Tag Archives: storm

Midnight

Posted on 2024/04/18 by Bartholomew Barker

Rain on the tinroof drowses me to sleep in a brave new world of annual thousand-year floods this summer tempest will be what dreams are made of For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Tempest.

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Ophelia’s Equinox

Posted on 2023/09/25 by Bartholomew Barker

Today the rain is colder and the tempest tries to steal my umbrella But I’m not angered by a solemn autumn storm when leaves explode smokeless and swirl in the wind like fireflies Today let’s celebrate the beauty of motion … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Windstorm

Posted on 2022/02/18 by Bartholomew Barker

Listening to dark gusts lift shingles off my roof lights out but no sleep

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A Tree in Winter

Posted on 2021/08/09 by Bartholomew Barker

This afternoon I spent some time with the good folks at Charles House. I’ve been visiting there more-or-less monthly for the past five years. Today’s topic was tree poetry. Among the poems I shared were Winter Trees by William Carlos … Continue reading →

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