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February Visual Poetry Prompt

Post your candy in the comments below.

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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.

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20 thoughts on “February Visual Poetry Prompt

  1. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar

    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…

    Liked by 5 people

    Posted by Lisa Tomey | February 1, 2021, 7:18 AM
  2. purplestoneblog's avatar

    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?

    Liked by 2 people

    Posted by purplestoneblog | February 2, 2021, 12:12 PM
  3. Chris Clarke's avatar

    You 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

    Liked by 3 people

    Posted by Chris Clarke | February 2, 2021, 2:20 PM
  4. iris levin's avatar

    tear open
    that candy heart bag
    can’t eat enough
    sweet words of love
    to fill my empty heart

    Liked by 3 people

    Posted by iris levin | February 2, 2021, 4:44 PM
  5. Cassa Bassa's avatar

    Candy 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

    Liked by 1 person

    Posted by Cassa Bassa | February 3, 2021, 1:30 AM
  6. Cassa Bassa's avatar

    Line 3.change from after taste to ‘after effect’

    Liked by 1 person

    Posted by Cassa Bassa | February 3, 2021, 1:32 AM
  7. Cassa Bassa's avatar

    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

    Liked by 1 person

    Posted by Cassa Bassa | February 3, 2021, 1:48 PM

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