Tag Archives: moon

untitled Fraiku

Posted on 2021-11-05 by Bartholomew Barker

Discarded oak leafdrills through the crystalline aira cold moon rises

Posted in Poetry | Tagged autumn, fraiku, haiku, leaf, moon | 3 Comments

Fraiku: For Autumn

Posted on 2021-10-22 by Bartholomew Barker

Your grace stills the airstars focus— the moon risesbehind bare branches Bonus Poetry: my first Halloween poem of the season posted at the Go Dog Go Café. It’s a fourteen line Halloween memory entitled Halloween, Age 15. Thanks to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged astronomy, autumn, fraiku, haiku, moon | 4 Comments

Magnificent Desolation

Posted on 2021-09-20 by Bartholomew Barker

Magnificent Desolation The second man on the Moon called it “magnificentdesolation” when he first stood upon her powdery surface.I wasn’t even born then but in my spacesuit,patching solar panels, I find no better words. We’re the invading aliens in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged climate, crisis, future, moon, science fiction | 5 Comments

Fraiku: Baseball

Posted on 2021-06-04 by Bartholomew Barker

Crack— a leather orbclimbs to heaven while moonriselooms over left field

Posted in Poetry | Tagged baseball, fraiku, haiku, moon | 13 Comments

I dreamt I was walking my dogs under the light of the moons.

Posted on 2021-06-01 by Bartholomew Barker

I dreamt I was walking my dogsunder the light of the moons. The Greater Moon was full—glowing porcelain above our headswhile the Lesser Moon was a ruddycrescent setting in the west. We returned to the backyard and howled,all three of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged dog, moon | 24 Comments

For my Muse

Posted on 2021-04-06 by Bartholomew Barker

Here’s today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer: For this Two-for-Tuesday prompt: Write a change poem and/or… Write a don’t change poem. For my Muse She changes every nightbut I barely noticeuntil two weeks passand she’s brighterthan a nightingale song. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged astronomy, moon, muse, Poem-A-Day | 6 Comments

The Ideal Muse

Posted on 2021-02-04 by Bartholomew Barker

The Ideal Muse I love you so I’ve kept you away My adoration is pureunadulterated by the banalI don’t know the sound of your sighsthe smell of your sweator if you smack your lips while eating For years I’ve watched … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged dance, goodbye, love, moon | 8 Comments

November 18 Haiku

Posted on 2020-11-18 by Bartholomew Barker

New moon smiles in the westHer majesty escorted by two giantsAll around the world poets swoon At twilight tonight and tomorrow, check out the western sky and you’ll see the crescent moon with two bright stars, which are the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged astronomy, haiku, Jupiter, moon, saturn | 5 Comments