Fraiku: Fairy Tale

Posted on 2025-02-07 by Bartholomew Barker

I feel like the babe
in swaddling clothes left
on the edge of the forest

 

(for this month’s visual poetry prompt.)

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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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22 Responses to Fraiku: Fairy Tale

  1. Violet Lentz's avatar Violet Lentz says:
    2025-02-07 at 21:14

    And you look just like your father. Hehehe….

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  2. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2025-02-08 at 03:35

    To be reared by wolves?

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  3. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2025-02-08 at 04:10

    How do you know you’re not that babe?

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  4. luisa zambrotta's avatar luisa zambrotta says:
    2025-02-08 at 06:15

    Beautiful! 🙏🙏🙏

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  6. A. Haze🌹's avatar A. Haze🌹 says:
    2025-02-08 at 15:58

    Seeking for a way out… To be rescued…

    Fair enough.

    And from within, a greater strength awaits.

    Thank you for this…

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  7. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2025-02-11 at 14:30

    So precious!

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  9. Cheryl Batavia's avatar Cheryl Batavia says:
    2025-02-17 at 21:13

    Adorable post, Bart! It reminds me of my childhood when my younger sister and I dressed our dog’s puppies in doll clothes. 🐶

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