Somehow appropriate
the imagery of destruction
the counterpoint of the blossoms
the sacred cherry trees
Something precious
in the transience of springtime
in the few days of beauty
wrapped in each blossom
Metaphoric
the fragility of life
gone in an instant
a thief in the night
March 25, 2011
story this morning on cherry blossoms
on Morning Edition on NPR
at about 7:42am
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/25/134824522/japans-cherry-blossoms-in-brief-beautiful-bloom
Japan's Cherry Blossoms In Brief, Beautiful Bloom
http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/2011/03/17/festival-invites-public-to-stand-with-japan/
March 25, 2011
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Friday, March 25, 2011
The Fragility of Life
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