Seeping into our consciousness
the images, the smells
the lessons of the cherry blossoms
the truths we know so well
The fragility of life
the briefness of this candle
like rice paper in a thunderstorm
shattering to pieces
Here for such a short time
soon to return to dust
calm in our spirits
when God walks with us
with us on the journey
the journey of this life
March 29, 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
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Showing posts with label cherry blossoms. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
The Fragility of Life
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
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
Like Bolls of Color
Like bolls of color
yet falling from the branches
the heavy blossoms
of the cherry tree
Beauty in each cluster
of March and April
ushering in the springtime
before the heat of summer
Something so telling
in the cherry blossom
something so beautiful
in the coming of spring
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
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
yet falling from the branches
the heavy blossoms
of the cherry tree
Beauty in each cluster
of March and April
ushering in the springtime
before the heat of summer
Something so telling
in the cherry blossom
something so beautiful
in the coming of spring
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
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
On the Screens Painted
In my mind’s eye remembering
some that I had seen
the words on the radio
speaking to me
In lines and colors
on the screens painted
the beauty of the blossoms
ushering in springtime
The native beauty
the seasons unfurling
too soon falling
heavy to the ground
The land yet crying
the scene fast changing
the despair of the water
flood took away this scene
The screens remaining
better than pictures
preserved for us to see
in lines and colors
the beauty of this land.
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
March 25, 2011
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
some that I had seen
the words on the radio
speaking to me
In lines and colors
on the screens painted
the beauty of the blossoms
ushering in springtime
The native beauty
the seasons unfurling
too soon falling
heavy to the ground
The land yet crying
the scene fast changing
the despair of the water
flood took away this scene
The screens remaining
better than pictures
preserved for us to see
in lines and colors
the beauty of this land.
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
March 25, 2011
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
In the Falling Blossoms
A reminder of mortality
in the falling blossoms
captured on images
the spirit of their nation
The ancient screens
images of beauty
the cherry blossoms
the pines
and the coastlines
Today’s reality
changing the imagery
destruction and the turning
the coming of the blossoms
in this new season
The wastelands, the water
not removing the beauty
Sill there within them
the spirit of their nation
Rising again, the coming of the blossoms
to bloom again in colors
to surely sooth the senses
yet reminding us ever
of the fragility of life
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
March 25, 2011
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
in the falling blossoms
captured on images
the spirit of their nation
The ancient screens
images of beauty
the cherry blossoms
the pines
and the coastlines
Today’s reality
changing the imagery
destruction and the turning
the coming of the blossoms
in this new season
The wastelands, the water
not removing the beauty
Sill there within them
the spirit of their nation
Rising again, the coming of the blossoms
to bloom again in colors
to surely sooth the senses
yet reminding us ever
of the fragility of life
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
March 25, 2011
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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