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.)

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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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17 Responses to Fraiku: In March

  1. anitashope's avatar anitashope says:
    2022-03-11 at 18:53

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

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  2. trE's avatar trE says:
    2022-03-11 at 19:18

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

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  3. ivor20's avatar 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's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-03-11 at 21:32

    Nice poem. Enjoy it while you can… ;)

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  6. Prejila's avatar prejila says:
    2022-03-12 at 06:39

    That’s nice

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  7. Sirishty Thakur's avatar 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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