This week let’s write a vacation poem. It’s that time of the year (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere) where we tend to take some time off. Write about a vacation past, present or future. Ideal or disastrous. Family roadtrip or solo adventure.
Just don’t forget to post your poem in the comments below upon your return.
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.
Living Poetry 
Vacation
Take this job and shove it!
Toes in the water.
Butt in the sand.
Oh, I’d love to call it quits.
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I’ve got better things to do,
then worry about your stress.
Cool ocean breeze,
9 to 5, get a clue.
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Change my latitude!
Yes!
Come get me salty.
Change my attitude.
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Work, work, work, til I’m black and blue.
Aching head.
Tired body.
No! Don’t let this week be through.
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Posted by Chico’s Mom | July 31, 2025, 1:58 PMIndeed! Vacations are always too short. Thanks for sharing, Jolene!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 31, 2025, 7:23 PMThank you for the prompt. 💕
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Posted by Chico’s Mom | July 31, 2025, 7:41 PMHi, here is my contribution 😊https://poetisatinta.wordpress.com/2025/08/02/the-vacation-serenade/
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Posted by poetisatinta | August 2, 2025, 8:10 AMFunny and sentimental. Well done!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | August 2, 2025, 10:17 AMThank you 😊
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Posted by poetisatinta | August 2, 2025, 1:46 PM