Fraiku: Refrigerator Door

Posted on 2021-07-09 by Bartholomew Barker

Broke my toe closing Jack’s fridge
cursing the kitchen cabinets
in the sudden dark

Inspired by my favorite haiku of Jack Kerouac:

Missing a kick
at the icebox door
It closed anyway

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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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10 Responses to Fraiku: Refrigerator Door

  1. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2021-07-09 at 17:36

    FRY Cooo! Fun.

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  2. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2021-07-09 at 18:19

    I prefer your version

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  3. Didier Beaugrand's avatar Didier Beaugrand says:
    2021-08-05 at 01:05

    Awesome lines. I love this.
    I love Kerouac too!!!!
    🙏

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  4. Didier Beaugrand's avatar Didier Beaugrand says:
    2021-08-05 at 01:09

    Also, sorry if I’m asking the obvious here…
    But how do you define a “Fraiku”??? Is it a Haiku in spirit without the syllables count?

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