This week let’s write a poem with the words difficulty, reason and run 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, where he has hosted monthly workshops 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 the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
Living Poetry 
I can run a mile
With no difficulty see
Whatever reason
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Posted by KC | November 18, 2024, 11:21 AMNice and concise. Thanks for sharing, KC!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | November 18, 2024, 7:05 PMhttps://writingaddiction2.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/who-me/
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | November 18, 2024, 11:55 AMHa! I especially liked the spare tire and coffee cup images. Well done!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | November 18, 2024, 7:07 PMThank you! A runner I will never be….
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | November 18, 2024, 7:55 PMGrace in the Run
In the midst of difficulty,
I find my reason to run,
not by strength of my own,
but by grace that never fades,
leading me toward a light
that overcomes the darkest of days.
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Posted by Fay Ann Swearing | November 18, 2024, 12:40 PMLovely! Thanks for sharing, Fay Ann.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | November 18, 2024, 7:09 PMHi! I’m new to this prompt, so thank you! Cheryl
https://rugby843.blog/2024/11/18/running-and-breathing-dont-mix/
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Posted by rugby843 | November 18, 2024, 2:49 PMGood job. I especially liked the knees singing sad songs. Thanks for sharing, Cheryl!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | November 18, 2024, 7:14 PM