Tag Archives: Whale

Fraiku: Pilot Whales

Posted on 2025-11-21 by Bartholomew Barker

Dance on the slip of an abyss Inspiration below — Willing to fall Just like a poet (Yesterday I attended a talk at the Science Café entitled, How Pilot Whales Make Dinner Plans. During the lecture four Living Poets were … Continue reading →

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This Squirrel was Playing Chicken

Posted on 2023-07-17 by Bartholomew Barker

He stared me down, right in the middle of my half of the two-lane highway. I came to a complete stop. Thin as a teenage mustache, he must’ve crossed this road before. He knows who’s supposed to yield. Then I … Continue reading →

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Nameless Beauty (Poem-A-Day 13)

Posted on 2014-04-13 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write an animal poem. Pick a specific animal or write about your animal spirit. Maybe you’ll get tricky and write about mustangs (meaning the car) or jaguars (meaning the American football team). Maybe you’ll do an acrostic, … Continue reading →

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