July 8, 2009

Eric Burke


Nostalgia


Patio and thunder.
Stonework and soft
wanting
under.
Oh the full, the rich reality
of a closed
world.



Second Story

1.

The great stinkweed tree
to the east of our house

grew as high as our second-story bathroom window:
I always thought about

throwing a rope out to it      and escaping

CP

Eric Burke's recent work can be found in elimae, Right Hand Pointing, Alba, nibble, and The Driftwood Review. Work is forthcoming in Heavy Bear, Otoliths, and Counterexample Poetics. You can read his blog here.

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