Fraiku: Love is…

Posted on 2025-02-14 by Bartholomew Barker

A cup of steaming
noodle soup held in both hands
on a winter’s day

 

 

(Happy Valentine’s Day!)

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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: Love is…

  1. equipsblog's avatar equipsblog says:
    2025-02-14 at 19:22

    Perfect, practical, and ‘preciated. Love the poem too, Bartholomew. Do you ever go by Bart?

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  2. trE's avatar trE says:
    2025-02-14 at 21:26

    Ah. I love this! This was nice to read especially since my favorite Japanese sushi & steakhouse told me they were not accepting any To-Go orders tonight. My single woman money isn’t good enough for them on this national day of love.

    I hope this evening will be kind to you, Bart.

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    • Bartholomew Barker's avatar Bartholomew Barker says:
      2025-02-14 at 21:37

      Thank you, Tre! Happy Valentine’s Day to you and Jernee! That’s disappointing that you couldn’t get your favorite dinner. I ended up grabbing something from the hot bar at my local organic grocery.

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      • trE's avatar trE says:
        2025-02-14 at 21:38

        Thank you kindly! Happy Valentine’s Day to you as well. Jernee, Zumi, and I are enjoying this evening as much as we can.

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  3. johnlmalone's avatar johnlmalone says:
    2025-02-14 at 21:52

    wonderful and warming —

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2025-02-15 at 05:08

    I told Mike that I expected him to give me a teddy bear as big as meself, a HUGE card with a padded heart on the front and multiple boxes of chocolate – and that if he didn’t – he can’t possibly love me.

    Instead, he went and stood in the queue, on a cold February evening, to get me a chippie tea from the chip van in Finstown carpark. That’s more like my idea of love!

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  5. LuAnne Holder's avatar LuAnne Holder says:
    2025-02-15 at 11:24

    Yes, in both hands!

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  6. Michele Lee's avatar Michele Lee says:
    2025-02-15 at 11:50

    Wonderful, Bart. It truly is. 💓

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