Tag Archives: valentine

Fraiku: Love is…

Posted on 2025-02-14 by Bartholomew Barker

A cup of steaming noodle soup held in both hands on a winter’s day     (Happy Valentine’s Day!)

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What I Love About February

Posted on 2025-02-13 by Bartholomew Barker

The crackle of rain on the metal roof in late winter The smell of the match as I light the candle in the window The streetlight shimmering in the puddle The satiny bed sheets — purple of course — against … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Mashup

Posted on 2024-02-14 by Bartholomew Barker

How do I love her? Let me count the ways. She is like a red, red rose, walking in beauty, like the night. Her love is more thicker than forget more thinner than recall. And all that’s best of dark … Continue reading →

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How could I love thee?

Posted on 2023-02-14 by Bartholomew Barker

How could I love thee? When you’d smack your lips as you ate apple pie When you’d snore through the night ’til the sun rose in the sky When you’d drum your fingers or bite your nails When you’d order … Continue reading →

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A Marriage

Posted on 2023-02-13 by Bartholomew Barker

Over the wires your voicecame leaping into my earlike a sparkling rainbow Me in my hotel roomyou on the front porchenjoying the evening breeze We talk as though we’re holding handsafter a long day— sharing our warmthdespite the miles traveled … Continue reading →

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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.)

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How many…

Posted on 2021-02-01 by Bartholomew Barker

How many sugared heartswill it take to feedyou the entire poemof my devotion? More than all the insulinin the world could absorb. For this month’s Living Poetry Visual Prompt.

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