Fallen Leaves

It’s not the departing fall of the leaf,
which is fairly dignified and brief,
but the humbling drift in the wind
that bears all the harrowing grief

Doomed to an unknown, perilous future
aimlessly drifting in alien territories,
confused and scared, beyond belief,
trampled incessantly under merciless feet
the fallen leaf sees no hope of relief

Until, perhaps, taking a modest dive
off the ridge of the nearest towering reef
yet, to the beloved ones left behind
what an inglorious blow,
what a devastating grief!

Ýdris Esen, October, 2018, Erenköy


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