@bartonsmock.bsky.social
poet, failed movie lover, mostly father mostly husband mostly son. rare disease beginner for life. writes at kingsoftrain.com
to all things smaller
16.11.2025 14:39 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Locked Thing The door forgets it’s theoretical. The cat, a lonely hourglass. I’m always going to be a disappointment.
Locked Thing is inspired by #poem + #prompt 044 hosted by @neonpajamas.bsky.social @bartonsmock.bsky.social and also this week's #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors.
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03.11.2025 06:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Humanity after Barton Smock God's lone loaned coat being passed around at the massacre.
ten word poem for #smallpoemsunday
this one's for @bartonsmock.bsky.social
cc: @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
"the scarecrow loving puppet put a pop gun to the head of the soundman’s lamb."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
liftoff by @BartonSmock.bsky.social (2024 Mercurius Magazine)
How kind...thank you
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02.10.2025 04:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Have you heard of @bartonsmock.bsky.social
The prolific Ohio poet posts 1-3 poems a day on his Instagram & his website (kingsoftrain.com) then bundles them into self-published pay-what-you-want books whenever he feels like it (or whenever a particular sequence is as complete as complete can be).
Well good person nah
17.08.2025 05:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@futuretensebooks.bsky.social
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