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bartholomew barker poet poets lie all the time but there are some truths only poetry can tell bartholomew barker poet poets lie all the time but there are some truths only poetry can tell skip to content curriculum vitae poetry books about contact me links of interest older posts three months posted on 2026 08 17 by bartholomew barker june is for brides dreaming the future heat not yet bubbling through their veins july is for picnics the melding of potatoes eggs and mayonnaise but not green peas august comes too soon hot breezes offer no relief to the down sagging mothers of summer another collaboration with my pals at charles house after we read a bunch of summer themed poetry posted in poetry tagged charles house poem summer 8 comments fraiku new england posted on 2026 08 14 by bartholomew barker rolling brooks moss covered stones staid home posted in poetry tagged fraiku haiku nature 2 comments the grave of jack kerouac posted on 2026 08 12 by bartholomew barker it is appropriate that i took a long road trip to visit the grave of jack kerouac in edson cemetery lowell massachusetts kerouac is probably best known for his novel on the road which along with ginsberg s howl kicked off the beat generation as i drove along the interstate highways i thought about how different his road trips across the country had been traveling along what we now call back roads no chain fast food drive thrus every city town and village distinct much as i love road trips and his novel i m more enamored with his poetry specifically his american haiku he wrote the american haiku is not exactly the japanese haiku the japanese haiku is strictly disciplined to seventeen syllables but since the language structure is different i don t think american haikus short three line poems intended to be completely packed with void of whole should worry about syllables because american speech is something again bursting to pop above all a haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a little picture and yet be as airy and graceful as a vivaldi pastorella here are three of my favorites nightfall boy smashing dandelions with a stick all day long wearing a hat that wasn t on my head missing a kick at the icebox door it closed anyway and here s a recording of him reciting his haiku with a jazz accompaniment edson cemetery is a rather normal working class 20th century cemetery no fancy carvings but they labelled the lanes within the grounds as if they were streets keroauc s grave is near the corner of lincoln and 7th brilliant jack kerouac 1922 1969 the road is life posted in dead poets tagged cemetery edson kerouac lowell massachusetts 22 comments in the poetry vending machine posted on 2026 08 10 by bartholomew barker i put myself on display watch faces through the glass that exam and judge but like a bruised grape i am lost in the cornucopia of easy distraction again i hear coins inserted maybe this time for sammi s weekend writing prompt and living poetry s monday poetry prompt posted in poetry tagged cornucopia poem vending 15 comments fraiku white castle road trip posted on 2026 08 07 by bartholomew barker summer construction and manic jersey drivers yet i find refuge posted in poetry tagged fraiku haiku lunch roadtrip 10 comments dandelion s lament posted on 2026 08 03 by bartholomew barker poets always gush about the daffodils ignoring my brilliant petals though they re happy enough to drink my wine a collaboration with my friends at mebane ridge after we read a bunch of flower themed poetry including wordsworth blake and shakur posted in poetry tagged flower mebane ridge poem 10 comments fraiku vs ai posted on 2026 07 31 by bartholomew barker a steel driving man dies with a hammer in his hand i am john henry posted in poetry tagged ai artificial fraiku haiku intelligence 2 comments i want to be a tree when i grow up at spillwords posted on 2026 07 29 by bartholomew barker i am pleased to announce that an old poem of mine i want to be a tree when i grow up was just published at spillwords here are the first three lines as a teaser i want to be a tree when i grow up nothing ostentatious i don t want to be a sequoia or have some historical significance click the link above to read the rest and give the spillwords heart a click if so moved posted in poetry tagged dandelion poem publication sunflower tree 24 comments one night sonnet posted on 2026 07 27 by bartholomew barker our romance was a summer storm you the lightning me the thunder i hesitated worried until fingers played in my chest hair and i growled in that exquisite ear your back arched like a bolt across the night sky and floods came sweeping away debris clearing storm drains of trivialities gone as the clouds revealed the stars your memory lingers in the morning sun a humid mist rising from the pavement i never thought i d live this long without you for the monday poetry prompt and the muse who ll never read what she inspired posted in poetry tagged love poem regret sonnet 16 comments fraiku pain posted on 2026 07 24 by bartholomew barker like lightning crackles down my legs sparked from clenched eyes posted in poetry tagged chronic fraiku haiku lightning pain 14 comments older posts search for recent posts three months 2026 08 17 fraiku new england 2026 08 14 the grave of jack kerouac 2026 08 12 in the poetry vending machine 2026 08 10 fraiku white castle road trip 2026 08 07 dandelion s lament 2026 08 03 fraiku vs ai 2026 07 31 i want to be a tree when i grow up at spillwords 2026 07 29 one night sonnet 2026 07 27 categories brazil 2014 dead ancestors dead poets dead presidents dublin 2022 ephemera london 2018 poetry scotland 2016 scotland 2024 meta create account log in entries feed comments feed wordpress com follow bartholomew via email enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email email address follow join 1 908 other subscribers blog at wordpress com home about contact me curriculum vitae events 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