This week let’s write a poem with the words explain, remark and carry in it. This is another of those prompts where I randomly choose three words from a list of the top 1000 words in the English language plus a few of my favorites. Post your poems 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.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 18, 2021, 8:23 PMPseudo-allies
She casually remarked that
Young men are getting vasectomies these days
Feminist allies who are changing the narrative
Of a woman being solely responsible for procreation
My heart ached to explain
Both partners carry half of the only human act
That approximates the divine action of the first Maker
But I couldn’t find the words
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Posted by Catherine Penafiel | October 22, 2021, 11:28 AMGreat use of the prompt!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 22, 2021, 5:23 PMhttps://gypsieswritingmusingsquotesgripes.com/2021/10/19/the-walk/
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Posted by Gypsie | October 19, 2021, 3:41 AMA lovely tribute to a tragic event.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 19, 2021, 5:55 PMThank you Bartholomew,
I’m having trouble with formatting the poetry in this venue. The form in which I compose the poetry is not carrying over. 🤨
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Posted by Gypsie | October 19, 2021, 6:28 PMYeah, WordPress isn’t the best for formatting.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 19, 2021, 6:33 PMEnough
Waste no time to explain
Save your breath from insulting remarks
Carry on a life of your own destruction
Draw a line in the sand
Here I stand
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | October 19, 2021, 8:12 AMExcellent advice!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 19, 2021, 5:52 PM🙂
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | October 19, 2021, 5:58 PMExplain to me
The wisdom of the Sirach
Written 2500 years ago
That still carry such value even today
Adamant
Remarks mined far earlier
From lives lived
with eyes open
and mind less tethered
When God was not so far away
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Posted by Chris Clarke | October 20, 2021, 9:46 AMFantastic Chris and the question I always have on my mind too. 😊
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Posted by Gypsie | October 20, 2021, 10:13 AMNicely done!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 20, 2021, 7:12 PMThank you, Bart.
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Posted by Catherine Ann Penafiel | October 22, 2021, 7:06 PM