May Visual Poetry Prompt

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ May 4, 2026 ⋅ 15 Comments

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It always feels like May is the start of a new year for poetry. So let’s hop to it and post a new poem 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.

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15 thoughts on “May Visual Poetry Prompt”

such soft seeing eyes
virid hues glisten to fade
autumn bids farewell

(😬 hope it works this way…🙏🤍)

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Posted by destiny | May 4, 2026, 12:59 PM

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- Lovely haiku and you taught me a new word, “virid”. Thanks for sharing, Destiny!
  
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  Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 4, 2026, 7:29 PM
  
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  - my pleasure…and thank you too…🤍
    
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    Posted by destiny | May 5, 2026, 9:41 AM
With a glistened eye

an ember of Beltane fire

he stares

accusing

what will you do with this day

wasting half a year

you will do nothing

with the rest

get behind me soft Satan!

eat your sweet grass

he scampers away

the demon gone

(for now)

his sting remains

demons lie

yes

but not everything they say

is

chastened by the great accuser

guilty and still prideful

unwilling to be cowed

by spoken truth

i sit and write

the morning chorus behind me

the morning breeze

my strength

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Posted by Chris Clarke | May 5, 2026, 9:04 AM

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- Love the “get behind me soft Satan!” Great work, Chris!
  
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  Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 5, 2026, 5:30 PM
  
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The photo is lovely – here’s my contribution 🐰https://poetisatinta.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/visual-poetry-4/

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Posted by poetisatinta | May 5, 2026, 1:06 PM

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- Thanks for sharing, Ange!
  
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  Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 5, 2026, 5:50 PM
  
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  - ♥️
    
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    Posted by poetisatinta | May 6, 2026, 5:04 PM
All the cuteness

You remind me of a time
sweet, innocent and sublime.

When I see you, I automatically smile.
In the folder ‘things that make me happy’, is your file.

If you’re being chased by a dog, I cheer for you.
If you are dead on the highway, I weep for you.

From your cute nose to your fluffy tail,
little bunny, in the wild, your life is so frail.

Run. Jump, play.
Enjoy everyday.

You don’t know it, little bunny,
but you make my life sunny.

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Posted by Chico’s Mom | May 6, 2026, 8:26 AM

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- Lovely! Especially the middle “If…” stanza. Thanks for sharing, Jolene!
  
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  Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 6, 2026, 6:42 PM
  
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  - Thank you for the prompt.
    
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    Posted by Chico’s Mom | May 6, 2026, 7:08 PM