It’s getting to be that time of year, so let’s write a spooky poem. It could be a poetic ghost story or maybe describe a haunted house. Let’s get it started now then it can be revised and ready for the Big Day at the end of the month.
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, where he has hosted monthly workshops 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 the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
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Posted by Jewish Young Professional "JYP" | October 9, 2023, 8:08 AMThought that looked familiar. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 9, 2023, 9:33 PMIt fit the timely ghosts/haunting theme
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Posted by Jewish Young Professional "JYP" | October 10, 2023, 8:22 AMAt the Crossroads
In fog, he leans against the post,
the light above him halo.
As you approach, you feel his chill.
You sense he is no angel.
He knows you want no witnesses
when he steals your composure.
He offers you what you want most
if you accept his deal.
He flips a coin as though to say
you won’t miss what you give him.
Before you rue what you have lost
just say no thanks and walk away.
If it sounds too good to be true,
It isn’t good at all.
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Posted by nolchafox | October 9, 2023, 4:31 PMHa! Nice one. If I get an offer like that I plan to haggle.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 9, 2023, 9:34 PMYes, definitely haggle. And offer him something he can’t refuse!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 9, 2023, 11:20 PM