Fraiku: Windstorm

Posted on 2022-02-18 by Bartholomew Barker

Listening to dark gusts
lift shingles off my roof
lights out but no sleep

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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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6 Responses to Fraiku: Windstorm

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2022-02-18 at 19:27

    The night is not always dark …

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  2. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-02-18 at 20:49

    Excellent. We had a lot of wind last night but thankfully, no power outage.

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  3. anitashope's avatar anitashope says:
    2022-02-18 at 22:14

    When storms hit at night, it is especially hard to sleep.

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