"It's a weeping cherry," I told her,
"with fountains of flowers and wood like carved canes."
She asked a poet's question-
"But why?
Why would a cherry tree weep?"
The answer came to me in the afternoon,
watching winds strip leaves from small branches.
Such weeping loveliness is at a price-
her many flowers will never bear fruit.
The cherry tree weeps because
she is barren.
Author notes
To create the splendid weeping cherry tree, two types of trees are spliced. The cherry blossoms pour out and down like a weeping willow. You can stand in a tent of pink. Sadly, the fruit never comes, only the flowers for a few days in the spring. They are extraordinarily beautiful, but the cost is fruitlessness.
A contest entry
- Cherry Blossom Sweetness by The Moonchild.
450 points, ended March 13, 2008, 5 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - NATURE POEMS, PLEASE by Olivias Violin.
400 points, ended July 8, 2008, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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well written
Wow; this poem is very striking because it is poignant and original. I can see why you have won a gold trophy for it.
Thank you for entering your poem in my contest.
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Such an educational author comment - very interesting. Liked your interpretation of the theme of this contest.
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