Fraiku: My Black Cat

Posted on 2023-01-13 by Bartholomew Barker

Born on Friday the 13th
he crosses humans’ paths
just for fun

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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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19 Responses to Fraiku: My Black Cat

  1. justchuggingalong's avatar KeriC9 says:
    2023-01-13 at 20:04

    Uh uh. I’ll break a mirror over his head. Wait. What?

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  2. jsimpsonpoet's avatar jsimpsonpoet says:
    2023-01-13 at 20:42

    LOL!!

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  3. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2023-01-13 at 21:23

    Hee hee! :)

    black cats are all that
    is good about pet ownership
    gifting new black sweaters

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  4. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2023-01-14 at 01:22

    I have a white dog to save me …

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  5. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2023-01-14 at 02:09

    Meow 🖤🌚

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  6. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2023-01-14 at 06:35

    That’s cats for ‘ya.

    Here’s one of my favourite cat poems….

    Pangur Bán

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  7. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2023-01-15 at 05:13

    Ta-Dah!

    http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16098

    One poem, leading to another.

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