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.)

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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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14 Responses to Fraiku: Picnic in Mid-May

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2023-05-12 at 19:26

    Because of you
    My sky is a brighter blue

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  2. yourplateormine967244485's avatar yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2023-05-12 at 22:32

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

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  4. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2023-05-20 at 20:41

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

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