Charles Simic

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(1938-2023)

By Robert Castagna

You’re an insomniac  
for the living.  
Still walking the aisles 
of the atheneum 
gently pointing a finger 
to your old books. 

I thumb the pages 
of darkened streets 
where you had written. 
Your mind holding the hand 
of a clairvoyant. 

Her cards face down  
on the table 
while I look through 
the neon window. 

And what of that pale horse 
that comes when we least expect it? We watch as she flips  
the card over— a poker face  
masking its meaning. 

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