Mike Barrett Poems

I had a chance today,
A fleeting chance
To glimpse upon
That young girl's face.
...

[ Revelstoke B.C. / July ’69 ]

We
Walked
...

Helium. Hydrogen. Heat.
An emptiness. A star. A Void.
Helium. Hydrogen. Heat.
...

In a window
Near a park
Behind wispy curtains,
Two sad and lonely eyes
...

Those
Poets
Who have
Acclaimed the
...

Look deeply,
Deeply into an evening's sky -
How far can you see?
How much?
...

My heart is seldom
Moved to tears
But
When I contemplate
...

Iodine
On an open wound,
You know how it feels.
...

Worry you
Of image tarnished?
Stature shrunk
By years' perspective?
...

Last night
The heavens held me.

I embraced them
...