Fraiku: Daredevil

Posted on 2024/06/28 by Bartholomew Barker

Cold mercury ramp
trimmed with whitecaps
ferry jumps waves

Heavy seas crossing the Pentland Firth tonight but I kept my nerve and my stomach.

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. 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 makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
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13 Responses to Fraiku: Daredevil

  1. abichica says:
    2024/06/28 at 17:32

    Beautiful read

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  2. DD says:
    2024/06/28 at 17:54

    I love the image and the words, Bart.
    Cheers,
    DD

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  4. ivor20 says:
    2024/06/28 at 19:05

    Graphic imagery Bart … 🌝🌏

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  5. Michele Lee says:
    2024/06/29 at 00:42

    Sounds a grand adventure, sans sea sickness! 🌊

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