Requiem to a Flame

 

There was a flame

At the end of a busy road

Stubborn and bright

Accepting to the wind

 

There was a melody

Simple and inviting 

At the middle of the road

Echoing on its own notes

 

And the road kept the flame

As long as the flame wanted to hear

The melody bounce on concrete and steel

On people's faces and on their steps

 

For the road kept them busy

Unaware of the flame and deaf

When a summer rain covered the flame

In melody, in caring lyrics, drop

By

Drop

 

March 23, 2024

© Vahé A. Kazandjian, 2024