect LAX gunman sent “suicide text” to family Paul Anthony Ciancia texted a suicide wish. Or a suicide determination. Or a suicide fear. (Specifics have not yet been reported.) So he shot a man … Continue reading →

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