Out running in the park yesterday I passed a cherry tree while it was snowing, and blowing a minor gale. It was cold enough for me – and I was left wondering what Arctic breezes would do to the chances of cherries later.
So as I passed, around me pink petals and snowflakes were falling together – left me wondering about global warming and local winter – and thinking how unusual it was to stand watching a shower of two such delicately formed, fragile gems of natural beauty – the geometric perfection of snowflakes, and the tinted living filligree of cherry blossom petals.
What our children used to (mockingly) refer to as ‘an emotional moment’!
Un-Seasonal Haiku
Iced wind from the North-
Driven horizontally
Wet snow falls swiftly.
…
Blustery blizzards –
Seasonally adjusted
Snow, falls in springtime.
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Late frost and wind chill-
Early blossom buds promise,
A fruitless autumn.
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Designer snowflakes,
Early pink cherry blossom,
Winter confetti.
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