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.
Whispers of Blue
In the quiet hush of dawn,
Soft blue whispers paint the sky,
Gentle waves that kiss the shore,
Sing of peace as they go by.
Clouds drift slow in morning’s hue,
A tranquil dance of soft and true,
Blue horizons stretching far,
Like a dream where hearts renew.
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Posted by Fay Ann Swearing | September 9, 2024, 8:06 AMSoft blue whispers paint the sky – yes!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld | September 9, 2024, 8:38 AMLovely! Especially the first stanza. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | September 9, 2024, 12:20 PMExcellent. Especially the first three lines. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 9, 2024, 7:13 PMThank you for the prompt!
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | September 9, 2024, 8:57 PMHere’s what I came up with:
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 9, 2024, 8:49 PM🧳https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/going-unnoticed/
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Posted by Melissa Lemay | September 12, 2024, 12:35 PMVery nice. My favorite is the middle stanza about the paint. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 12, 2024, 7:23 PMThank you.🙃
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Posted by Melissa Lemay | September 12, 2024, 7:59 PMThanks for sharing this old blue poem of yours.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 10, 2024, 7:40 PM