It's already day 16! Today we were tasked to write a poem that praises someone or something.
Ode to the
Cherry Tree
In the
morning you powder yourself
with blush
and a most delicate rouge;
your blooms shine
the pinkest light through my window.
All your
petals tender like the clouds
colored by sunrise
and sunset;
they confetti
the sidewalk to give
a party favor
to anyone who walks by.
Your body stretches
outward like
the Amazon’s
river delta, branching
branching.
Your heights scrape the skyline,
each cluster
of blossoms a type of feather duster
to clean
these city streets, this polluted sky.
You grow into
Spring every year to save humanity
and keep the
whole world spinning.
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/each cluster of blossoms a type of feather duster/ and
ReplyDelete/In the morning you powder yourself
with blush and a most delicate rouge/ Love the personification!