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Monday Poetry Prompt: Resolution

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It’s the last week of 2023 so let’s write a resolution poem. New Year’s resolutions are a tradition that goes back as long as we’ve had calendars so let’s participate even if you employ some poetic license. Post your list 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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6 thoughts on “Monday Poetry Prompt: Resolution”

  1. crazy4yarn2's avatar

    New Year’s Resolutions I’m Sure to Break

    I will catch butterflies instead of colds.
    I will travel in a train, not in my imagination.
    I will lose weight instead of my mind.
    I will practice obfuscation rather than obstinacy.
    I will watch the road, not calories.
    I will remember which road leads where.
    I will walk with the wild turkey and deer.
    I will enjoy drinking coffee black. Or not at all.
    I will not use my mouth as a shoe rack.
    I will be younger than I was last year.
    I won’t forget where I put my keys. Or my glasses.
    I won’t be afraid to be afraid.
    I won’t make promises. I promise.
    I won’t make any more New Year’s resolutions.

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    Posted by crazy4yarn2 | December 25, 2023, 1:33 PM
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