A Leaf’s Wish in Fall by Cecilia-Anca Popescu

I wish I could be

a red golden leaf

that falls from the tree

looking for relief.

To let go in air

on my lifeless float,

every single fare

in life that I wrote.

I wish I could be

a red rusty leaf,

that falls from the tree

to forget the grief.

If you find me soon

kiss me, to uncover

spells of full moon

and I’ll be your lover.

Cecilia-Anca Popescu left Romania in 1993, shortly after the Revolution. Today she is managing a chemical lab in her country of adoption. Burdened with the nostalgia of every Romanian immigrant, Cecilia-Anca Popescu writes about the drama of the expat, about her life experiences, and sometimes about her cats.

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