Tag Archives: fire

Fraiku: You are the Fire

Posted on 2023-12-15 by Bartholomew Barker

I keep close to revel in your warmth but just far enough to avoid being burnt

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The Burning

Posted on 2023-11-28 by Bartholomew Barker

Born in a cottage by an oasis in the vast emptiness, we precocious children play with matches, setting our home ablaze. We grab the extinguisher with blistered hands but our cousins pry it away and smash us in the face. … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: On My Walk

Posted on 2023-11-03 by Bartholomew Barker

The yellow leaves dance like flames in the wind of a November sunset

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Stand With Me

Posted on 2022-07-19 by Bartholomew Barker

Stand with mewhile wildfires race the windand ash clouds the sky.I’ll wipe your tears. Stand with mewhile flash floods scour the cityand debris tumbles by.I won’t let go. Stand with mewhile gunshots echo off hillsand anger crowds the people.I’ll be … Continue reading →

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The Fire Sermon

Posted on 2019-02-26 by Bartholomew Barker

The Fire Sermon I write by candlelight because everything’s burning My body is smouldering like a midnight log nearly exhausted My mind flickering nightmares sputtering phantoms of a wasted muse Our planet boiling hollowed by desire thunder speaks to water … Continue reading →

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