Dream Journal

Posted on 2020-04-15 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a dream poem.

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Dream Journal

I dreamt of you again last night
it wasn’t you exactly
but I knew it was you anyway

We were walking down a road
old trees to either side
a canopy of autumn leaves
though it was spring

Then we were riding a tandem bicycle
you in front— me behind
you kept talking
but I couldn’t hear you

Then the bicycle wheels
became huge— even bigger
than the old-timey kind
we were several stories
above the city pavement
looking down a canyon
between high rises

I was afraid of losing my balance
then we were in bed spooning
you in front— me behind
I took a deep breath
to smell your shampoo

but couldn’t
your scent forgotten
your voice forgotten
even your face
I only remember
from photos

I dreamt of you again last night
it wasn’t you exactly
but I knew it was you
because you’re the only one
I dream about

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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8 Responses to Dream Journal

  1. mbrazfieldm's avatar mbrazfieldm says:
    2020-04-15 at 20:37

    💔 so poignantly beautiful and sad love it friend xo

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  2. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2020-04-15 at 21:50

    Soft, gentle, heartful. Like this.

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  3. jupitergrant's avatar jupitergrant says:
    2020-04-21 at 00:42

    This is beautiful, and very touching and poignant.

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