April 26, 2012

Poems, Artwork, Short Stories, Notes, Ramblings

by Steve J. Burkett (author's profile)

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Irish Soup
Poems - Artwork - Short Stories - Notes - Rambling

4-1-12

Sitting here in the pre-dawn darkness waiting for the sun to rise over a large mountain. I can hear the continuous coughing from a nearly cell, the sounds of a toilet flushing from far off down the tier. This is a large tomb where there is no silence.

There are butterflies in my stomach this morning. Where is everyone?

Baby sister, if I don't hear from you, I don't know how you're doing and I worry.

Ted, do you need a stamp?

Aunt Alice, I hope you are doing better, up and moving around. I think about you every day. I love you.

I know I haven't put anything new on the blog since the end of Feb., but I haven't been feeling well this last month. Besides, I haven't heard from any of you. I'll try to do better if you do. Depression!

I hold all our memories. I hold them deep inside of me. I hold them in my heart.

They've emptied out the gyms. Now they've taken the e-beds out of the dayroom. :)

You repeat something often enough it becomes etched in your brain as a true memory daydream.

I have you here in my heart, holding you in my arms. Here, in the small hours of the night. Together, we watch the wind blowing, raindrops against the window pane. -Jeannie's Lover.

Just a thought, a note: tag, you're it.

[drawing of a window with bars.]
Just seem to be out of gas right now, and gas prices are high.

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I have never forgotten
the words of the song
we sing together
I sing them every day
as we would in the rain
or sit alone in a corner
like all the other idiots
I have closed my cell door

Steve Burkett
8-12-11

You are my
quiet poem
carefully done
volunteering
to establish
the fact of
our love

Steve Burkett

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linburke Posted 13 years, 2 months ago. ✓ Mailed 13 years, 2 months ago   Favorite
yo bro,
just a quick note to let you know i am doing alright just waiting for the end of july to get here so i can go home.
i sent you a card yesterday, just wanted to say i love you andi think of you often.

love
your baby sister
linda

linburke Posted 13 years ago. ✓ Mailed 13 years ago   Favorite
hay big brother

just to let you know that i am back in oklahoma not happy about that. but oh well. get to start paperwork july 26 for home or at least tonys close enough.

james is in denial, had a yellow tenge when we were there, his kids say he is using the pain meds now i hope i get to home soon. so i can at least be close.

i will send pictures as soon as i find out how to get them off this phone

love

your baby sister

linda

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