Each year she comes to call
and with her she brings beauty.
A tinge,
a blush
of delicate gracefulness
a paler shade of pink blossoms.
The cherry tree...
a trunk for poets to lean on
to compose natures hue
and to laze below a canopy of pink
with a blue sky peeping through.
Only days have passed
and sadly she must go,
leaving behind a delightful display
of fine confetti petals
dancing around our feet.
Author notes
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A contest entry
- Cherry Blossom Sweetness by Rinoasis.
450 points, ended March 13, 2008, 5 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Very pretty! I like the last couple of lines most.
-Glass
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Beautiful!
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great poem and i can imagine myself under a cherry blossom tree. thanks for entering my contest
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beautiful cherry blossom poem....read my cherry blossom haiku....you will like it....my neighbor is irish and polish. That is so cool you are from ireland...I would like to learn about ireland. I think I will look up it on the internet.
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What a beautiful picture you have created for me.
Wishing I had a cherry tree of my own to sit under.
Lovely write and a lovely picture of yourself. Quite beautiful are you.
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Lovely. In line 10, "to gaze below" matched with the blue sky through pink blossoms does not really fit, maybe to "gaze up through a canopy of pink"? or something? just a suggestion. You have excellent flow and I do love your word choice and beautiful imagery. The last three lines were amazing. This poem has a very light and delicate feeling to it and I find that fits very well with your chosen subject. Simply amazing.
Thank you for entering and good luck!
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Laura
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Hi Laura,
i looked at the poem again as you sugested, i noticed that i made a typing error...I typed gaze apposed to laze. thanx for bringing it to my attention, hope you like the mended version.
Slán Dolores. x
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Pretty and warm
This added an inevitable effect of warmth and nature's beauty, which is a must to each and every poetic mind.
Very well-written, and brilliantly plotted..good choice with the pictures also.
Peace,
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this paid homage to that beautiful tree indeedI now reside close to the capital city of USA (Washington DC)and I always look forward to a ride to see the cherrytrees in bloom. Unfortunately, as your poem says....the blooms are shortlived as well as so affected by bad weather, that some years they barely bloom at all, and at others it rains while they are blooming (hence preventing a trip to enjoy them)Driving by is by far not the same as being surrounded oudoors by them. Now you made me wish for springtimeThank you for sharing and thereby bringing memories to me, and I wish you the best in this contest,
reenie
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Gorgeous!
Simply beautiful, with absolutely surreal visuals!! Good luck in this contest, I see you have been
busily capturing the trophys, Lady Ireland!!! Write on, shine on, Poetess!!!!
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excellent
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The sweet smell of Spring just oozes out of every pore of this piece and is delightful in its flow and telling. You never fail to make me smile!
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Excellent
I lived in Japan and always loved Cherry Blossom Festivals and the beauty of the tree. The poem was wonderful and I think poets do have a lot to learn for her, Write on Poet
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Beautiful!
Love the image you left with me. Good luck in the contest, Kj
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I thank you for pointing out the error in the spelling. and i kindly thank you also for reading my poem. it's with pleasure i recieve your comment and applause.
Slán dolores.x
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Your words were as pretty as the picture they represent. I liked the cofetti petals dancing at your feet part the best. nice job!
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