fear
not
darkness,
rather
fronting
night
with
half
a
heart.
Poem ©2011 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo©2011 by R. Burnett Baker
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- Rick Burnett Baker currently is self-employed as a narrative photographer, and is a member of the National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA), and the Photographic Society of America (PSA). A native Texan, Baker is a graduate of State University of New York (Albany) with a BA in Asian Studies, (minor in classical Chinese literature), a Graduate Certificate in US Urban Policy, and a Masters (MRP) in Regional and Urban Planning, Third World. He has worked with a mining company in Honduras, with a civil engineering firm in Saudi Arabia, and traveled andworked throughout Southeast Asia, China, and Northern Africa with Halliburton for nearly a decade, based out of Singapore. During his years living in Singapore he was also known for his radio and television voice-over work. Baker returned to the US in 1985 to complete academic interests and continues to live in New York.
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oh this is wicked good...esp that second stanza...
ReplyDeleteit's tough to be entirely present. steven
ReplyDeletenice...very nice
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ReplyDeleteThe photo reminds me of a postcard which said: A dolphin sleeps with one eye open.
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"fronting" means a lot here. It's hard to pin down when ambiguity shines through a poem. very tricky.