Letter to autumn by Mykyta Ryzhykh

 

Image | Ylanite Koppens

Letter to autumn

You wrote me a letter from the past,
As if from a distant land.
Each word a fragment of time,
Each paragraph a bridge to the unknown.

I read your lines,
And each word sounds familiar.
As if you were sitting beside me,
Not in a far-off world I do not know.

But the letter you sent,
Like a stone dropped in a quiet river,
Sends ripples through my memories,
And I find you where you were not.

first publication in The Wise Owl

© Mykyta Ryzhykh

Mykyta Ryzhykh

Mykyta Ryzhykh, an author from Ukraine, now lives in Tromsø, Norway. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2023 and 2024. He’s published in many literary magazines іn Ukrainian and English: Tipton Poetry Journal, Stone Poetry Journal, Neologism Poetry Journal, Shot Glass Journal, QLRS, The Crank, Chronogram, The Antonym, Monterey Poetry Review, Five Fleas Itchy Poetry and many others.

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