This week let’s write a poem with the words common, rise and Wordsworth 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, where he has hosted monthly workshops 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 the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
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A 5-7-5 Haiku :
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Fine Mrs. Wordsworth
Nothing common about her
Always on the rise
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Posted by brightstardancing | July 20, 2026, 10:23 AMIndeed. It looks like William stole much of “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” from Dorothy. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 20, 2026, 7:52 PMMy pleasure! ✨
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Posted by brightstardancing | July 21, 2026, 9:29 AMGreat challenge😃 – https://poetisatinta.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/living-poetry-5/
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Posted by poetisatinta | July 20, 2026, 2:50 PMWho knew spoons were so polite. Thanks for sharing, Ange!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 20, 2026, 8:00 PM🤩
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Posted by poetisatinta | July 20, 2026, 9:51 PMHere’s my entry Bart 💜
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Posted by Maggie | July 22, 2026, 2:43 AMExcellent! Love the mist, birdsong, wildflowers and dew sequence. Thanks for sharing, Maggie!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 22, 2026, 5:59 PMLikeLiked by 2 people
Posted by ladysighs | July 22, 2026, 9:00 AMLovely! Thank for sharing, Lady.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 22, 2026, 6:05 PM