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, 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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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 PM