December 24, 2022

Red Leaf

red leaf

on gravel

heaving sigh

from its tree

lost child

reddened dream

floating

till a rake

grates its skin

piles of cousins

neighbors

strangers

burst in flames

silent ashes

seed the snow

coming soon

coming down

dusting the tears

left on the tree

stripped down

naked

awaiting spring

beyond gray

dreary

morbid

stinging memory

yearning

blended

agony

Bedros Afeyan

Pleasanton, CA

11-5-2022

Dr. Bedros Afeyan is a theoretical physicist who works and lives in the Bay Area with his wife Marine. He writes in Armenian and in English, and also paints and sculpts. He is the current editor of The Literary Groong.