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Fraiku: Sniffles
Thought it was a runny nose then a crimson shock of blood smeared my sleeve
Fraiku for the Deer who steals seeds from birds and squirrels
Calm as an autumn lake while I yell my fool head off from a window
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: Donate
Every eight weeks I conjure blood from wine one pint at a time Tomorrow morning, I’ll be making my bimonthly donation at the American Red Cross. If you’ve received a transfusion of A+ blood and felt a little tipsy afterwards, … Continue reading
Fraiku: The Simpsons
Savor your wine, Marge, thirty-six cromulent years has been long enough Inspired by Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt, though I just wrote a haiku instead of a 45 word poem, and The Simpsons’ season 8 episode “You Only Move Twice“.
Fraiku: Waxing Crescent
You are the crescent moon smiling in my twilight sky Written for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt. Check out all the links to the poems written for this one. I’ve been offering these for eight years or so and never … Continue reading
Fraiku: Femme Fatale
Me an asthmatic teetotaller Then I met you Now I love the taste of ashtrays (Image stolen from Sogni e poesie di una donna qualunque.)
Fraiku: Vacation’s End
Two weeks of real life then back to the job retirement just a dream
Fraiku: Sturgeon Moon
Rise yellow lantern light this sultry August night make sundials work late
Fraiku: Vacation
The best part is Friday afternoon logging off (for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt)
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 