Silver Lining

I was sad when I looked out my window

one day in April

to see that a couple inches of snow had

fallen and crushed my hopes of spring finally arriving,

I was even more sad to see all the aftermath

of such a spontaneous snow, when all had melted,

the ground was littered with broken branches

whose beautiful blossoms had caught more snow

then the branches could bare.

Then when stopped at a stop light I looked over to

see men filling a truck full of

branches that they were going feed through a chopper,

I wheeled around, parked, and ran to the truck

I asked it I could at least save a few of the flowered

branches from this fate...

They let me fill my arms full, brimming with pink.

As I was loading my car with my new acquisition

a few gals noticed and asked if they too could grab

an armful... I told them, nothing would make me happier!

I cant tell you how thrilled it made me to bring,

into my home, my favorite part of spring.

The branches made for an exquisite shoot.

{Sakura}