Fraiku: Return

Posted on 2022/08/19 by Bartholomew Barker

I am a river in drought
smooth stones naked in the sun
until your rain

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. 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 makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
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24 Responses to Fraiku: Return

  1. GraceoftheSun says:
    2022/08/19 at 19:21

    Love this.💕

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  2. yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2022/08/19 at 23:28

    Always a pleasure reading your poem on my Friday evenings. 🤗

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  3. JeanMarie says:
    2022/08/20 at 00:16

    hmmm sexy! nice poem.

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  4. butungislayp says:
    2022/08/20 at 01:20

    crystal expression! 💜

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  5. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2022/08/20 at 04:37

    Lovely Bartholomew! So many twists and hidden innuendos in such a short, simplistic piece of work – brilliant! 😊

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  6. berniebell1955 says:
    2022/08/20 at 05:38

    Timely – very timely.

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  7. Cassa Bassa says:
    2022/08/20 at 05:55

    When I first saw the post, I only saw the image. Just then, I read the poem. Love it!

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  8. berniebell1955 says:
    2022/08/21 at 10:53

    To post, or not to post? That is the question….

    http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=15881

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  9. Susi Bocks says:
    2022/08/27 at 22:02

    Kansas FINALLY got some rain tonight. I feel this piece. :)

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