Samhain on Spillwords

Posted on 2021-10-30 by Bartholomew Barker

Another of my Halloween poems for this year has been posted on Spillwords. It starts:

Send the kids to trick or treat
With your parents tonight
Let’s be alone when the walls
Between the worlds grow thin

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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 Samhain on Spillwords

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2021-10-30 at 20:46

    I’m an old fashioned ‘Pagan’ Bart, and I hope the weather warms up when I am dancing around the fire tonight ..

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  2. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2021-10-30 at 21:45

    Congratulations! Wonderful poem.

    Boo

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  3. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2021-10-31 at 04:00

    Yes bring Bach the authentic celebration.

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  4. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2021-10-31 at 10:22

    Congratulations! I commented on Spillwords.

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  5. Jeff Flesch's avatar Jeff Flesch says:
    2021-10-31 at 22:37

    Awesome poem. Congrats!

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  6. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2022-10-22 at 22:03

    Congratulations Bartholomew! Let’s do it! (Dance I mean!) ☺️

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