This week let’s write a service poem. How do you serve your community? There are lots of way to serve and lots of communities to serve. Post your service in the comments below.
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
Living Poetry 
An attitude of service
looking for opportunities
there are chances everywhere you look
like the women’s center – they need socks and unmentionables, which I care to mention
like the charitable thrift shops – they need things no longer used
like the trees with angels – they need shoppers to buy gifts
like the lady you saw in the restaurant – leaving her bag at the table because it is empty
random acts of kindness are waiting to be done
what’s not used is no longer needed by us
what’s earned is not possible for some
what’s seen is not always as it is
trust your instincts if there are worries
but, rest assured, there’s always something to do
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | January 20, 2020, 3:56 PMVery true. There’s always something to do.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 20, 2020, 5:10 PMThe only service I can offer today is reading other people’s poems. Good topic for Martin Luther King day. We’re all in this together.
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Posted by JeanMarie | January 20, 2020, 4:01 PMYou could also write us a poem later this week.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 20, 2020, 5:12 PMI have nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. https://wordpress.com/post/flickerofthoughts.com/3604
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | January 21, 2020, 8:27 PMThanks but this is just a weekly prompt.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 21, 2020, 9:51 PMIt promotes the poetry writing community. 😊
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | January 21, 2020, 9:52 PMWe Are One
Despair is hidden in all walks of life
Pain does not discriminate against people
We suffer with our brothers and sisters
Not in silence
But in the open
The act of service is being there
Hand in hand
Side by side
Listening, sharing, caring
Supporting and doing life together
As one
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | January 22, 2020, 12:47 AMSo true!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | January 22, 2020, 9:03 AMLove it!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 22, 2020, 10:34 AMThank you!
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | January 22, 2020, 2:50 PM