Fraiku: Sleeping In

Posted on 2024-07-12 by Bartholomew Barker

After a long travel day
and a dark night of rain
in my own bed

(Back home, safe and sound, after my trip to Scotland.)

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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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19 Responses to Fraiku: Sleeping In

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2024-07-12 at 19:19

    No place like home Bart …

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  2. butungislayp's avatar butungislayp says:
    2024-07-12 at 20:54

    Beautiful exhale 💜

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  3. trE's avatar trE says:
    2024-07-12 at 21:56

    I’m glad you made it back home safely. 🙏🏾💙

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  4. chihuahuagirl3's avatar chihuahuagirl3 says:
    2024-07-13 at 07:41

    Love this!!!! Perfect in every way. 🩷

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  5. Ellie Carpenter's avatar Ellie Thompson says:
    2024-07-15 at 10:00

    Hi, Bart,
    Did you go to Scotland, all the way from the US? That’s a long journey. Did you go for a particular reason, like seeing family or friends, or just for the fun of it (apart from the rain)?

    Forgive me my absence from your blog. I have been ill and in hospital. It’s good to be home again (like you – nothing like sleeping in your own bed). X

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    • Bartholomew Barker's avatar Bartholomew Barker says:
      2024-07-15 at 18:08

      It was a long journey but well worth it. I love spending my holidays in Scotland.

      Your absence is easy to forgive since I took no offense. Sorry you’ve been ill. Glad you’re back home and on the mend.

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      • Ellie Carpenter's avatar Ellie Thompson says:
        2024-07-16 at 05:34

        I’m so glad you enjoyed your holiday despite the long trip, Bart. I live in England and have never had the opportunity to travel to Scotland, Wales or Ireland, either, let alone anywhere farther afield.

        Thank you your kind words and your forgiveness for my absence. Unfortunately, hospital stays are likely to be regular until I get my surgery; there is a 14-month waiting list to see the surgeon, although my doctor has requested my appointment to be expedited. I will have to wait and see. Take care ~ Ellie X

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      • Bartholomew Barker's avatar Bartholomew Barker says:
        2024-07-16 at 18:54

        Good luck, Ellie!

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      • Ellie Carpenter's avatar Ellie Thompson says:
        2024-07-17 at 04:27

        Thanks, Bart. X

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