Christopher Barnes


FRAGMENTS 36

Rat nips skitter blood.
Gymnastic tripod unfolds.
"Overdrafts proliferating since..."
Unworriable castle, ebullient haar.



FRAGMENTS 37

Rhythm, lack-of-interest, caboodle given.
Marginalia, equally user-friendly.
"Annualised rate is 7%."
Dolorifuge water on struggling leaves.



FRAGMENTS 38

Dolorous curtains bypass small hours.
Through-the-lens finder.
"Swedish cliffhanger's obstacles."
Uncertainty beyond window panes.



FRAGMENTS 39

An El Dorado of features.
Portable, compact, staunch.
"Keep mush above tides."
No blindside limits.



FRAGMENTS 40

Recede via eldritch flotsam.
Binocular attunement measures coverage.
"Know-how to scaffold laboratory."
Jigging into delirium.

Christopher Barnes' first collection LOVEBITES was published by Chanticleer Press. He read for ProudWORDS lesbian and gay writing festival each year of its existence, co-edited the poetry magazine Interpoetry, and partakes in workshops.

 
 

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