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After the Opera

Posted on 2022-08-30 by Bartholomew Barker

After the Opera I once told you that no great opera had a happy ending and our affair was predestined for the stage. And years after the curtain fell on our drama, the cymbals clash and the gong echoes away— … Continue reading →

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Singing in the Shower

Posted on 2022-04-06 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a blank in the blank poem. Singing in the Shower When my muse tells me she’s going to take a showerI feign disinterest, pretend I’m fixing a stanza,until I hear the rush of a sudden waterfalland … Continue reading →

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A Sensuous Life on Drabble!

Posted on 2022-01-10 by Bartholomew Barker

Yesterday, The Drabble posted a poem of mine called A Sensuous Life. I love the image they picked for it! If you don’t follow their postings, I strongly encourage you to. They only post “drabbles” or poems/prose that are less … Continue reading →

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