This week let’s write a whim poem. Ever done something on a whim that turned out to be a big mistake? Or did it end up being the best thing ever? Or was it merely whimsical? Post your whimsies in the comments below.
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. 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 lives and writes poetry.
Living Poetry 
So, there we were
Bob and me
again
a cavalcade of bottles in front of us
“It sound like a good plan… you should go”
and off to Salsiccia he went.
I’m sure it worked out for him.
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Posted by Chris Clarke | January 18, 2021, 3:42 PMHa! Nice one.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 18, 2021, 7:07 PMFunny! I have to ask. When I looked up Salsiccia I found sausage. Is there a place called Salsiccia or am I missing something?
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | January 19, 2021, 2:18 PMThank you for asking! One of my friends from school was passionate about The Simpsons. This week’s prompt about “Whim” drew a blank in me, except for one of his favorite characters: Sideshow Bob, with fictional children’s TV show called “The Cavalcade of Whimsy”… I just went with it.
A later episode of The Simpsons finds that Bob left America and somehow became the Mayor of Salsiccia.. Needless to say that Bart and family ruined it for poor Bob. 🙂
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Posted by Chris Clarke | January 19, 2021, 5:18 PMThanks for the explaination. Now I know why I couldn’t comprehen the poem.
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | January 20, 2021, 2:08 AMBy the way, Kelsey Grammer won an Emmy for his voice work on that episode of The Simpsons.
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Posted by Chris Clarke | January 19, 2021, 5:22 PMthank you for enlightening me! I have never been one for The Simpsons, just no reason, but I suppose there must have been something else on. Or it could be that I don’t like cartoons much, except I will confess an occasional watch of Family Guy.
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | January 19, 2021, 6:21 PMAs long as you know Lisa is a smart cookie in the Simpsons!
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | January 20, 2021, 2:09 AMWell, of course she is 😉 WinkWink
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | January 20, 2021, 8:49 AM😘
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | January 20, 2021, 4:40 PMIt was on my list
but I never thought it would
be a thing for real
until Emerald Isle’s waters
surrounded my bare behind
whimsical? I think so
fun? You betcha!
Do it again?
Splish Splash!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | January 19, 2021, 2:20 PMHa! Did you take pics?
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 19, 2021, 5:04 PMNope, but there could be some out there. Emerald Isle isn’t all that sparse, just was on that day.
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | January 19, 2021, 6:22 PMOn a Whim?
It seems sometimes
if not for a whim, nothing,
not a thing would I have done
planning was not a strong suit
had never worked out when I did
so why bother to plan and fret
or stay home and do naught
it’s more fun to just do
a whole life of whim!
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Posted by purplestoneblog | January 20, 2021, 1:37 PMVery nice! It’s a foreign feeling to me. I’m too much of a planner.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 20, 2021, 5:05 PM