Tag Archives: spring

There Will Come Soft Rains

Posted on 2022/04/07 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write an abundance poem. There Will Come Soft Rains The hills are erupting goldan abundance of greencovering winter’s grays Spring coats the pavementwith a fine chartreuse dustirritating the corners of my eyes January could not quite sterilizeand … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged death, life, mold, Poem-A-Day, spring | 9 Comments

Living Poetry Book Club Meeting Minutes, April 4, 2022

Posted on 2022/04/04 by Bartholomew Barker

Living Poetry Book Club Meeting Minutes, April 4, 2022 Angela, our hostess, has carved this elegant gardenfrom a suburban wilderness— laid out a fine spreadof finger food and fancy soda water for our discussion,this bright blue first Sunday in April. … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged book, club, Poem-A-Day, repair, spring, williams | 14 Comments

Faun

Posted on 2022/04/01 by Bartholomew Barker

Welcome to April, the cruellest month, thanks to the Poem-A-Day Challenge which I will be championing for the twelfth year. I’ll be mostly writing to Robert Lee Brewer’s prompts from his Write Better Poetry blog. For today’s prompt, pick a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged cummings, faun, harass, Poem-A-Day, spring | 7 Comments

Spring Sprung

Posted on 2022/03/22 by Bartholomew Barker

Monday was World Poetry Day as well as the first full day of Spring in the part of North Carolina where I live. To celebrate, I gave poetry talks to four different groups include my old friends at Charles House. … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged bees, blossom, charles house, spring | 7 Comments

Fraiku: Kiss

Posted on 2022/03/18 by Bartholomew Barker

I lean towards your faceas the Earth tilts to the Sunand Spring draws near

Posted in Poetry | Tagged equinox, fraiku, haiku, kiss, spring | 13 Comments

The trees are active tonight…

Posted on 2021/04/04 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write an active poem. That could be a poem comprised of active (vs passive) verbs. But it could also be about exercising, playing a sport, or keeping your mind active. Any activity would do, I suppose, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged buds, Poem-A-Day, pollen, spring, tree | 23 Comments

Pink Confetti

Posted on 2021/03/20 by Bartholomew Barker

Pink Confetti from the eastern redbudlitters the parking lotwhere I walk a tightropeof concrete wheel stopslike the boy I was long agoconfident as a balanced eggthat the tilt of the earthwon’t pull me askewthis first day of spring Happy March … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged equinox, nature, parking, spring, tightrope | 6 Comments

Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Barrett Browning!

Posted on 2021/03/06 by Bartholomew Barker

Today is the 215th anniversary of Elizabeth Barrett Browning‘s birth. Earlier this week I spent some time online with the good folks of Charles House talking about Mrs. Barrett Browning’s poetry. As is our tradition, we wrote a little poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged barrett browning, charles house, sonnet, Sonnets from the Portuguese, spring | 5 Comments

Spring Sonnet

Posted on 2020/04/19 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a poem that uses the following six words: bump, embrace, fixture, howl, lonely and resolve. Spring Sonnet Spring is closing in around me. The leaves droop claustrophobic from their branches— an unwanted embrace on my walks … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Poem-A-Day, spring | 9 Comments

March 12th

Posted on 2020/03/16 by Bartholomew Barker

March 12th Purple confetti on my car as if the dogwoods are celebrating the squishy ground but the birds are singing too loud, too early. I was up late partying with the trees. (Wrote this one at a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged spring | 9 Comments