Fraiku: In March

Posted on 2022/03/11 by Bartholomew Barker

The south wind runs
her fingers through my hair
like a distracted lover

(For the Living Poetry Visual Prompt this month.)

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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17 Responses to Fraiku: In March

  1. anitashope says:
    2022/03/11 at 18:53

    Picture reminds me why I have short hair. Great poem.

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  2. trE says:
    2022/03/11 at 19:18

    Very nice. I love the imagery paired with the photo.

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  3. ivor20 says:
    2022/03/11 at 21:25

    Superb imagery Bart … reminds of these lyrics from a Kaleo song ‘Vor í Vaglaskógi’
    “It plays in the fair curls and the sweet smelling roses,
    It plays in the fair curls; the stirring wind.”

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  4. JeanMarie says:
    2022/03/11 at 21:32

    Nice poem. Enjoy it while you can… ;)

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  6. prejila says:
    2022/03/12 at 06:39

    That’s nice

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  7. Sirishty Thakur says:
    2022/03/29 at 08:55

    Lovely poems!
    I will keep visiting your blog. Your poems are beautiful to read!
    Thank you

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