Fraiku: Autumnal Equinox

Posted on 2023-09-22 by Bartholomew Barker

Leave windows open
Night drops gentle as a leaf
Breathe deep ‘fore the plunge

(The equinox arrives in eight hours.
For me autumn begins but I’ll wish
my readers south of the equator
a Happy Spring!)

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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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20 Responses to Fraiku: Autumnal Equinox

  1. Abiogbaolushola's avatar Abiogbaolushola says:
    2023-09-22 at 18:57

    September 23rd, and the incidence of the sun is channeled on the equator. We that are around the equator will have highest rate of temperature while those of you in the northern and southern hemispheres will express equal length of day and night. Equatorial regions too will have same but our temperature will be far higher because of the solar incidence.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Happy autumn equinox!

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  2. DD's avatar DD says:
    2023-09-22 at 18:57

    Happy Autumn (or Fall, if you prefer).

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  3. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2023-09-22 at 19:33

    I’m sucking in the air …

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2023-09-23 at 04:20

    And here are a couple of Equinoctial poems for you….

    http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16502

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  5. luisa zambrotta's avatar luisa zambrotta says:
    2023-09-23 at 05:32

    Simply wonderful!

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  6. luvgoodcarp's avatar luvgoodcarp says:
    2023-09-23 at 09:07

    Nicely done.

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  7. Kritika Maheshwari's avatar that bird says:
    2023-09-23 at 12:02

    Can feel your words. It’s beautiful. Happy Autumn!

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