Fraiku: Baseball

Posted on 2021-06-04 by Bartholomew Barker

Crack— a leather orb
climbs to heaven while moonrise
looms over left field

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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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13 Responses to Fraiku: Baseball

  1. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2021-06-04 at 17:54

    Oh. I like !

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  3. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2021-06-04 at 19:35

    Crack — “There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” .. Leonard Cohen

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  4. Annabel's avatar Annabel says:
    2021-06-04 at 20:15

    Oh, I enjoyed it! Dreamy and translucent feel…🥰😃

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  5. r.Douglas's avatar r.Douglas says:
    2021-06-04 at 23:10

    Roger Angell worthy.

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