Fraiku: Mother Love

Posted on 2025-05-09 by Bartholomew Barker

Like a fleece blanket
warmed by the fireplace
sleep easy child

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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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15 Responses to Fraiku: Mother Love

  1. trE's avatar trE says:
    2025-05-09 at 20:40

    What a delightful poem this is! That sweet baby! Is that you, Bart or a dear one related to you?

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  4. magickmermaid's avatar magickmermaid says:
    2025-05-10 at 11:51

    Endearing poem and photo!

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  5. Cheryl Batavia's avatar Cheryl Batavia says:
    2025-05-10 at 17:40

    Lovely poem, Bart! Wouldn’t it be great if a warm blanket could still send us to dreamland. What a sweet picture of you as a baby! ❤️

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  6. svikrititanta's avatar svikrititanta says:
    2025-06-17 at 09:08

    Hi. Amazing and delightful poem. Here’s what I wrote- https://svikrititantain.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/back-home-to-her-eyes/ I hope you’ll like it.

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