This week let’s write a poem with the words each, paper and sense 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.
This is my first time visiting, having followed the link from The Garden of Neuro. I hope my response fits the bill.
https://writinginnorthnorfolk.com/2024/07/15/painting-with-words/
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Posted by kim881 | July 15, 2024, 10:07 AMYour poem fulfills the prompt perfectly. Great analogy. Thank for sharing, Kim!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 15, 2024, 7:05 PMThank you so much for reading and commenting, Bartholomew.
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Posted by kim881 | July 16, 2024, 3:01 AMhttps://nolchafox2.wixsite.com/nolcha-s-written-wor/post/flight-1
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | July 15, 2024, 12:11 PMLovely! I especially liked the final two lines. Great work!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 15, 2024, 7:10 PMThank you so much, Bartholomew!
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | July 15, 2024, 7:41 PMHere’s my attempt:
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 15, 2024, 9:04 PM