All my ideas are lost
wandering this wasteland
I call a mind
(Don’t forget about that call for sorta-sonnets over at Whispers & Echoes.)
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.
Days like this need an emotional rain down.
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Indeed. I could use a good storm.
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You’ll come out sparkling 🤓
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But I’ll smell like a wet dog.
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😂
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:-)
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Glad to make you smile.
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Thank you Bartholomew Barker!
We were amused.
:-)
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Then my job is done.
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:-)
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I think I’m in your (mental) neighborhood. Good poem.
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Thanks. If you find your way out, let me know so I can follow.
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thumbs up
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And a wandering we shall go …
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Yikes!! I always knew your mind was scary, but this is too much!
LOL! I am enjoying your fraikus.
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It’s not always this barren in here but I’m glad you’re enjoying these Friday offerings.
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It’s starting to look like Arizona up there. It’s so hot. Sticky hot.
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Hope you’re able to stay cool out there.
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