Haiku: Booster

Posted on 2021/12/04 by Bartholomew Barker

New strain of barbarian at my gate
Timely reinforcements through a slender needle
Defenders of my citadel thus boosted

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.

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19 Responses to Haiku: Booster

JeanMarie says:

2021/12/04 at 21:22

This is great. I got my booster on Thursday!

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2021/12/04 at 22:43
  
  Cool! Did you have any negative reaction to the booster? (Nothing yet for me but it’s only been ten hours.)
  
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  - JeanMarie says:
    
    2021/12/04 at 23:03
    
    No reaction. Didn’t have one with the first two either.
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2021/12/05 at 00:01
    
    That’s a positive sign for me. So far so good.
    
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ivor20 says:

2021/12/04 at 21:23

Timely at the moment Bart …

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2021/12/04 at 22:47
  
  Yeah, let’s get as many people vaccinated as soon as possible so we can cut down on the variants.
  
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  - ivor20 says:
    
    2021/12/04 at 23:47
    
    Yep …. that’s the aim of it all Bart ..
    
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trE says:

2021/12/04 at 21:30

I’m thinking of making my appointment for my booster for next Saturday. *Crosses fingers*

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2021/12/04 at 22:49
  
  Good. The more the healthier. They had a walk-in opportunity in Hillsborough today, so I took advantage.
  
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Cassa Bassa says:

2021/12/05 at 02:47

It’s great that they are readily available and walk in access. Stay safe!

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2021/12/05 at 10:00
  
  Thanks. I’ll still safe even with my reinforced armor. And the only negative reaction is some muscle soreness which I could just as easily attribute to helping clean out an old Quaker Cemetery yesterday just before getting the booster.
  
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  - Cassa Bassa says:
    
    2021/12/05 at 15:21
    
    Hope your soreness subsides with rest. 💚
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2021/12/05 at 15:30
    
    I’m sure it will. I’m really good at resting.
    
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  - Cassa Bassa says:
    
    2021/12/05 at 15:40
    
    Ha that’s good to know 😄
    
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Carolyn Crossley VixenOfVerse says:

2021/12/06 at 08:29

Love this booster haiku, Bart. I had my booster a couple of weeks ago, no symptoms for me either. I love the concept of seeing your body as a citadel.🙂

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2021/12/06 at 19:10
  
  Thanks! Glad you didn’t suffer any side-effects. I just spent a day feeling fatigued. Well worth the improvement to my immune response.
  
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Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet says:

2021/12/25 at 06:33

Bartholomew, We have had our boosters here. We continue to mask when we are in stores. It is a comfort knowing that we have done all that is in our power. Unbelievable that some nursing home healthcare workers refuse to get vaccinated! Thank you for posting this amusing haiku and for doing your part to fight coronavirus.

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2021/12/25 at 10:36
  
  Thank you for doing your part too and being a good citizen.
  
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