The Leaf and the Girl by the Window

On crumbling and pulling through

Greenery exchanging glances with the city — Parc Montjuzet, Clermont-Ferrand, France

I look at the hustle and bustle of the crowd and vehicles as they take one more inch of movement towards the places they are headed to. A car speeds by, eager to be reunited with its home. A teenager passes through, carrying an ironic mixture of emotions — an excitement to come home to wash away the day’s heat and humidity, and the anxiety of…