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Christopher Barnes’s poems: Facets of Time : 11 – 15

Facets of Time – 11


Viridescent Mantis.


Filigree inlay,

Pleached silver wires.

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Bank tally shudders letterbox.

Facets of Time – 12


Wire-drawn ovipositor –

Say’s Bush Cricket.


Bezel glyph

Underpins ruby.

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Zoom countenance menaces.

Facets of Time – 13


Katydid’s front-counterfeit wings

Girdle abdomen.


Bored and tapped

Repousse chasing.

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Deluge scours hatchback.

Facets of Time – 14


Cuirass-framed Stink Bug,

Reek glands at thorax.


Box set amethyst,

Welt pressed rigid.

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Metro tremors shatter bridge cement.

Facets of Time – 15


Injurious beak

On Assassin Bug.


Snicked-mollusc cameo,

Understated periphery.

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Milk goes rancid

In polyvinyl.

Christopher Barnes received a Northern Arts Writers’ Award in 1998 and read at Waterstones in 2000 to promote Titles Are Bitches. He debuted at Newcastle’s Morden Tower in 2001 and regularly performed at the Proudwords festival. Mentored by Andy Croft, he engaged in radio, film, and collaborative art projects, with exhibitions at venues including The Hatton Gallery and Betty’s Newcastle. His collection LOVEBITES was published in 2005 by Chanticleer Press. He also performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2003. In 2006, he held a solo art and poetry exhibition at The People’s Theatre.

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