Fraiku: Long Day

Posted on 2022-07-29 by Bartholomew Barker

Night arrives after a long day
I just want to be covered by your breath
but the rain will have to do

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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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21 Responses to Fraiku: Long Day

  1. pensivepoetblog's avatar pensivepoetblog says:
    2022-07-29 at 20:38

    Yes, but only after you gargle.

    Seriously though, this says so much in so few words. I love it.

    It’s actually raining here in AZ and I am loving it.

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  2. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2022-07-29 at 21:57

    Beautiful Bartholomew. Extremely romantic. ☺️

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  3. yourplateormine967244485's avatar yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2022-07-29 at 23:39

    Yes, this is relaxing and so needed after a long day and week! Thank you 🙏 💕☺️

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-07-30 at 04:11

    And again, my response to one of your poems is – simply – Oh, my lord…….

    Puts me in mind of a line from one of my favourite songs by Paulo Nutini – ahhhh – Paulo….sigh…..

    “I turn to you and inhale you where you lay…”

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  5. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-07-30 at 08:30

    You’re on a roll. 💜

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  6. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-07-30 at 11:47

    Ta-dah! Here you are…in good company…

    http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?msg=Entry%20Added

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  7. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2022-07-30 at 18:26

    There is longing and sadness in this.

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  8. Gal of Words's avatar Gal of Words says:
    2022-08-03 at 03:40

    Beautiful lines💖

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