Sonnet: Though we live in different worlds…

Posted on 2021-05-10 by Bartholomew Barker

Though we live in different worlds,
let me be the moonlight glittering
your hair while you dream

and the voice of that tenor
on the radio filling an opera house
as he sings for his new bride.

Let me be the aroma of bread
baking in your oven
on a winter’s day

and the bath water warmth
surrounding your toes, feet
and legs as you slide

into the pure poetry
of a sensuous life.

Shall I read it to you?

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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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16 Responses to Sonnet: Though we live in different worlds…

  1. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2021-05-10 at 21:30

    Nice poem with a really nice surprise reading! Fancy!

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  2. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2021-05-10 at 23:03

    Sublime! Great piece!

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  3. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2021-05-10 at 23:05

    Enjoyed the reading too 👍👏

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  4. harleyxreborn's avatar Harley Reborn says:
    2021-05-10 at 23:45

    Love this!

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  5. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2021-05-11 at 07:32

    I like this one A LOT. And it just adds more to hear it recited. Well done.

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  6. Annabel's avatar Annabel says:
    2021-05-12 at 01:59

    Lovely! I especially enjoyed the last line😃

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