Petals

cherry blossoms swirl from that old tree

grown out of grass as green as

the money that put it there.

they told us to stay away

"it could be dangerous"

they'd whisper

behind wrinkled, trembling hands

we thought / we laughed / we snuck,

"they just want that beauty for themsevles."

we'd shove petals in our pockets

handfuls of

pink gold

collections we'd litter on our

front steps

(always by the roses)

"Let's make the world beautiful, too."

Author's Note

So...this came from a childhood memory about my old school. There was a convent in the playground, since the playground was actually a parking lot xD and behind it was this HUGE, beautiful cherry blossom tree (I think it was anyway, it looked like one) that was just by a main road, too. Since it was behind the convent and the road was right there, no one was ever allowed to go to it- but that didn't stop us xD I was always afraid to go, so obviously the one day I did go a teacher yelled at me.

...Aaaand of course I went back XD I used to run through with the other kids and snag handfuls of flowers, shove 'em in my pocket and toss them by my dad's rose bush. The colors were pretty :D

Anyway, let me know what you think, and sorry for rambling xD

Reviews

[Daniel Gardner]

This is really nice. i loved the images you created. nice work.

[hershey's kiss]

awwwww!! this is lovely! "Let's make the world beautiful, too."

[Bard Constantine]

A delightful recollection of pastimes moments... those little things are what stay with us, and it's great that you are able to immortalize it in a poem...

[Georgia Gypsy]

It is a beautiful memory, and left me with lovely images to hold onto as well:)
really enjoyed the peacefullness of the vision:)

[Lexi Nicole]

This is so cute, I love it! I like how you used the italics and bold and the whole piece just makes me happy. Nice job :)

[Desert Dreamer]

Even children recognize the beauty in the cherry tree...wonderful image you have created.

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

Cool poem. I really liked it. I like cherry blossoms...they are very pretty. Cool. I really liked it. Thanks for sharing. :)