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Cari Barnhill

Cari Barnhill

Where words are magic

Tag: poetry

Self-Imprisonment

I am called Yet I cannot follow I am chastized Yet I cannot obey The fear has kept me well I have imprisoned myself With the fear…… Read more “Self-Imprisonment”

July 29, 2018 by caribarnhill

An Original from Writalla ’98

I see you in the distance Like a fire burning bright I want you but I can’t have you ‘Cause you are hers tonight Though you belong…… Read more “An Original from Writalla ’98”

February 26, 2015February 28, 2015 by caribarnhill

Day Turned Into Night

    The sun would be our guide but day turned into night.     How long has it been since I wrote that piece? Years. Years…… Read more “Day Turned Into Night”

February 6, 2015 by caribarnhill

Gaze of the Endless Mirror

Please don’t patronize me with Old village phrases and Expressions of the passing of Time Reading your face proves impossible For you only gaze back with endless…… Read more “Gaze of the Endless Mirror”

February 5, 2015 by caribarnhill

Words Are Falling

Words are falling all around me But yet I cannot pick out the right ones To tell you how I feel It’s all a blur I can’t…… Read more “Words Are Falling”

February 4, 2015February 5, 2015 by caribarnhill

Slow Drag

Nothin to me Nothin to me Nothin to me No more Yeah that must be it. Once upon a time, I asked, “Which way to the top?”…… Read more “Slow Drag”

February 2, 2015February 3, 2015 by caribarnhill

Reactions

I am a constant reaction. It seems everything I do is a reaction to something else. I feel like I have no control. I’m steering, but I’m…… Read more “Reactions”

February 1, 2015February 1, 2015 by caribarnhill

#BlogFlash2013 Day 12: Music

Day 12: Music Simmering In my mind The stories That cannot be told Aching To burst free The notes Begin to unfold Curling together Lyric and song…… Read more “#BlogFlash2013 Day 12: Music”

March 18, 2013 by caribarnhill

Robert Frost Makes Life Decisions For Me… Sometimes

The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked…… Read more “Robert Frost Makes Life Decisions For Me… Sometimes”

March 6, 2013January 2, 2015 by caribarnhill

More Old Poetry

… that I wrote in April 2004: You burn a hole in my brain Effortlessly shattering through My protection of bone To the flesh beneath And there…… Read more “More Old Poetry”

March 3, 2013March 3, 2013 by caribarnhill

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