Tag Archives: tornado

Fraiku: Ohio in Summer

Posted on 2025-03-21 by Bartholomew Barker

Thunderstorms roam the unbroken cornfields like predators   I cheated today. I took the opening stanza from a longer poem of mine called Folktales and kneaded it into a haiku. All that just to announce that the full poem has … Continue reading →

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Breaking News

Posted on 2022-04-14 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a scary poem. Breaking News My stomach feels like a puddle of still waterdisturbed by the cinematic ripples of dinosaur steps I am that little Ohio boy again in early Springwhen a tornado watch marches across … Continue reading →

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Driving across Kansas

Posted on 2021-06-25 by Bartholomew Barker

Driving across Kansashighways straightas wind shear Rain drapes the roadwipers useless against the stormheadlights losing to darkness Flat applause of large dropsagainst the windshieldchanges to sharp cracksas white peas bounceoff the hood I hear a traintires lose tractionspinning against the … Continue reading →

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