Grief · poetry · spring · Trees

Cherry Blossoms

The canopy of my mother’s favorite tree

I miss your smell of Wind Song.

I miss your voice like bubbling joy.

I miss your hands like swirling gentle breeze in the house.

But I know that living means dying.

And I want to live. I want to live.

And you, Mom, I want you to be the dancing cherry blossoms.

Go, be the dancing cherry blossoms.

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For my mom, who now is part of the soil beneath her beloved cherry tree. I know you can see your tree from all angles now.

Poem inspired by grief poetry prompt by Joseph Fasano, 2023

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