A Good Winter Night

Posted on 2022-01-05 by Bartholomew Barker

A Good Winter Night

Unlike the impatient dawn
which erupts upon the world
like a chocolate covered cherry

Sunset eases graceful silent
and welcoming as an old book
by a fireplace in winter

Sink into this well-worn couch
put your feet in my lap
let me read you goodnight

(Written for two prompts: Goodnight and National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day.)

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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 A Good Winter Night

  3. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2022-01-06 at 05:29

    “let me read your goodnight” 💚

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  4. ShiraDestProjectDoBetter's avatar ShiraDest says:
    2022-01-06 at 13:06

    Hope it was Fair Trade or Equal Exchange Chocolate!
    :-)

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