Danger Haiku

Posted on 2020-10-09 by Bartholomew Barker

We’re just like children
fighting over the last slice of pie
in a house on fire.

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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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7 Responses to Danger Haiku

  1. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2020-10-09 at 16:52

    But I like pie…

    ;)

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  2. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2020-10-09 at 16:55

    Winter is coming but I’d rather bake pies for warmth vs live in hell. Great haiku.

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