Fraiku for the Sunset

Posted on 2022-06-17 by Bartholomew Barker

Day stretches out like a desert
too long — too long
sun grinding me down

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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22 Responses to Fraiku for the Sunset

Chen Song Ping @ TPTan says:

2022-06-17 at 19:29

A 🔥, 🔥 day for the sand in the desert…

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2022-06-17 at 20:28
  
  Indeed it is!
  
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Cassa Bassa says:

2022-06-17 at 19:30

👍💚

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2022-06-17 at 20:29
  
  Glad you approve even though you’re feeling more cold than heat these days.
  
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  - Cassa Bassa says:
    
    2022-06-17 at 20:45
    
    Haha it’s coldish here and I can’t seem to shake off a head cold.
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2022-06-17 at 20:54
    
    If I’d could, I’d package up some of this heat and ship it to you. I’d also include tonight’s sunset which features salmon colored clouds overhead.
    
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  - Cassa Bassa says:
    
    2022-06-18 at 07:11
    
    That’s visually stunning! Gladly accepted and admired.
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2022-06-18 at 09:44
    
    Yeah, it was gorgeous sunset.
    
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equipsblog says:

2022-06-17 at 19:42

You expressed that very accurately. ;)

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2022-06-17 at 20:30
  
  Thank you. Glad it resonated.
  
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Bridgette says:

2022-06-17 at 19:50

Oh, I feel this one!

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2022-06-17 at 20:31
  
  Hope you can cool back down over the too short night. Thanks!
  
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ivor20 says:

2022-06-17 at 19:59

It’s a cool 9’C down here in Geelong ..

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2022-06-17 at 20:32
  
  Tell me when it gets below zero if you want sympathy from me.
  
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  - ivor20 says:
    
    2022-06-17 at 20:51
    
    That only happens a couple of times during winter down here .. Geelong is keep temperate by the bay and the ocean ..
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2022-06-17 at 20:57
    
    I’m envious but as a landlubber I’m used to large swings in temperature.
    
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Bill says:

2022-06-17 at 20:56

Oh, this is grim.

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2022-06-17 at 20:58
  
  Yeah, I’m not a fan of the summer solstice.
  
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  - Bill says:
    
    2022-06-17 at 21:09
    
    Nor am I.
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2022-06-17 at 21:14
    
    Of course, without the summer solstice, we wouldn’t have the long nights winter.
    
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JeanMarie says:

2022-06-17 at 21:49

I like this one B. I don’t like the heat , or humidity.

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2022-06-17 at 21:53
  
  At least we’ll get a little break from the extreme heat this weekend.
  
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