Like bolls of color
yet falling from the branches
the heavy blossoms
of the cherry tree
Beauty in each cluster
of March and April
ushering in the springtime
before the heat of summer
Something so telling
in the cherry blossom
something so beautiful
in the coming of spring
March 25, 2011
story this morning on cherry blossoms
on Morning Edition on NPR
at about 7:42am
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/25/134824522/japans-cherry-blossoms-in-brief-beautiful-bloom
Japan’s Cherry Blossoms In Brief, Beautiful Bloom
http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/2011/03/17/festival-invites-public-to-stand-with-japan/
March 25, 2011
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