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July Visual Poetry Prompt

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Thirsty?

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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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12 thoughts on “July Visual Poetry Prompt”

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  2. Maggie's avatar

    Here’s my take Bart 💜

    Lemonade Days

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    Posted by Maggie | July 6, 2026, 12:44 PM
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  3. rugby843's avatar

    Two little boys

    Aged five and ten

    Heard a story of way back when

    Their dad and a friend

    Met their end.

    It’s only a well they said to each other

    But remembered the warnings from their mother

    Don’t go near the horrid thing

    You could disappear or even fall in

    The story was told that their missing dad

    And his friend…keep on, it gets sad

    They believed the rumor that under the water

    A treasure lurked and so went in after

    They slid down an old rope

    That had been there for years

    Which promptly shredded

    Against the rocky slope

    The two men weren’t heard of again

    And for all the times of tears

    No one dared to go down and look

    The two hunters’ lives are forsook.

    Lucky for the littles the well was now sealed

    The mystery still serves, where are the two men, will it be revealed?

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    Posted by rugby843 | July 6, 2026, 3:09 PM
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  4. Bartholomew Barker's avatar

    Here’s what came to mind.

    A Lemonade Stand of The Mind

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    Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 6, 2026, 9:29 PM
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