After Rubén by Francisco Aragon

Author:Francisco Aragon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Hen Press
Published: 2020-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

the silver crucifix that Amado—yes, Amado Nervo—

had given to me in Paris

when we shared that apartment

in Montmartre, and that I always carried

with me. I’d like to think that, somehow,

you knew—and know—this truth.

I’m waiting for the day when you,

the world, stop fighting it. I am

dead, and the dead are very patient.

Love,

Rubén

WINTER HOURS

Look

at him, curled

in a large, plush

chair, wrapped

in sable fur,

fireplace glowing

just beyond, the angora

nosing the fabric

of his shirt,

a porcelain vase

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