Fraiku for the Deer who steals seeds from birds and squirrels

Posted on 2025-09-26 by Bartholomew Barker

Calm as an autumn lake

while I yell my fool head off

from a window

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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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17 Responses to Fraiku for the Deer who steals seeds from birds and squirrels

  1. Cheryl Batavia's avatar Cheryl Batavia says:
    2025-09-26 at 19:27

    Such a cute photo! The poem made me smile! I have had a lot of animals at my feeders, but nothing as big and hungry as a deer! 😂

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  3. sammicoxwriter's avatar sammicoxwriter says:
    2025-09-27 at 05:56

    What a wonderful thing to see!

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  4. poetisatinta's avatar poetisatinta says:
    2025-09-27 at 11:15

    Nice write – and great image he looks like he’s blowing a raspberry 😃

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  5. magickmermaid's avatar magickmermaid says:
    2025-09-27 at 12:40

    Fun fraiku! Deer will gobble up almost anything! :)

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  6. LuAnne Holder's avatar LuAnne Holder says:
    2025-09-28 at 15:53

    That is a perfect photo for this apt poem for the season. I love her little tongue sticking out. :)

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  8. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2025-10-03 at 18:24

    Why can I see you doing exactly that?!? ;)

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