Simon Says

By Samuel Menashe
In a doorway
Staring at rain
Simple withstands
Time on his hands

Copyright Credit: Samuel Menashe, “Simon Says” from Samuel Menashe: New and Selected Poems, edited by Christopher Ricks, published by The Library of America, 2005. Copyright © 2004 by Samuel Menashe. Used by permission of the author.
Source: Samuel Menashe: New and Selected Poems (The Library of America, 2005)