Challenge
Haiku Challenge #7 Flowering Trees
Write a series of 3 or more Haiku with a common theme of flowering trees, cherry, apple, and orange blossoms for example. Remember the tradition syllable count of 5-7-5. I'm judging these myself, so please remind me if I forget about it.
pain and promise
i often wonder
why people say blood blossoms
like it's a flower.
perhaps pain is just
a fleeting cherry blossom
fading in the street.
or a ritual,
repeated annually
'til you turn to dust.
when we pass this pain,
that blossoms from life's cruel tree
will we get a boon?
indeed, for flowers
bear fruit that shines deep red like
apples or cherries
maybe blood blossoms
because it's a beautiful,
rose-tinted ending.