New Year’s Haiku

Posted on 2021-02-11 by Bartholomew Barker

New moon yoked to the earth
drudging us like a plow
around the sun again

Happy Year of the Ox!

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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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5 Responses to New Year’s Haiku

  1. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2021-02-11 at 22:54

    This is quite a brilliant Haiku! Happy Luna Spring Festival!

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  2. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2021-02-11 at 23:01

    There are no cats in this poem, never the less, it is an excellent poem!

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