john tiong chunghoo - The Cherry Trees

in that shinjuku lane
an old sakura tree
stands in my mind
grandma with her
bare hair



inspired by

The Cherry Trees
The cherry trees bend over and are shedding,
On the old road where all that passed are dead,
Their petals, strewing the grass as for a wedding
This early May morn when there is none to wed.
Edward Thomas

john tiong chunghoo

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