Fraiku: Date Night

Posted on 2025-11-07 by Bartholomew Barker

Secluded booth
Sharing a bottle of wine
Dessert to go

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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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12 Responses to Fraiku: Date Night

  2. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2025-11-08 at 03:37

    In a nut-shell!!!

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  3. mitchteemley's avatar mitchteemley says:
    2025-11-08 at 07:12

    You had me at “secluded booth.” One of my favorite scenarios in life is a cozy restaurant booth, conversing over a good glass of wine with my wife.

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  4. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2025-11-09 at 04:26

    Mmm limoncello cake! You pulled out all the stops on this one. 👍

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  5. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2025-11-10 at 23:10

    Dinner was foreplay. :) Good one, Bart!

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  6. LuAnne Holder's avatar LuAnne Holder says:
    2025-11-23 at 11:16

    That says it all! :)

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