Page 19 - A Qualified Acceptance of Sorrow
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Leaves of the Judas Tree
Canary yellow, golden ochre,
crowds of sunlit leaves
forced across streets
by volatile winds
no census
for these fallen hearts
lining gutters, sidewalks
tiny, perfect hearts
scattered among
larger, older leaves
some drying
dust already
descending into soil
others mingle with
scarlet-edged maple leaves
rain and sun
fix sepia icons
on concrete::
Syria
Palestine
Afghanistan
Iraq
Somalia
Congo
Myanmar
Columbia
Honduras
Guatemala
Sudan, divided
: : the wind-borne leaves
remind me of your losses
