A Flower is Not a Flower

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By Kilb50

Fri, 05 May 2023
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13 comments
 

 

All flowers are brushed

with sadness. All memory

fades to dark.

 

Even those with bright

colours wilt in the balmy air

of happiness.

 

You taught me that beauty

and harmony exist

in the simplest of forms.

 

That the shape of things

can change. Perfection

is all around.

 

A flower, you said, is not

a flower. (Oh, there are

so many questions,

 

dear sensei, for us all

to ponder!) Let us say

then that our world

 

is a mystery, patiently

waiting to be unlocked

in the same

 

way that a geisha’s song

echoes at night

on the mountain.

Certificate 12
Poem

Comments

Submitted by Ewan on

 to an amazing musician and composer. YMO taught me to look at music differently.

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Submitted by Kilb50 on

Many thanks Ewan. Yes, looking differently at both music & Japanese culture - a wonderful legacy. Image free on pixabay.

 

Submitted by Ewan on

Congratulations! Well done.

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Submitted by Kilb50 on

That's great. Many thanks eds - appreciated.

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Big congratulations from me too Kilb - a very deserving poem of the week!

 

Submitted by Kilb50 on

Thanks as always insert. Best wishes to you.

 

Submitted by celticman on

a flower is not a flower, a cry is not a cry, we wonder why. Liked this lots. 

 

Submitted by Kilb50 on

Thanks celtic. All the best to you.

 

Submitted by Mark Burrow on

This is great. Congrats on PoW. 

 

Submitted by Kilb50 on

Thanks Mark. Looking forward to The Breakdowns, next on my reading list!  All the best to you.

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

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Submitted by hudsonmoon on

There are so many questions. this was certainly worth a second and third reading. It was wonderful.

Rich

 

Submitted by Kilb50 on

Thanks for reading & your comment hudson. Like many others listeners, Sakamoto's music led me to a lifelong interest and appreciation of Japanese culture. Best wishes to you, as always.