A Poem of Casie's

Several months ago among Casie's effects I found issue XXVII of The Quatrain, Saint Anselm College's literary journal, published her senior year. I wanted to share a poem she published in that issue with you on the occasion of her birthday.

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Now is the time for sleep,
    A time to slip away,
        into the peaceful darkness.

Suspended until after I have caressed my infant's skin,
    heard my friend's troubles,
    dwelled in the hearts of my family,
    become the salted tears of my husband,
    and smiled my final smile.

I am not alone
    I am with myself.
I AM.
Carry my soul not in your minds, but within your hearts


C. Marie Fillio '92