The Cherry Tree

Whenever I see cherry blossoms, I think of three things: teenage love, renewal, and impermanence…

THE CHERRY TREE

Come, come, my darling,

Let us sing the song of infinity

Under yonder cherry tree.

Then, we shall watch the sunset,

As though nothing mattered anymore.

The night will be young,

Willing to let the dream come true.

Come, come, my love,

And let us caress the stars

On the wings of doves and angels.

Sooner or later, yonder valleys

Will be snowy and cold,

Willing to hide us from the world.

No more tears;

No more fears.

Only silence and us.

No more detours;

No more cruel lures.

Only truth and us.

Whichever way the wind blows,

We shall be embraced and loved.

So, come, my darling,

And let us become eternal

Under yonder cherry tree.

©2008 Cendrine Marrouat

That’s it for today! Thank you for reading!

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Cendrine Marrouat is a writer, photographer, podcaster, blogger, anthology editor, and the co-founder of Auroras & Blossoms and A Warm Cup of Cozy. She has authored and co-authored more than 40 books, including The Train: A Short Story (2023), In Her Own Words: A Collection of Short Stories & Flashku (2022), After the Fires of Day: Haiku Inspired by Kahlil Gibran & Alphonse de Lamartine (2021), Rhythm Flourishing: A Collection of Kindku and Sixku (2020), Walks: A Collection of Haiku (2019-2020), and In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play (2018).

Cendrine's work has appeared in many publications. She is the creator of the Sixku, Flashku, Sepigram, and Reminigram; as well as the co-creator of the Kindku, Pareiku, Vardhaku, and Hemingku.