Fraiku: March Wind

Posted on 2024-03-01 by Bartholomew Barker

Mother Nature’s sneeze
coughing instead of sleeping
nights ever shorter

(Spring will be here soon enough here in my corner of the planet. There are already pink blossoms on the trees and that means the pollen won’t be far behind.)

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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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21 Responses to Fraiku: March Wind

  1. equipsblog's avatar equipsblog says:
    2024-03-01 at 19:26

    Tree pollen is the worst. Danged trees are messy and prolific when in season.

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  2. Cheryl Batavia's avatar Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet says:
    2024-03-01 at 21:25

    We have pollen at the highest level in SW FL now! I appreciate your poem, and I can certainly relate. 🌲🌴🌳

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  3. Kevin's avatar Kevin says:
    2024-03-01 at 21:32

    Which is why I, and my sinuses, much prefer fall and winter lol
    Good one, Bart! 👏👏

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  4. klekie's avatar Kate says:
    2024-03-01 at 23:12

    I can’t escape tree pollen even in winter; that’s when cedars are pollinating. It’s a year-round thing for me.

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  5. luisa zambrotta's avatar luisa zambrotta says:
    2024-03-02 at 06:26

    Great! 🤧🤧🤧

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  6. trE's avatar trE says:
    2024-03-02 at 06:47

    I’m already feeling the brunt from it. Eyes itchy and watery, sneezing, and congestion. Spring is my second least favorite season because of what it puts me through!

    Lol! I’m headed to Asheville later today, hopefully that fresh mountain air will help clear my head. 😆😂🤣

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  7. Kirsten Curcio's avatar Kirsten Curcio says:
    2024-03-03 at 12:53

    Haha, I’m drinking a sinus soother tea as I was reading this. Nice fraiku! 🙂

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  8. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2024-03-03 at 23:09

    Something green and growing had already found me.

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