Fraiku: Twilight in the ER

Posted on 2025-09-19 by Bartholomew Barker

After a long sweet summer afternoon
the blood red sun falls hard on the horizon
but then the stars come out

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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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11 Responses to Fraiku: Twilight in the ER

  1. poetisatinta's avatar poetisatinta says:
    2025-09-20 at 05:58

    Beautiful – there’s a sense of passing, the day ending, darkness approaching, but also a beauty in that passage, and stars offer a quiet wonder after the vivid ending of day🙌

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  2. Rene Heartsong's avatar Rene Heartsong says:
    2025-09-20 at 06:19

    This is wonderful!

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