낙엽에게

                                                                                                     詩   최 영 화 

                                                       보도 위

                                                       어지럽게 뒹구는 낙엽

                                                       행인들 발걸음에

                                                       채이고 짓밟혀 부서지누나

                                                       너도 어느 봄날

                                                       축복 받은 연초록

                                                       잎눈 터

                                                       신록의 싱싱함 있었겠지

                                                       매미 우는 여름

                                                       어느 나무

                                                       뻗어나는 생명의 지체

                                                       한 잎 소임

                                                       보람도 있었겠지

                                                      이제

                                                      붉은 고동색

                                                      마지막 유언 선사하고

                                                      정든 가지 떨어져

                                                      외로운 길 떠나는구나

                                                      한줌도 못되는

                                                      먼지로 화신

                                                      또 다시 어느 나무

                                                      뿌리로 돌아갈

                                                      먼 길

                                                     으석으석  늦가을

                                                     앞서거니 뒤서거니

                                                     떠나는구나

                                                                                                                    <사진 : 호세>