Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. 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.
I wish I could catch the sweet zest
from their first release
to the lasting after effect
But
with mouthfuls of lustful swallow
they have been and gone too quickly
Is there any pharmaceutical giant
with a vision to invent a Viagra
for my taste buds
I wish I could catch the sweet zest
from their first release
to the lasting after taste
But
with mouth full lustful swallow
they have been and gone too quickly
Is there any pharmaceutical giant
with a vision to invent a Viagra
for my taste buds
Pretty pastel candy hearts
Words, sweets and tarts
Bring back school days of old
Teasing, pleasing, many bold
All counted at the end of the day
How many did you get?
Cool visual and looks like most of the hearts are in another language. What would it be like to get them and discover their meaning.
My love sent me hearts
sugary sweet like himself
I don’t know what they say
but he is worth the challenge
time to consult google translate
oh, so that’s what he means…
Living Poetry 
Candy Fantasy (revised version)
I wish I could catch the sweet zest
from their first release
to the lasting after effect
But
with mouthfuls of lustful swallow
they have been and gone too quickly
Is there any pharmaceutical giant
with a vision to invent a Viagra
for my taste buds
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | February 3, 2021, 1:48 PMLine 3.change from after taste to ‘after effect’
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | February 3, 2021, 1:32 AMCandy Fantasy
I wish I could catch the sweet zest
from their first release
to the lasting after taste
But
with mouth full lustful swallow
they have been and gone too quickly
Is there any pharmaceutical giant
with a vision to invent a Viagra
for my taste buds
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | February 3, 2021, 1:30 AMExcellent! I think you’ve detected a growth market there.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 3, 2021, 5:45 PMRight! I should get started in a business promotion. 🤓
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | February 3, 2021, 7:41 PMBusiness proposal I meant…..
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | February 3, 2021, 7:41 PMWell done and you may be onto something there!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | February 7, 2021, 10:48 AMtear open
that candy heart bag
can’t eat enough
sweet words of love
to fill my empty heart
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Posted by iris levin | February 2, 2021, 4:44 PMAw. Very nice!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 2, 2021, 4:55 PMWho doesn’t like sweet words? Leaves a nice taste in the mouth. Nicely done.
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | February 7, 2021, 10:50 AMYou are the flame who melts me
Like chocolate
Sticky soft fingers
that you lick clean
Cool me in water
even there I melt
like little candy hearts
dissolve in the warmth of your love
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Posted by Chris Clarke | February 2, 2021, 2:20 PMA tasty love poem! Thanks!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 2, 2021, 4:55 PMThis one gives me a sweet tooth! Nicely done.
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | February 7, 2021, 10:51 AMPretty pastel candy hearts
Words, sweets and tarts
Bring back school days of old
Teasing, pleasing, many bold
All counted at the end of the day
How many did you get?
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Posted by purplestoneblog | February 2, 2021, 12:12 PMVery nice! I would eat mine immediately so at the end of the day I always had zero.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 2, 2021, 4:54 PMSweet poem! I remember making sentences from the words. Then, I would eat those words, probably by the day’s end.
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | February 7, 2021, 10:53 AMJust posted a little poem to my blog https://bartbarkerpoet.com/2021/02/01/how-many/
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 1, 2021, 9:53 PMCool visual and looks like most of the hearts are in another language. What would it be like to get them and discover their meaning.
My love sent me hearts
sugary sweet like himself
I don’t know what they say
but he is worth the challenge
time to consult google translate
oh, so that’s what he means…
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | February 1, 2021, 7:18 AMExcellent!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 1, 2021, 4:53 PMThank you!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | February 7, 2021, 10:53 AM