Fraiku: After Rain

Posted on 2023-05-19 by Bartholomew Barker

Still mist drapes the air
blessing butterfly kisses
on my stubbly cheek

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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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17 Responses to Fraiku: After Rain

  1. Sarah E Barker's avatar Sarah E Barker says:
    2023-05-19 at 20:22

    I like it

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  2. yourplateormine967244485's avatar yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2023-05-19 at 20:49

    “Oh, still mist drapes the air.” I like this a lot!! 😊✨✨

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  4. Dawn Minott's avatar Dawn Minott says:
    2023-05-19 at 23:58

    Subtly beautiful 🤩

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  5. thelongview's avatar thelongview says:
    2023-05-21 at 04:37

    A sweet arrangement for the senses 🙂

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  6. thelongview's avatar thelongview says:
    2023-05-21 at 04:38

    I think you mean cheek, not check. Only noticed it on my second reading.

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  7. luvgoodcarp's avatar luvgoodcarp says:
    2023-05-21 at 07:24

    Love the imagery.

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  8. Roksana Amelia's avatar roksanaamelia says:
    2023-05-21 at 13:52

    Stubbly cheek?
    Cute, huh? 🤔

    Too much beauty in these three lines
    I love mist, air, butterfly, cheek

    And blessings, of course ♥️♥️♥️♥️

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