Kim Barney
I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit

Kim Barney Poems

Hit Title Date Added
1.
Poetry Heaven

Last night I went to bed at eleven
And dreamed I went to Poetry Heaven.
Keeper of the Gate was not Saint Peter
But Robert Frost - - hey, what could be sweeter?
...

2.
Magic Mirror?

If I look in the mirror
And myself I do not see
Does it mean that I'm not really here,
That I have ceased to be?
...

3.
I Don't Care

My head is bald,
but I don't care.
I'm not so tall,
but I don't care.
...

4.
Angry Storm

The storm is an angry lion;
With one hoarse, strident roar
He sends the small animals
Scurrying to shelter.
...

5.
Butterfly Of Death

I was sitting in my garden
Just relaxing in my garden
Doing nothing in my garden
When I saw a butterfly
...

6.
Expander 05: War

War.
Ugly.
Terrible.
Unforgiving.
...

7.
My White Shirt

I still wear a white shirt every Sunday;
it makes it seem like things are normal still.
I'm sure they'll let us back in church some day,
that little red brick building on the hill.
...

8.
Mischievous Toys

Sometimes I dream that while I sleep
my toys get up and start to creep
around the room and on my bed
and pull my hair and poke my head.
...

9.
Memories Of Mother

It's more than fifty
years now she's been gone.
She went to heaven and
left us all alone.
...

10.
A Man Called Marion

Poor old Marion Morrison,
He had a woman's name,
And yet Marion Morrison
Did rise up to great fame.
...

Kim Barney
I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
Close
Error Success