Tagged: cherry blossoms

we surrender to

we surrender to
april showers in exchange
for double pink blooms
.
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the cotton candy

the cotton candy
impermanence of cherry
blossoms in the snow –

spring pulling on winter’s wet
apron strings, waiting for a turn
.
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beneath the cotton

beneath the cotton
candy kanzan blossoms, we
find ourselves and each

other, faces painted in sun
and shadows, a fresh camouflage
.
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forty-two days in-

forty-two days in-
to spring, blooming and littering,
cherry blossom crumbs
.
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every spring, dreaming

every spring, dreaming
of grandpa underneath the
cherry blossom tree
.
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a matter of chance –

a matter of chance –
chasing cherry blossoms in the
middle of april
.
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in silver springs, the

in silver springs, the
cherry blossoms are in bloom,
you pass this message

over the phone this afternoon,
joy blossoming with each word
.
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caught in the pink neck

caught in the pink neck
of the cherry blossom tree –
saturday’s spring sun
.
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we know the cherry

we know the cherry
blossoms are out, the same way
we know the wedding

is postponed, the taxes won’t
do themselves, it is april
.
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the photos of you

the photos of you
sitting underneath the cherry
blossoms are long gone –

in its place, displacement, far-
sickness, and a whole lot of pink
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: displacement