This week let’s write a soaring poem. Up, up and away but don’t forget post your poem in the comments below upon landing.
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.
Soaring (a Senryu)
There’s an old saying
What spirals up, must come down
I’m still Soaring up
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Posted by ivor20 | May 12, 2025, 7:14 AMshort and sweet.
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Posted by DanielleM | May 12, 2025, 7:40 AMThank you kindly, Danielle
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Posted by ivor20 | May 12, 2025, 7:54 AMLovely, Ivor. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 12, 2025, 7:06 PMThank you, Bart 😍🌏
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Posted by ivor20 | May 12, 2025, 11:09 PMFlying, Soaring High
I close my eyes and yet I see
all that needs to be
the wind hisses as it hits
wings wide
I am mighty
I am vast
in the skies
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Posted by DanielleM | May 12, 2025, 7:44 AMMajestic, Danielle. Well done!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 12, 2025, 7:07 PMThank you.
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Posted by DanielleM | May 13, 2025, 12:51 AMSoaring?
Searing pain. Work wing!
Free falling too fast. Can’t fly.
Hello ground. Be soft.
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Posted by Chico’s Mom | May 12, 2025, 11:30 AMExcellent. I always appreciate a darker take on these lighter prompts. Thanks for sharing, Jolene!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 12, 2025, 7:09 PMThank you 💕
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Posted by Chico’s Mom | May 12, 2025, 8:35 PM