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September Visual Prompt

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Horseshoe or “U”?

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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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5 thoughts on “September Visual Prompt”

  1. Chris Clarke's avatar

    the metal was melted
    in the furnace hot enough
    the meddle was tested
    on an anvil of strong stock
    with skill it was worked
    to serve what end
    only the smithy can know

    with a ping and a crack
    the flaw is revealed
    thrown on the floor with
    scraps of iron, tin and copper
    no longer suitable for
    the task envisioned
    left to cool back down
    to the coldness of unbeing

    but the craftsman is thrifty
    nothing ever goes to waste
    the scrap of this day
    will be chosen for another
    project tomorrow
    like these words on the page
    nothing ever goes to waste

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    Posted by Chris Clarke | September 2, 2024, 11:25 AM
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