Book. by Wanye F. Burke

my sister, the nurse

was a legend on the

maternity ward

she loved to work

spent her holidays

at the hospital

we never got along

growing up together

she stayed in her room

at home

only later did we

talk

in emails back & forth

she bought and read each one

of my published books

and then

she died

and in the dream I had

came back to sit beside me

on a couch

snuggled close

and read to me

from a book she held--

something that she never did

in "real" life.

Wayne F, Burke's poetry has appeared in a wide variety of publications. He has published five full-length poetry collections, 4 with Bareback Press, and one with Alien Buddha Press. Plus two poetry chapbooks with Epic Rites Press. He lives in the central Vermont area, USA.