Through the Window

Posted on 2024-04-22 by Bartholomew Barker

Observing the teenage squirrels at play
and titmice foraging among the leaves
has convinced me.

I’m moving out of my apartment and building
a treehouse. Now that everything’s green,
no one will notice a studio in the branches.

I’ll leave my windows open so the birds
can perch on the sills. I imagine the crows
will be quite interested in my work.

The squirrels can run right through the living
room and I won’t care. Once they’re used
to me, I might even join the chase.

And I’ll observe the strange creature living
in my old place, face glowing, never singing,
never jumping, getting fatter and fatter

as more and more trees get buzzed down.

Happy Earth Day!

For today’s prompt, write an earth poem. The poem can be about nature or the planet. But it can also be about anything or anyone on the planet.

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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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13 Responses to Through the Window

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2024-04-22 at 19:45

    I had a treehouse when I was a young fella, I like your idea of getting back to our earthly roots Bart.

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  2. Michele Lee's avatar Michele Lee says:
    2024-04-23 at 01:00

    Love your poem and your plan! 🐿️🌳

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2024-04-23 at 03:41

    This is going in m’blog today – under the heading of ‘Spring in Bart-land’.

    The last verse reminds me of a minor rant on Vernon Bradley’s Facebook page.  Vernon said – vehemently –

    “You’re going no-where – sitting on your fat arses watching daytime TV and eating CAKE!”

    Vernon is an extra-ordinary person…

    https://www.facebook.com/vernon.bradley.397

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  5. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2024-04-23 at 03:43

    PS – The last line packs the punch – but you know that.

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  6. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2024-04-24 at 05:22

    Now you sound like a super duper writer…or a scientist…

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