i
beside a cherry
tree soft with early buds you
gave your love to me.
ii
you cannot hurry
spring — cherry blossoms only
blossom when they’re due.
iii
as a bird cries out
one single blossom petal
reluctantly falls.
iv
a cherry blossom
lost on the breeze nestles a
moment at my feet.
v
cold nights naked trees —
only now is your absence
intolerable.