Haiku Poetry About Japan’s Cherry Blossoms
A cloud of cherry blossoms;The temple bell,－Is it Ueno, is it Asakusa? How many, many thingsThey call to mindThese cherry-blossoms! Very brief –Gleam of blossoms in the treetopsOn a moonlit…
Masaoka Shiki
The cherry blossoms:Being ill, how many thingsI remember about them Scatter layerby layer, eight-layeredcherry blossoms Moon at twilighta cluster of petals fallingfrom the cherry tree cherry blossom petalsblown by the…
Kawazu-zakura: Japan’s most romantic flower.
Kawazu-zakura is a popular flower in Japan. It’s also known as “the weeping cherry,” and the reason why it’s called the weeping cherry is because of its drooping branches. Kawazu-zakura…
What a strange thing!
“What a strange thing! to be alive beneath cherry blossoms.” ― Kobayashi Issa, Poems
