Janet Barry<\/p>\n
Tricks Man comes
\nwith lies on his feet,
\nhe is naming all the babies,
\ntelling all the stories,<\/p>\n
word play stories,
\nword play tricks<\/p>\n
in Tricks Man\u2019s mouth —<\/p>\n
Mother Coyote, feed your babies
\nfrom the rubbish bin —<\/p>\n
Father Fox,
\nlie down hungry —<\/p>\n
the chickens all live
\nin Lie Down House,
\nAssembly Line House,<\/p>\n
the eggs all tumble
\nto Tricks Man\u2019s mouth,<\/p>\n
for he is eating all the babies, swallowing
\nall the green-grass tell-tale stories,<\/p>\n
and Caw, Caw, Caw,<\/p>\n
no-one left but Old Man Crow,
\nCaw, Caw laughing,
\n laughing.<\/p>\n
JANET BARRY<\/b> is a musician and poet with works in numerous journals and anthologies, most recently Looseleaf Tea<\/i>, Two Hawks Quarterly<\/i>, Edge<\/i> and The Fourth River<\/i>. She serves yearly as a judge for Poetry Out Loud, and has received several Pushcart and a Best of the Net nomination. Janet holds degrees in organ performance and poetry. To see more of her work, please visit jbarrypoetry.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Janet Barry Tricks Man comes with lies on his feet, he is naming all the babies, telling all the stories, word play stories, word play tricks in Tricks Man\u2019s mouth — Mother Coyote, feed your babies from the rubbish bin … Continue reading