Cherry Blossoms

The following “Haiku from Index Cards” might just be about cherries in bloom.

cherry blossom rain—

my child boosts herself

to the lowest branch

             (written 2013, published 2022)

cherry blossoms falling . . .

the bald man

moves his pawn

             (written 1996, published 2017)

cherry blossoms—

some fallen, some not

on the fresh grave

             (written 2015, published 2023)

cherry blossoms

still cherry blossoms—

overcast afternoon

             (written 2021, published 2021; see “Spreading Shade” rengay)