Fraiku: Bad Habits

Posted on 2022-11-18 by Bartholomew Barker

Pull cork from bottle
Save in drawer for your collection
But never see you again

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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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26 Responses to Fraiku: Bad Habits

  1. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2022-11-18 at 19:16

    I saw a dart board made with old corks in a road side bar somewhere. I thought that was a piece of art.

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  2. yourplateormine967244485's avatar yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2022-11-18 at 19:21

    Love this, as I am a collector of corks too! Will have to get to work on some cork projects!! 💖🤭

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  3. trE's avatar trE says:
    2022-11-18 at 19:40

    That is a lot of corks then!

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  4. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-11-18 at 19:41

    Nice haiku. Corks are immensely popular with crafters, as already mentioned. If you want to get rid of them, I could help with that. …. :)

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  5. Katie Frances Hartless's avatar K.Hartless says:
    2022-11-18 at 20:46

    It has that residue of memory. 💜😁

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  6. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-11-19 at 05:33

    I used to know someone who was, allegedly, collecting wine bottle corks to make a bath mat. They sat in a box – last I heard – still sitting in the box.

    We use them as cane toppers in the garden.

    One of our neighbours is a bin-man who told us that you can tell the drinkers by the content of their bins – he said that with a knowing look.

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  7. Dawn Pisturino's avatar Dawn Pisturino says:
    2022-11-21 at 09:01

    Hello, Bartholomew, I am posting a review of your poetry book, “Milkshakes and Chilidogs,” tomorrow, November 22, 2022, on my blog. A thoroughly delightful book! I loved it. I collect old cork stoppers, too.

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  8. julydase's avatar Julydase says:
    2022-11-22 at 19:58

    I don’t know a single person who doesn’t have a stash of something that most would throw away. My weakness in boxes…one never knows when a particular box will be just what one needs. Oh, and twist-ties also.

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