Blossoms
Updated: Apr 5, 2019
For the cherry blossom tourist season in my home, Washington, D.C.
Pink-toned blossoms can arrest
Clicking heels on sidewalk gray.
Season open: springtime’s best.
Meetings, deadlines—always stressed,
Crying child in the way
Pink-toned blossoms can arrest.
Silent growing: daily quest.
Swelling stopped for winds that sway
Season’s open. Spring: time’s best.
Flights, parties, distinguished guest?
Sunshine shrouded, storms, snow day
Pink-toned blossoms can arrest.
Finally free and sky at rest,
Peaceful crowded branches say,
“Season: open. Springtime’s best.”
Generations here attest
Power in petal melee:
Pink-toned blossoms can arrest.
Season, open springtime’s best!
Rebekah Pringle Yamada
© April 11, 2018