Image: Ukon, white cherry blossom
A fleeting moment
to be savored. All good things
are not permanent
Waves of white herald
beauty in fragility
faithfully in time
Cherry blossom white
Spectacle of joy fulfils
an annual yearning
Written for Chev's haiku at CARPE DIEM #33 the cool rain. Shared with Kerry's at Real Toad's Open Link Monday
Written for Chev's haiku at CARPE DIEM #33 the cool rain. Shared with Kerry's at Real Toad's Open Link Monday
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ReplyDeleteSo true too, such moments will never last, so when in view take them in before they are past.
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for #1 here
a good cheer!
Hank
SAvor those fleeting moments!! Wise words, poet! :)
ReplyDeleteSo very nice, Hank. It reminds me of the year I moved to Texas. It was in March and in Washington, D.C, the cherry trees were blossoming like I had never seen before or after. There are not a lot of Cherry trees in New Hampshire where I moved from and NONE in our part of Texas.
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some fleeting moments can last a life time. beautiful Hank
ReplyDeleteYou are a classic poet :-)
ReplyDeleteYour poem reminded me of the song 'Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White' ~~ from eons ago, kind of a mambo thing we used to swing and sway to!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood things may not be permanent, but neither are bad things. All is transitory...
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Each haiku is a gem. Beautiful words.
ReplyDeleteThe first one is outstanding and so true.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, kiddo!
ReplyDeleteOh, Hank, it's so true. Some of the most beautiful things in nature (cocoons to budding trees to full-blown blossoms that will soon fade) are transitory. We must learn to stop and appreciate them, not simply walk by and take these miracles for granted.
ReplyDeleteI mean, I brake for toads! Amy
I love blossoms, Hank. These are particularly lovely, and you have written words to match. A very nice write, my friend!
ReplyDeleteK
smiles. i have a tree full of them out front...love when the wind picks up a bunch and for a moment you can see them swirl in it before the cherry blossom rain begins to fall...
ReplyDeletelovely image and a lovely tribute to spring
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faithfully in time
Superb!
Ah, the fragility of beauty!
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It is so sad that cherry blossom is so fleeting but how wonderful it is while it lasts.
ReplyDeleteAwesome haiku Hank. Long time no see.
ReplyDeleteI love this haiku.. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your poems and images.
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