My favorite part of my commute to works this little stretch where the neighborhood street is lined with flowering cherry trees. They bloomed a little early this year because of the unusually warm winter, but, two weeks before Spring break, this is s a lovely little pick me up each day. Here are a few haiku my commute has inspired.
descending the hill
the sky becomes a canopy
of cherry blossoms
suns rises, fogs lifts
the valley is waking up
cherry blossoms sing
cherry blossoms guide me
down the hill and into
the joy of my day
harbingers of spring
cherry blossoms celebrate
another day unfolds
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What a sweet sight. Lucky you!
My son who still lives in Portland gave me a recent video tour of hos hard featuring some of his flowering trees and tender sprouts in his raised beds. We are still snowbound here, but there are signs, rivulets of water from the snowbanks, cold that struggles to sustain. Happy spring to you..thanks for sharing the glimpse of what will eventually come. Glad your sweet Fiona is a part of this tender new season.
*His yard….waking up eyes!
Beautiful haikus – and what a lucky commute! It gives me hope that spring will arrive on my commute too! I live in a valley, and find myself feeling lucky at the scenery on my way to work as well. 🙂
Spectacular view and beautiful haiku! Our plum blossoms are out but I can’t wait for the cherry blossoms.
What a great sight to see on the way to work. Love the haiku. Soon, I hope, our snow will be gone and the pussy willow and lilacs will pop forth.
Spring? Really? Love haikus and love spring. Thanks for the promise of warm weather to come!
Oh my. How beautiful. Where do you live, where spring has arrived??
Portland, Oregon
Wow! I was thinking south! Enjoy!
Oh wow! It’s still the middle of winter where I am, so what a sweet sight to see! A true sign of spring!
Wow! Such a beautiful picture. I love the haiku idea for a slice!
– Andrew – Denver, CO