Today Mish is doing the Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub. She wants us to write about life from the perspective of nature: a tree, frog, flower, whatever! I used the quote form The Last Samurai as my inspiration and …the cherry blossoms. Come join us for some excellent poetry. Poetics: From Nature’s Point of View
kanzen sakura
through the long winter
I sleep – curled tight within the
wood – I dream of spring
and bursting forth in shades
of pink and white –
just for a day in the sun
just for a day in the rain
just for a day in early spring snow –
just for one glorious day to look
at the beauty around me –
to listen to the birds –
to watch my friends opening –
to the sun around me –
to one day hear a man beneath my perch saying:
“The perfect blossom is a rare thing.
You could spend your life looking for one,
and it would not be a wasted life”***
and to smile and let my petals
slowly fall to earth.
***quote from The Last Samurai by Katsumoto
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kanzen sakura 
Mar 28, 2017 @ 20:17:54
Truly breathtaking. Some of my very favorite flowers, for sure.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 20:21:45
Thank you De
Mar 28, 2017 @ 20:19:14
Nice blossom perspective. I liked the Katsumoto quote and the final smiling.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 20:22:48
Thank you Frank
Mar 28, 2017 @ 20:43:02
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Mar 28, 2017 @ 20:43:52
The repetition gives this such a lilting, song-like quality. Beautiful!
Mar 28, 2017 @ 21:42:40
The short but perfect life of that spring blossom ~ Lovely share Toni and one that I am waiting to see very soon ~
Mar 28, 2017 @ 22:32:38
I like the way the blossom appreciates sun, rain, snow and all that surrounds him and you’ve given us his glorious view. I was very moved by the quote that inspired you.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 22:39:19
Thank you Mish. The Last Samurai is one of my favorite movies.
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Mar 28, 2017 @ 23:45:17
this is as delicate as the blooms. ❤ ❤ ❤ lovely quote too!
Mar 29, 2017 @ 00:18:10
I just knew you would bring the cherry blossom to life,, wonderful, and a blessing for us all,
Mar 29, 2017 @ 03:23:03
a blessed moment & life of these heavenly flowers so beautifully captivated…
Mar 29, 2017 @ 10:50:00
Thank you
Mar 29, 2017 @ 06:42:53
love the curled up in the wood, and the letting go of petals… there’s cherries to be made! (i know, i know.)
Mar 29, 2017 @ 10:49:45
well, on some cherry trees!
Mar 29, 2017 @ 08:31:50
Beautiful. I am minded of Katsumoto’s final realization.
Mar 29, 2017 @ 09:20:51
You speak eloquently for the cherry blossoms!
Mar 29, 2017 @ 09:38:38
This is beautiful. And I love your blossom’s philosophy of life.
Mar 29, 2017 @ 10:48:35
thank you!
Mar 29, 2017 @ 14:29:28
In my yard it is my tulip tree that blossoms pink for a short week, before dropping it’s full load of blossoms in an hour, or a stiff wind. Your poem puts me in mind of those times it blossomed too early & a late frost mugged it.
Mar 29, 2017 @ 15:37:38
Such a beautiful blossom you’ve written, with hope and joy even for a short life. Love the quote too, woven in seamlessly. ❤
Mar 29, 2017 @ 19:45:45
Blossoms remind us of the beauty of transience. Nicely done.
Mar 29, 2017 @ 19:56:38
Thank you!
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Mar 30, 2017 @ 15:20:31
Somehow I knew you would be the voice of the cherry blossom! Adding the quotation here adds such a sense of expectation – and the beauty unfolds for just a moment in time and that is enough. Loved this!
Apr 01, 2017 @ 17:23:58
So glad to see the cherry blossom represented here. Wish their season was longer. We have just seen them opening.
Apr 01, 2017 @ 20:51:30
Thank you. Yes their season is all too brief. It seems last week the blossoms exploded and now they are gone. ________________________________
Apr 08, 2017 @ 07:23:58
Thanks for this refreshing morning read. I really loved this:
“The perfect blossom is a rare thing.
You could spend your life looking for one,”