Sakura's Breath

Calm light breeze

The soft rustle of leaves

Trees tower high

Touching the damp blue sky

Down and over the hill 

Past the wind's cool chill

Stands a tall old tree

Full of wisdom and beauty

Beautiful pink flowers

Falling in showers

They cover the ground

Their numbers abound

The trunk is a dusted brown

Branches reaching through its crown

Its trunk like rope

Winding with wisdom and hope

Soft light shines through thin gaps

The Sakura tree slowly saps

Then as the life fades away

The Sakura tree turns to grey