Cherry Blossoms
A short poem.
Cherry Blossoms
They fall like tossed confetti, tissue-thin,
Catching the light upon their wafer sides —
Or like the butterflies, which twirl and spin
When they are courting with their insect brides.
An instant later on the ground they’ll be,
Yet in that instant lies a rich eternity.
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Note: This was originally the middle stanza of a poem the same length as the recently-shared To A Magnolia Tree. The two were composed at the same time and in an identical style. However I think that the Cherry Blossom Tree poem is weaker overall. This stanza is the most salvageable part.
© Metrical Poet 2026
I think this stanza is beautiful and full of meaning on its own! I, too, have sometimes disposed of entire poems only to keep two lines. Thanks for sharing it with us! "Yet in that instant lies a rich eternity" is spectacular.