Category Archives: Poetry

The Roots of Spring

Posted on 2023/03/22 by Bartholomew Barker

The trees are holding hands in the deep dark like quiet teenagers at a drive-in movie While high above a woodpecker sucks the sap seeping from newly drilled holes Although this poem isn’t about sex it is Spring and all … Continue reading →

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Hopelessly in Love with Spring

Posted on 2023/03/20 by Bartholomew Barker

“To be interested in the changing seasons is … a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” ~ George Santayana Spring knocked on my door this morning, all dressed in pink, babbling about the daffodils. … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Submission

Posted on 2023/03/17 by Bartholomew Barker

Silk scarf ’round your neck lust pulling tight — seeing stars trust leaves you breathless (for Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Breathtaking)

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Origami Flowers

Posted on 2023/03/13 by Bartholomew Barker

Before I fold the squareI write a little poemsomething brief and crypticlike a poorly translated fortune If I’ve folded a boatI’ll launch on the creeklet it float downstreamto a reader or some hungry fish If I’ve folded a paper flyI’ll … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Fetch

Posted on 2023/03/10 by Bartholomew Barker

Retrieval of sticksis a serious matterexcept from water for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt   Last Friday Susi Bocks from The Short of It interviewed me about the next anthology, Reflections and Revelations. I read my poem Roses at the … Continue reading →

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Forest Parable published at Edge of Humanity

Posted on 2023/03/06 by Bartholomew Barker

I am pleased, proud and positively pumped to announced a new poem of mine, Forest Parable, has been published over at Edge of Humanity. This is the third of three poems that they accepted recently and I’ll definitely be submitting … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Scrapbook

Posted on 2023/03/03 by Bartholomew Barker

Little square windowsinto a black & white pastWas that you or me?   (for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt.)

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Stand with Me Published at Edge of Humanity

Posted on 2023/02/27 by Bartholomew Barker

I am pleased to announce that Edge of Humanity Magazine has published an old poem of mine, Stand With Me. Once again, I strongly encourage all my readers check it out and follow their excellent site. Here’s the first stanza … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Last Match

Posted on 2023/02/24 by Bartholomew Barker

The moment of truthwill it sputter to lifeor will darkness snuff the light

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Survivor Anger Published at Edge of Humanity

Posted on 2023/02/20 by Bartholomew Barker

I am proud to announce that Edge of Humanity Magazine has published a new poem of mine, Survivor Anger. I strongly encourage all my readers check it out and follow their excellent site. Here’s the first stanza of six, to … Continue reading →

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