My Valentine’s Day Gift

Posted on 2022-02-14 by Bartholomew Barker

I can’t give you the moon and stars,
but you’re always welcome to look
through my telescope.

(This haiku also appeared as part of the Haikuniverse Valentine’s Day marathon.)

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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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20 Responses to My Valentine’s Day Gift

  1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2022-02-14 at 19:10

    What a suggestive double-entendres! Deliciously well done! 😉

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  2. larry trasciatti's avatar larry trasciatti says:
    2022-02-14 at 19:56

    It’s brief but makes its point

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  3. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2022-02-14 at 21:11

    My star is out there somewhere ….

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  4. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-02-14 at 22:09

    Congrats on the publication. I read all 20 that are up on the site. I’d say yours is better than at least 11 of them. :) <3

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  6. Annabel's avatar Annabel says:
    2022-02-15 at 16:50

    Wow! Genius lines!

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  7. Enoble Asuquo's avatar Obong eno says:
    2022-02-17 at 22:42

    Wise words ❣️

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  8. Cheryl Batavia's avatar Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet says:
    2022-02-20 at 18:03

    Your Valentine will have to accept the gifts you have to give. Poetry is a considerable gift! <3

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