This week let’s write a poem with the words climax, leg and quite 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, 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 
My First and Last 5K
I was quite the innocent.
Three miles didn’t seem too long.
The run was through the mountains,
fire breaks, uphill and down.
My legs turned into jelly.
Yes, I made it to the end,
But barely could stay standing.
The climax of the day was
soaking in a steaming hot tub.
It wasn’t long before I found
a far less painful hobby.
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | September 15, 2025, 9:53 AMA steamy hot tub would be the climax of just about any day. Thanks for sharing, Nolcha!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 15, 2025, 7:42 PM😁 Thanks for the prompt, Bartholomew!
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | September 18, 2025, 6:59 PMHere is mine, thanks for the inspiration https://poetisatinta.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/poetry-prompt-2/
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Posted by poetisatinta | September 16, 2025, 1:27 PMExcellent work, Ange. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 16, 2025, 7:32 PMThanks Bart🙏
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Posted by poetisatinta | September 16, 2025, 7:57 PMThis was a family affair. Thanks to husband and son for helping shape it
The climax of the evening
Was the leg of lamb
Quite tasty
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Posted by Second Act Blogger | September 16, 2025, 10:25 PMExcellent group haiku, Cathy. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 16, 2025, 11:01 PM