Tag Archives: haiku

Fraiku: Supreme Court

Posted on 2022/05/13 by Bartholomew Barker

How many maidensmust we sacrificeto satisfy your dogma?

Posted in Poetry | Tagged abortion, dragon, fraiku, haiku, maiden, politics, sacrifice | 16 Comments

Fraiku: Barefoot

Posted on 2022/05/06 by Bartholomew Barker

I love walking barefooton freshly cut glassmy blood— the morning dew

Posted in Poetry | Tagged bare, blood, foot, fraiku, glass, grass, haiku | 15 Comments

Fraiku from Alnitak

Posted on 2022/03/25 by Bartholomew Barker

I won’t say “I love you”Love is a shooting starI prefer “Let me help” (Inspired by a line from the Star Trek episode “The City on the Edge of Forever“.)

Posted in Poetry | Tagged fraiku, haiku, help, love, star trek | 5 Comments

Fraiku: Kiss

Posted on 2022/03/18 by Bartholomew Barker

I lean towards your faceas the Earth tilts to the Sunand Spring draws near

Posted in Poetry | Tagged equinox, fraiku, haiku, kiss, spring | 13 Comments

Fraiku: In March

Posted on 2022/03/11 by Bartholomew Barker

The south wind runsher fingers through my hairlike a distracted lover (For the Living Poetry Visual Prompt this month.)

Posted in Poetry | Tagged fraiku, haiku, march, wind | 17 Comments

Fraiku: We never learn

Posted on 2022/03/04 by Bartholomew Barker

The same moon sets in the twilightof Moscow and Washingtonof Kiev and Kabul

Posted in Poetry | Tagged fraiku, haiku, politics, war | 6 Comments

Fraiku: Parenting

Posted on 2022/02/25 by Bartholomew Barker

When my daughter is frightened by thunderI can explain there’s nothing to worry aboutUkrainian fathers have to lie

Posted in Poetry | Tagged fraiku, haiku, parent, ukraine, war | 7 Comments

Fraiku: Windstorm

Posted on 2022/02/18 by Bartholomew Barker

Listening to dark gusts lift shingles off my roof lights out but no sleep

Posted in Poetry | Tagged fraiku, haiku, storm, wind | 6 Comments

My Valentine’s Day Gift

Posted on 2022/02/14 by Bartholomew Barker

I can’t give you the moon and stars,but you’re always welcome to lookthrough my telescope. (This haiku also appeared as part of the Haikuniverse Valentine’s Day marathon.)

Posted in Poetry | Tagged astronomy, gift, haiku, telescope, valentine | 20 Comments

Fraiku: Paranoia

Posted on 2022/02/11 by Bartholomew Barker

Crows on high branchesseem so smug— do you think they’recawing about me?

Posted in Poetry | Tagged bird, crow, fraiku, haiku, paranoia | 18 Comments