I have been an active poet since1996, and published in Australia: and at many online poetry venues in America, England, and France with further work Published in Hard-back in Anthologies. My first publication was in the Paris/Atlantic, a literary journal in 2001. With further work published in Anthologies released in 2001 & 2002 by Empowa Inc' here in Western Australia: further work was published in Firefly Magazine U.S.A.

My poetry was published in Anthology Number (ll) released in Austin Texas 2003, with further work published in Inside Out: A Gathering of Poets. By Tombolo Publishing. In late 2004, I was invited to be the Guest poet, featured in “Blackmailpress: Issue (11) a great New Zealand poetry site. NZpoetsonline presents. Recently I was a Featured Poet 2007 in Poetry Magazine.com (Spring Issue) also The Australian Journal of Arts, Ethics
& Literature: Issue No. 12: Thylazine - Australian at Work Series 2: David Barnes.

I also edit & publish "Numbat Poetry Journal" in Perth. Western Australia: Australia.

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David Barnes
Picasso and time


Picassos hang on museum walls
he had his time his time
a time of multi-coloured madness
his tormented short-lived mind so alive
paintings unrivalled over time.
scholarly academics
publish copious papers and books
as if they were Sigmund Freud
trying to dissect him -
he strolled though the countryside of his friend
stopped to paint lilies in the field.

His old Parisian world
of stained ceilings tarnished windowpanes
lipstick smears on dead-end butts
ashtrays spilling over
blood-red wine stains and leftover
bread crumbs on tables.
A clock ticks and ticks telling time
the night’s discussions and revellers depart
the door closes for another night
another time in time.
outside they walk past the drunk
sprawled in the sidewalk gutter
paper bottle still held in his hand
water spilling round past him down the drain
is it his time-time is irrelevant
there is no time at this point in time

Picasso hangs ageless
like this World.


© debarnes (r) 2008