April 27, 2017

• one haiku and three tanka

  These were written this past March as the cherry blossoms were coming out. It's April and National Poetry Month, and Poem-in-Your-Pocket day at the local library.

  I've written maybe six poems so far this month, and have three days to make up for it. Gonna be a fun weekend.

  a cherry blossom
  flying on the wind to the sky
  I see in your eye

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  once I walked a path
  lined with bright pink cherry trees
  blossom on the wind
  caught on my outstretched fingers
  t'was easier to catch than love

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  mist on the river
  moonlight in the cherry trees
  a gentle east wind
  I walk through dew-covered grass
  wishing we could share this night

  ---

  heavy with their blooms
  tree branches wave in the breeze
  to their long lost friends
  seeking the warmth of springtime
  and longing to kiss the sun

  

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