Cherry Blossoms in January
All yesterday the Japanese music played. It calmed my daughter, helped her do her school work, and later put her in the mood for writing.
I wanted to write a poem about the music. It's not the best poem, but sometimes it's the writing that matters most.
When I think about cherry blossoms, I think of yesterday's music. I think of my little girl too. Twirling pink.
Japanese
wooden flute, bells,
weep and drift—
cherry blossoms
pink against
the ever darkening
night.
Little Girl Whirl photo, by L.L. Barkat. Post in honor of One Shot Wednesday.
Labels: One Stop Poetry
posted by L.L. Barkat at 12:02 PM
14 Comments:
snow:
mounds of cherry blossoms
redressed in winter whites
Fun, tone-/subject-distinctive work.
swirling dancing
until the light of day
i hear bells as they
drift and play
Sweet and musical as I'm sure your little girl is.
didnt know if you heard about the children's poetry wall at One Stop but would love for her to submit (not with her name tho)
Always great to have you at One Shot
Hugs moonie
P.S. Are you going to the conference this year at Mt Hermon?
i love cherry blossom trees...and standing in their rain...a rather zen moment you created...nice one shot
the "weep and drift" line adds a swiftness that moves the pace of the following lines very well. Nice way to capture a memory of your daughter.
"weep" is a good verb choice here. I like the poem.
A soothing tone, a gentle, flowing image - I'm sure it was quite the sight and sound to savor. Amazing how much a child can brighten things up.
love the picture, it fits perfectly.
Nice -- and I remember those days with my daughters.... dressing up. spinning. singing. dancing.
Lovely!
Lovely.. It made me feel so peaceful.. in the night... beautiful.
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I love it when music takes us somewhere else. Listened to French music as I wrote today. Nice post!
Japanese and native American music mesmerizes me.
Well you sure encouraged me with this line, "It's not the best poem but it's the writing that's important."
I just did a little self-critique telling someone my poetry was not very good because it does not follow a formal structure. But it's the writing that's important!
Thanks, LL. :)
PS yours are always good. And I can see how both Japanese music and poetry are both calming.
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