Fraiku: Picnic in Mid-May

Posted on 2023/05/12 by Bartholomew Barker

Tepid egg salad sandwiches
ceaseless flies — polleny eyes
a lovely day because of you

(for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt: Picnic.)

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. 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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14 Responses to Fraiku: Picnic in Mid-May

  1. ivor20 says:
    2023/05/12 at 19:26

    Because of you
    My sky is a brighter blue

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  2. yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2023/05/12 at 22:32

    Polleny eyes, love that phrase from you delightful poem! 😊✨

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  4. Susi Bocks says:
    2023/05/20 at 20:41

    Thankfully there are usually highlights to one’s day! :)

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