I dream of two suns
and four shadows as we waltz
along the canal
(for Betelgeuse, may you explode soon)
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.
That is a good dream. Lovely!
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Let’s hope Betelgeuse makes it come true before we’re too old to dance.
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🌟💃🏻🕺🏻🌟
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I read the article and listened to the video. You made it seem like this is eminent. But no, not unless 10,000 years is “soon.”
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It’s wishful poetry. I’d love to be among the generation that gets to a supernova up close.
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Schrodinger’s Betelgeuse…
“Theoretically it probably hasn’t, but theoretically it could have exploded and we wouldn’t know.”
Say the name three times, and you never know what might happen…
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I keep trying…
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Not a Supernova….but…..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-65745708
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Very cool!
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