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" Coincidences undeniably imply meaning.

I am rereading Hart Crane.
I notice the date
On which he stepped off that boat
Was April 26.

Tomorrow is April 26.

The year of his suicide was 1932.
I was four.
I am now fifty-one.
One undeniable implication in this case then
Is that the year, today,
Is 1979.

Afterward, Crane’s mother scrubbed floors.
Eventually, I may or may not
Jump overboard.

Are there questions? "

David Markson , Collected Poems


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David Markson quote : Coincidences undeniably imply meaning.<br /><br />I am rereading Hart Crane.<br />I notice the date<br />On which he stepped off that boat<br />Was April 26.<br /><br />Tomorrow is April 26.<br /><br />The year of his suicide was 1932.<br />I was four.<br />I am now fifty-one.<br />One undeniable implication in this case then<br />Is that the year, today,<br />Is 1979.<br /><br />Afterward, Crane’s mother scrubbed floors.<br />Eventually, I may or may not<br />Jump overboard.<br /><br />Are there questions?