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Jeffrey F. Barken

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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
www.linkedin.com/pulse/across...
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Chastened fasting that reproach gate against the drunkard’s boast multitude mercy in truth water flood and overflow swallow shut according soul thirst vinegar to drink.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping some of the X refugees here will consider as we embark on 2025… x.com/jeffreyfbark...
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Electric Vine
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Cartographer
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Silver flask hidden desk drawer sipping lasts finds light absorbs.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Skeleton Smoke
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The times close in on characters.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Two trade shadows bar lights dim beer sip.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Fading
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Hollowed pale sun setting softly. Reveries of years and months dammed leaps decades echoes ends strand. Pigeons flock cluck seeds spread stranger. Another season strolling leisure breaths green moss lilacs lilies lace lit midday fervently if whiled away hours willows.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Stare
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Paradigm bright other side pressing pretend forever.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Great Expectations
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Humbling course of season lash of frost first snow.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Wisdom false teeth silver rooted.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Between
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Language likened roses bloom when rouge must fade will thorns rebuke find frosted tongue thawed lemon zing asleep by hearth it snows.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Embroidery
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Afraid shall strangers fade.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Timid tightrope taunting turning tides untimely fear itself forever frightening faith at fault aimless wanderings paths of plans destined to part the sea waves waltz salt desert sulks parched search survives.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Unsettled dust realm cratered trust undaunted indifference.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hear right give cry lips lie let eyes behold.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Vertigo spiral gut growl all the doubt without falls hours days weeks leap months drag decades echoes shadows sleep scattered. Pigeons flock cluck seeds spread stranger. Strolling park breaths moss green leisure, lilies lace lit midday fever whiled away willows.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Assured a vein for silver and golden place refined.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Beheld sunshine walking bright hearted.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 07/07/2024
Epiphanies
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 11/02/2024
River Vision
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 03/02/2024
Smoke Break
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 03/02/2024
Malice winds whirl, woes whiffs smoke curls, beat plowshares scarce, swords warp hooks pared; eyes-say-as prayer, fling phony flares, peace blurred—stares bared—neither learned in war. Feverish foes, furor boasts goad, reap wrathful lash of envies.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 30/01/2024
Erasure snakes obscuring sorrow salted wound pity to wallow frozen shadow shown mirror moment's moss memory uproar amounts to chatter source of scorn silence a ladder toward lord of brightened clouds soaring aloft maelstrom evolved religious rot armies of night in armistice.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 28/01/2024
Vanishing
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 28/01/2024
Chart carved map in old veins palm of borrower emboldened pawn late life long led pleasant regrets and treasures yet the bliss of brief.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 28/01/2024
That Was Beauty
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 27/01/2024
Swept Delhi’s afterglow—my final throes—the road hummed slow and there are parts I don’t remember… bit.ly/DelhiDawns
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 26/01/2024
Fairness flows phantoms opposed the tug-of-war always futile hopes and yet they sculpt heroes saviors of days.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
a busy flit heath fern claw twig fraught frost and thaw revivals.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
Mist abyss abysmal drift eternities entire.
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 20/01/2024
Deeply honored to have had the chance to work with so many talented writers, artists, designers, business owners, public servants, friends of old & new acquaintances, locally & globally, to produce this issue. REWILDING is an extraordinary triumph of collaboration & imagination!
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 20/01/2024
Cloaked
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Jeffrey F. Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social · 20/01/2024
Sage burnt at turn ink seeping swerve hiss serpentine cloud. Cigarette toke, cursed every choke, midnight unmasked. Montage milieu brass blues looped loose guitar rains weep drifts rows repeat through sounds sift sea sands salts set ease sun cures.
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Monologging @monologging.bsky.social · 15/01/2024
Coming soon! REWILDING! Rewilding is about restoring nature to a delicate balance. But rewilding can take place in our creativity and in communication. Rewilding is stewardship, steadfastness, & interconnectedness, forging compassionate bonds among all. Video @chicanofuturisto.bsky.social <3
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Monologging January 2024: "Rewilding" Teaser
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