Fraiku: On The Menu

Posted on 2023-08-04 by Bartholomew Barker

Sweaty summer day
jalapeño rice demands
an ice cream desert

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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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15 Responses to Fraiku: On The Menu

  2. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2023-08-04 at 19:43

    Bosenberry Icecream please …

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  3. laurastamps's avatar laurastamps says:
    2023-08-05 at 05:10

    I love this!!! What a wonderful haiku. And of course the illustration. Absolutely perfect!!

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  4. trE's avatar trE says:
    2023-08-05 at 06:42

    That photo! 😍🥰❤️ And no one can go wrong with ice cream!

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  5. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2023-08-05 at 14:11

    I never need a reason to eat ice cream. But just say NO to jalepeno.
    Good haiku!

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