Spring Sonnet

Posted on 2020-04-19 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a poem that uses the following six words: bump, embrace, fixture, howl, lonely and resolve.

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Spring Sonnet

Spring is closing in around me.
The leaves droop claustrophobic
from their branches— an unwanted
embrace on my walks through the woods
which until recently were expansive,
lonely and gray.

Invisible webs across the path.
cling to my arms and face,
draping me in new found death.
I’m sure the spiders would howl,
if they could, when I plow
through their best laid plans.

Tree pollen in my eyes, dog poop hiding
in the grass— why do people love Spring?

I only used three of the six words. Sue me.

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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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9 Responses to Spring Sonnet

  1. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2020-04-19 at 22:01

    Great poem but I want my $1.50 back! :)

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  2. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2020-04-20 at 00:49

    haha the twisted ending line is awesome

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  3. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2020-04-20 at 08:45

    I wonder if dogs ever ask why people walk on their grass. Nice poem.

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  4. rothpoetry's avatar rothpoetry says:
    2020-07-27 at 14:41

    Very nice. Love the twist or should I say step at the end!
    Dwight

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