Sketching Sonnet

Posted on 2019/04/21 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a sketch poem. My initial thought is to write a poem that’s like a sketch of a moment or an object. But you can play around with sketchy people or situations. Or just sketch something else together.

life-drawing-3880339_640 Sketching Sonnet

I wish I could draw,
place pencil to paper,
leave delicate lines,
shade, crosshatch.

To sketch a face recognizable.
To alter its expression
with a simple line
to the eyebrow or cheek.

But my best efforts are poor cartoons
so I’ll stick with poetry
which is also mere marks
on a page that evoke emotion.

I wish I could draw, so you could see
how beautiful you are to me.

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.

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9 Responses to Sketching Sonnet

JeanMarie says:

2019/04/21 at 23:38

Oh… I know!

:)

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2019/04/22 at 12:22
  
  I know you know but not all your sisters are so intelligent.
  
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Violet Lentz says:

2019/04/22 at 10:26

With words you can not only sketch, but paint beautiful pictures. Nicely done.

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2019/04/22 at 12:20
  
  Thank you. I also like that I involve all the other senses with poetry.
  
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mbrazfieldm says:

2019/12/12 at 21:05

Amazing offering glad I found it :)

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2019/12/12 at 21:08
  
  Thanks. This is one of the many poems-a-day that I haven’t bothered to do anything more with. Maybe I should take it to a workshop.
  
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  - mbrazfieldm says:
    
    2019/12/12 at 21:13
    
    I’m not a pro, but I love the way it is natural organic sensual perfect 🤔
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2019/12/12 at 21:18
    
    Thank you and don’t sell yourself short. There aren’t many professional poets these days. I’m not sure there are any. Pretty much all of us have a day job.
    
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  - mbrazfieldm says:
    
    2019/12/12 at 21:48
    
    :) or three or four :)
    
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