Fraiku: Awe

Posted on 2024-08-02 by Bartholomew Barker

Eyes widen — mouth gapes
mind empties for a moment
of thoughtless beauty

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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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10 Responses to Fraiku: Awe

  1. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2024-08-03 at 04:32

    Blimey – that arrived in my inbox – I read it without the image -thought you’d absolutely caught that moment when that happens, when having sex.

    Then clicked on your blog and realised. Wow – layers upon layers…..

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  2. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2024-08-03 at 04:39

    I’ve just posted this on the Observatory FB page…..

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1131103017983895/

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  3. LuAnne Holder's avatar LuAnne Holder says:
    2024-08-03 at 09:51

    Absolutely lovely!

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  4. Priti's avatar Priti says:
    2024-08-03 at 13:21

    Beautiful! Well shared 💐

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