Tag Archives: homesick

Fraiku: Saying Good-Bye to a Place

Posted on 2024-08-30 by Bartholomew Barker

Locking the front door one last time and wondering if I left a ghost

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Sonnet for Me and my Dinner

Posted on 2024-07-10 by Bartholomew Barker

I’ve been underwater for almost a month beneath a gray sky no sun — no moon not even a hope of stars Like a cod swimming in the North Sea through cool familiar waters then plucked from home thrown into … Continue reading →

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So long since I last heard our songs

Posted on 2021-05-04 by Bartholomew Barker

Happy May the Fourth! I’ll be reading this at the Carrboro (NC) Poet’s Open Mic Night tonight via Zoom which starts at 7pm EDT (2300UTC) and usually lasts about an hour. Connect up and share your poetry too! So long … Continue reading →

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