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Ocean Dream

Posted on 2022/03/07 by Bartholomew Barker

Ocean Dream I was in a canoe drifting on the oceanunder stars reflected off mirrored waterbarely disturbed by the rhythmic rippleskeeping cadence with my thoughts Then I was riding a mannequin— face downin the brine— fish pale under the moonlightnearly … Continue reading →

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I want to be a tree when I grow up

Posted on 2021/07/19 by Bartholomew Barker

I want to be a tree when I grow up Nothing ostentatiousI don’t want to be a sequoiaor have some historical significanceno proclamations in my honorsigned by the governor Just a regular tree in the woodsunfurling my leavesin the warm … Continue reading →

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American Dream Deferred

Posted on 2021/01/18 by Bartholomew Barker

American Dream Deferred A deeply rooted dreamthat one day this nationwill live out the truemeaning of its creed A dream that little childrenwill one day live not judgedby the color of their skinbut the content of their character I’d like … Continue reading →

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Brave and Reckless: Mad World

Posted on 2020/10/21 by Bartholomew Barker

The Brave and Reckless Blog posted a little poem I wrote for one of their prompts. It’s called Sleep the Sleep of the Dead and it was prompted by that wonderful song Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears wrote and … Continue reading →

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Dream Journal

Posted on 2020/04/15 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a dream poem. Dream Journal I dreamt of you again last night it wasn’t you exactly but I knew it was you anyway We were walking down a road old trees to either side a canopy … Continue reading →

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