Fraiku: Winter Walk

Posted on 2022-01-21 by Bartholomew Barker

Frozen footfalls crunch
Bundled like an astronaut
Ignored by the sun

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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 Fraiku: Winter Walk

  1. anitashope's avatar anitashope says:
    2022-01-21 at 20:47

    And more frozen coming this weekend. Lovely haiku.

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  2. thelongview's avatar thelongview says:
    2022-01-21 at 21:33

    Very evocative!

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  3. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-01-22 at 17:25

    just read this again. that last line is so lonely. great job.

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