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Fraiku: Twilight in the ER
After a long sweet summer afternoon the blood red sun falls hard on the horizon but then the stars come out
Fraiku: Spring
The sweetest time of year like a chill glass of wine or a dog’s wagging tail (I stole those lines from my latest poem which I’m very proud to announce has just been published at Autumn Sky Poetry … Continue reading
What If?
What if I only had a year to live? I’d quit my day job, throw myself into a poetic frenzy, leave a literary mess of wine stained pages for someone else to clean up. What if I had five years … Continue reading
Midnights
How many midnights have I spent in farmers’ fields or my backyard with a telescope, binoculars or my naked caveman eyes looking up at the stars, scanning the sky for meteors, digging deep through time into the swirl of a … Continue reading
What I Did on Vacation
It’s best to die while on vacation swept out to sea from some beach fallen into a gorge between mountains Mugged in a big city (a mere inconvenience) until a somewhat snide suggestion is made on his unimaginative word choice … Continue reading
Fraiku: Another Cairn
Years after the grief a wistful smile arises of you I still dream (For this week’s Monday Poetry Prompt and an old friend who died 25 years ago.) If you enjoy my Friday haiku, you should pick up a copy … Continue reading
The Obituary at MasticadoresUSA
I am proud to announce that my poem The Obituary has been published at MasticadoresUSA. My humble thanks to the editor, Barbara Leonhard. This poem had been rejected over thirty times over the past five years before Barbara accepted it. … Continue reading
When I Die on Bulb Culture Collective
I’m pleased to announced that one of my old poems, When I Die, has been republished at Bulb Culture Collective. My thanks to L. M. and Jared for accepting this reprint. I’m pretty sure I wrote When I Die in … Continue reading
Danse Macabre
The rising tide of dark money in the courts from billionaires in a macabre dance with the bleeding body of our Democracy upon the grave of long neglected Lady Justice, her scales broken, their taxes refunded. (Art by Daniel Eskridge. … Continue reading
Fraiku: St. Michan’s
He’s still dead after 800 years. Plant me under a tree for immortality. I prefer not to reveal the inspiration for my poems but I think this one needs a little context. I visited St. Michan’s Church today and took … Continue reading
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 