Fall/Winter 2014
Mark Burchard, a former Motion Picture Costumer, was inspired by the slaphappy
moments in his 29th film, “The Silence of the Lambs,” to try his hand at writing comedy.
He quickly moved on to include poetry, fiction, and memoir. Now with over 70 pieces in print, Mark is proud that his work has appeared in such diverse publications as
THE BATTERED SUITCASE, WESTWARD QUARTERLY, AUDIENCE MAGAZINE, LITTLE EPISODES, KEROUAC’S DOG, DO HOOKERS KISS?, SKIVE MAGAZINE, and THE STRAY BRANCH. Mark’s photographs were shown at the launch of Little Episodes in London, and can be seen on the covers as well as within the pages of many of themagazines mentioned above. His filmography can be found at IMDB.com.
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Poems/Photos by Mark Burchard
THE ANATOMY OF TWO ROSES
In the face of the rose
To the right you will find
The maze through which runs
All human kind.
Then take a look to the left
Through the gentle Babies Breath.
Hidden in that rose
Is the shattered mask of death.
Look for the people
Who lived by the flesh.
One screamed behind the brow,
Another crawled beneath the lips
Yet another stands tall
As he writes on a scroll
‘Bout those who died for the thrills
Found in a fist filled with pills
THREE ROSES FADING
Three roses fading in a bouquet with Baby’s Breath.
It’s sad, so sad, for she cried herself to death.