A Scarlet Leaf

Tereasa   吐尼熱阿·玉斯甫江

(note from Pat- This poem is a slightly modified sonnet! It has 14 lines, follows s mostly traditional rhyme scheme, and each line has 15 syllables! Not easy to do!)

I have had a kind friend—a scarlet leaf.

It had stolen my heart with a warm kiss.

I loved the thief, despite my misbelief.

I have felt the lovely leaf give me bliss.

I have passed by the quiet street in the breeze,

And flapping leaves have kissed me with grief,

Then I was amazed and picked it up. "Oh, please

I would need a friend to cling me to sleep."

"I shall be your friend, if you allow me,

Please do not refuse me or say good-bye."

The distance seems too far—maybe a sea.

How did we cross the range and meet so high?

This sonnet speaks of a friendship beyond belief.

I have had a great friend—a scarlet leaf.

(吐尼熱阿·玉斯甫江)