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My Nepenthe

Posted on 2023-07-12 by Bartholomew Barker

Dying from thirst and memoryshe offers me a smilea cool smooth cyan liquidin a clear goblet Fascinating it dances with lighttwirls in my hand relaxinga stubborn sorrow falling awaylike clothes in sweltering summer Into her glittering pools I diveto drown … Continue reading →

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My Nepenthe

Posted on 2018-08-27 by Bartholomew Barker

WordPress let me know recently that it’s been five years since I started this blog. Happy birthday to me, I suppose. Since I first started blogging to help promote my first book, Wednesday Night Regular, here’s one of the poems … Continue reading →

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