Pandemic Rising
From a summer of cool breezes
We have entered the
Autumn.
Leaves
gently, quietly,
falling
one by one.
Our gazes
Collectively
Stuck
in visiting
the beach one more time,
before the Summer ends
Yet
We are thick in the midst
of a
pile of leaves already fallen.
Glancing toward the sky
So many quietly swaying
down
into the bosom of the earth.
While
The Sun waits for
when to shine.
-Yasemin Isler
03/25/20
Photo: Yasemin Isler, 2017