We surround ourselves with
beautiful things
in the hope that,somehow,
they will impart
some of their splendor
upon us
About the Poet
Erik Shinker is a Minnesota-based poet and writer who earned his degree in Creative Writing from Minnesota State Univerity, Mankato in 2015. He was published in two non-fiction anthologies in 2018, a poetry anthology in 2019, and currently works as a Manufacturing Technical Writer for a medical device company.
For the first time in nearly five years, Vita Brevis is closed for submission. Read the full story here.
Vita Brevis Press. 
Nice, Erik.
Beautiful.