Kauders, Nyah

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Floodwall Magazine Volume 2 Issue 7 Spring 2023 Article 19 2021 Marie in the Fall Nyah Kauders How does access to this work benefit you? Let us know! Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/floodwall-magazine  Part of the Poetry Commons Recommended Citation Kauders, Nyah (2021) "Marie in the Fall," Floodwall Magazine: Vol. 2: Iss. 7, Article 19. Available at: https://commons.und.edu/floodwall-magazine/vol2/iss7/19 This Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by UND Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Floodwall Magazine by an authorized editor of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact und.commons@library.und.edu.  69 spring 2023 | Floodwall MagazineMarie in the FallDistant Marie,Something made me think of you,While I was alone in a desolate field Sitting, reminiscent, my heart now healed.Changed Marie,There was a tree at the centre of the field,And I sat and watched a branch release the two leaves,And if I listen carefully the branch still grieves.Detached Marie,The two leaves were now free to pursue their desires As they convulsed in the windAnd danced among themselves as if they had sinned.Timid Marie,I sat there attentive and yet with a hint of desolation,Knowing that winter would soon breathe,Forcing the inevitable moment when the two would have to leave.Austere Marie,I went to the bench for as long as I could,And one day there was one leaf instead of two,For if I found it, it would lead me to you And I am still trying to find it.1Kauders: Marie in the FallPublished by UND Scholarly Commons, 2021 Floodwall Magazine | spring 2023 70Nyah Kauders is a junior at the University of North Dakota majoring in Sociology. She is an avid reader and writer. Nyah got her passion for writing from her grandfather, who is a published author, and she hopes to follow in his footsteps one day.2Floodwall Magazine, Vol. 2 [2021], Iss. 7, Art. 19https://commons.und.edu/floodwall-magazine/vol2/iss7/19

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