Cherry tree by Grace @ Everyday Amazing
your pink beauty
- fleeting as spring butterflies-
pierces and awes-
even the wind rushes
to inhale your ripe blossoms,
fragrant and alluring -
but the sun
is quicker to steal you away-
soon, petals fall in quick-silver hush -
fading your last kiss
is quicker to steal you away-
soon, petals fall in quick-silver hush -
fading your last kiss
- soft as melting snow -
lingering hard on my throat
lingering hard on my throat
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - OpenLinkNight - Thanks for the visit ~ Sadly, all the blooms from the Japanese trees are gone ~
I understand so well. We have so many beautiful blooms yet on trees here (late spring), but I know how fleeting they are. I wish the kisses of the blooms would last just a little longer.........
ReplyDeleteOh I love this! Love the pink and silver and romance in this. Nicely done Grace!
ReplyDeleteI love what you've done with the layout of this poem. You were able to play around with it without taking away from the poem. Love the last two lines.
ReplyDeleteSo romantic and definitely the right time to talk about pink petals :-) cherry blooms in Stockholm right now.
ReplyDeleteI hate to see the blossoms go! Gorgeous work, Grace.
ReplyDeleteSomething breathtaking, then sweetly sad as those Spring blossoms burst open, and then too soon drop off and litter the lawn; liked the form in this piece.
ReplyDeleteWonderful use of structure.
ReplyDeleteAnd anything involving cherry blossoms is good. Always.
beautiful images. Love the line breaks and even the spaces between words.
ReplyDeletei think part of the beauty of the blossoms is their fading...that they're timely...makes them even more precious...beautifully penned grace
ReplyDeleteNicely done =)
ReplyDeleteOh, the lump in my throat when they leave--even the Dogwood, Azalea and the white bushes I cannot name. At my folks' house in Upstate NY, the cars took on the pink apple blossom petals and looked like floats in our front yard.
ReplyDeleteBlossoms and human beauty... not much different in their progression...
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I LOVE the last two lines, beautiful.
ReplyDeletelove your word spaceing...as it makes me think of those blossoms on the wind...the quicksilver hush is beautiful to see...but then they are gone again for another season...
ReplyDeleteTotally graceful, Grace....... from inhaling the spring cherry blossoms to remembering that kiss..... Of course I mean THAT kiss, the one we all remember... I have one too, and it is indeed special, quite indeed desrving of being framed by your lovely words.....
ReplyDeleteThose blossoms surely know how to put on quite the romantic show
ReplyDeleteAll things must pass.
ReplyDeleteThe second stanza just was so beautiful. Lovely writing Grace.
ReplyDeletethe imagery in this poem is stunning as spring... thank you
ReplyDeleteOh, spring has been far too late and is now far too much in a rush to get it over with this year, I agree. But that is also the poignant beauty of it, which you capture so well in your poem.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Grace--esp the last stanza--
ReplyDeleteWonderful work here--the word spacing heightens the temporal quality of the blooms, here a moment the gone the next. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteI love how this takes on a very personal tone like a lover speaking to his/her beloved. The rhythm and imagery work so well together, forming a beautifully constructed melodic piece.
ReplyDeleteCherry blossoms are truly fleeting. I think it's natures way to make us grateful for the beauty. I love the words you've used to describe the experience in the blossoms.
ReplyDeleteHow fast their beauty departs. So nice that you captured it forever. Your words compete with the cherry blossom images.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words to accompany the photo, Grace. Beauty can be fleeting so many times in life.
ReplyDeletePamela
Spring indeed....................inspires.................
ReplyDeletegorgeous words and photo!
ReplyDeleteLove the beauty that pierces! an ephemeral beauty well written and expressive - K
ReplyDeletelove the cherry blossoms! they are here and then gone so quickly, this poem will keep them here a bit longer this year.
ReplyDeleteIts beautiful the way they bloom, go down to come back and again. A sense of softness in this. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGreat piece, expecially the close. A taste of the orient. Excellente!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful piece for such a beautiful tree! I love the blooms and how you describe their fleeting beauty!
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of new to all these online forums. I love, love d'verse, its one of my favorites. The Cherry Blossoms have been popping up all over the place. I live in orchard country and I will never see them the same. Love hte poem. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat's amazing about seasonal trees like this is that they are born, blossom, and die...each year! They go through the cycle each and every year. That's just such a neat thought to me. You captured it perfectly.
ReplyDeletethat last line stands alone
ReplyDeleteCherry blossoms! It's a fleeting moment and it's gone - as most good things in life! Nicely Grace!
ReplyDeleteHank
Kisses should last longer than blossoms! I do love it when the trees are full of beautiful blossoms! A spectacular show!
ReplyDeleteNice one, Grace!
Beautiful tree! Beautiful photo! Beautiful poem! The blosooms disappear so fast, it seems.
ReplyDeletelovely. your last line in partic. has a lingering effect.
ReplyDeleteThe photo was a lovely lead into this poem. The visual effect of the poetry itself was rather soothing. My favorite line was: "petals fall in quick-silver hush" My heart could hear it. Beautiful.
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what beautiful cherry tree and love the poem too!!
ReplyDeleteThe cherry blossoms here are all but gone and they are so beautiful while they last. Wonderful write.
ReplyDeleteSheesh ~ I absolutely love these, Grace:
ReplyDelete"even the wind rushes
to inhale your ripe blossoms"
"soft as melting snow -
lingering hard on my throat"
Love your post image, and the header pic too. :) Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteDelicate muted loveliness!
ReplyDeletelove the writing and how you formatted the text. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteYep spring has sprung...right the hell outta here!
ReplyDeleteSuch delicately beautiful and resonant work, Grace - I'm not surprised this piece has produced such a strong reaction. Keep stretching your wings, like the sparkling butterfly you are... With Love Scott www.scotthastie.com
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture and wonderful words, the fleeting existence of spring, lost in the breeze.
ReplyDeleteoh, my, the wind took the words swirling all around the page :)
ReplyDeleteMy childhood comes a-runnin' lol. I nis climbing up and down those trees.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photography is a pleasure going through your blog Greetings from creativity and imagination photos of Jose Ramon
ReplyDeleteLordy, this is gorgeous. Your formatting the words farther apart than normal gave this poem an unhurried feel, and as I read it, I did so slowly and with reverence for the blossoms. When they fall, a little of me falls with them, a little innocence, you know? Peace, Amy
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