My Santiago

Oh, the life of Sakura Blossoms

(If there were no cherry blossoms in this world How much more tranquil our hearts would be in Spring.)

Ariwara no Narihira (825–880) [6]

Oh Sakura blossoms,

You are life itself!

Brief as you bloom,

Fragile and strong,

You live as we should;

Fearlessly flaunting your sensuous beauty,

And in your intensity,

Making time stand still.

And then,

Alas, you waft to the earth below,

Succumbing to life’s ebb and flow,

With no regret!

4 th April 2016