The smiling six year old
is now a smiling man
with the same poetic impulse
to spell out cascading thoughts
with the keys
of a machine on the move.
A haphazard sign beckons
to the curious
who wonder at this “poet on demand”
eager to please the passer by.
Life’s nuances have brought him
to Royal Street with
an age old pride
in his creative genius.
And the poems flow
as people come and go
patiently pausing
to admire his art form.
Eric is one of a kind
lost in the poetry of life
lingering lovingly
in a mind sharp and smart
using two fingers to
paint a picture with words
as he rolls down
a sunny street
in New Orleans.