Alexa Findlay’s most recent poem to appear here was “Unrecognizable” (February 2019).
Newfound
after “Happiness” by Leonid Afremov
By Alexa Findlay
a young couple
sits on a
golden brown
park bench
their lips
embracing
for the
first time
sharing their
newfound love
for each other
on this cool
autumn night
below the
dim street lights.