This week let’s write a poem with the words capital, enjambment and mistletoe in it. This is another of those prompts where I (mostly) 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.
Living Poetry 
Under city lights,
Capital pulsates with life,
Enjambment of dreams.
Amidst concrete, love takes root,
Mistletoe whispers promise.
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Posted by Fay Ann Swearing | December 18, 2023, 7:27 AMLove the “Enjambment of dreams” Great job!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | December 18, 2023, 7:44 PMA Broken Present
My love and I went out to eat
in our nation’s capital.
We saw mistletoe hanging
from the cafe entrance.
The door closed on my poor big toe
when we were busy kissing,
enjambing metal into bone.
My present now is filled with pain.
But kissing makes it better.
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Posted by Nolcha Fox | December 18, 2023, 8:12 AMOuch! I trust your beloved kissed the injured toe as well as your lips. Nice work!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | December 18, 2023, 7:46 PM