As the dust scattered
So did the cherry blossoms –
Rug on a clothes line
As the dust scattered
So did the cherry blossoms –
Rug on a clothes line
Glad to be back home
Petals adorn my doorstep
Rows of blossom trees
The light pink blossoms
Seem out of place amidst the
Cloudy barren grey
A brilliant white
Branches restricting its light
From claiming the night
Abandoned temple
Trees and plants have taken root
Reclaimed by nature
Silvery trails
That pond-like smell fills the air —
Raindrop from a leaf
Sun filtering through
Treetops, pockets of sunlight —
Soil damp and cool
One by one, the trees
Fall down in the rainforest —
Indigenous tears
Light of emerald
An arch of green leaves above
Above that — the Sun