Long Goodbyes by Michael Minassian
September rain
heavy in the afternoon –
leaves hang on
their branches—
long goodbyes
as autumn pauses.
MICHAEL MINASSIAN’s poems and short stories have appeared recently in such journals as Comstock Review, Main Street Rag, Poet Lore, and Third Wednesday. He is also a Contributing Editor for Verse-Virtual, an online magazine. His chapbooks include poetry: The Arboriculturist (2010) and photography: Around the Bend (2017). His poetry collection, Time is Not a River, published in 2020 is available on Amazon. For more information: https://michaelminassian.com