Fraiku: After an Autumn Rain

Posted on 2023-09-29 by Bartholomew Barker

Leaves glisten under the orange moon
a black cat flicks stray droplets
from aggravated ears

(Let’s claim this was written for this week’s LP prompt but we all know who really inspired this one: Moriarty.)

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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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5 Responses to Fraiku: After an Autumn Rain

  1. equipsblog's avatar equipsblog says:
    2023-09-29 at 19:52

    Autumnal without any cliches. Nice!

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