Tag Archives: beauty

The Leaves of Late Autumn

Posted on 2025-11-25 by Bartholomew Barker

The crescent moon smiles in the twilight as the rain, fresh fallen from the trees, taps out exotic rhythms on our path. Your eyes crinkle when you look at me and I know my luck will run out someday. But … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Awe

Posted on 2024-08-02 by Bartholomew Barker

Eyes widen — mouth gapes mind empties for a moment of thoughtless beauty

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Eye of the Beholder

Posted on 2022-09-13 by Bartholomew Barker

Eye of the Beholder Metal tongs pull a slice of prime ribonto my plate at the buffet.I notice a brunette at another tableand avoid staring at her legs. Turkey buzzards cluster around a fallen doelike little stout Deaths in feathered … Continue reading →

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