2007 Honourable Mention

as though it were
the first time—
cherry blossoms!

Aurora Antonovic
Windsor, Ontario

cherry blossoms—
my Japanese student
calls home

marianne baharustani
Vancouver, British Columbia

the sound of nothing . . .
all around pink blossoms
softly fall

Helen Baker
North Vancouver, British Columbia

being lost
among cherry blossoms—
white butterfly

Ferenc Bakos
Siofok, Hungary

cherry blossoms
a taste of the wine
on her lips

Collin Barber
Marion, Arizona

blossom viewing—
mother shrinks deeper
into her shawl

Roberta Beary
Washington, D.C.

daughter’s first spring:
her flushed cheek
a cherry petal

Stephanie Bolster
Pointe-Claire, Quebec

50th reunion
we gather
under cherry blossom

Nora Borrell
Lower Hutt, New Zealand

cold sidewalk
cherry blossoms
warm my steps

Dennis Bourgo
Gibsons, British Columbia

my baby’s hand:
still too like a blossom
to catch one

Carrie Cogan
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

solitude—
moving still deeper
into cherry haze

Ellen Compton
Washington, D.C.

delicate dance—
blossoms flirt
in ¾ time

Tracy Conley
Hamilton, Ontario

spring drizzle—
the scent
of cherry blossoms?

Wanda D. Cook
Hadley, Massachusetts

driving slowly
under drifts of blossoms
the longer route

Jennifer Danielson
Burnaby, British Columbia

even
during war
the cherry blossoms

Anne LB Davidson
Saco, Maine

hide and seek—
cherry petals frosting
their shoulders

Billee Dee
San Diego, California

wedding bell ringing . . .
cherry blossoms pave the way
to the church steps

Audrey Downey
New Haven, Connecticut

temple bells
the petals blowing
from the cherry trees

Gary Eaton
Port Moody, British Columbia

the sudden flight
of a flock of small birds . . .
falling blossoms

Juanito Escareal
Hercules, California

abandoned farmhouse—
the orchard still fills
with cherry blossoms

Elizabeth Fanto
Timonium, Maryland

cherry tree
the quiet lady
with purple hair

Martin Fraser
Poole, United Kingdom

Cherry blossoms—
out of the color
of snow.

Volker Friebel
Tuebingen, Germany

old people’s home—
cherry blossom petals
on the doormat

Damien Gabriels
Leers, France

cherry tree—
young girls pick blossoms
for their hair

Katherine Gallagher
London, United Kingdom

cherry blossoms
in his shopping cart
recycling cans

Andrea Gradidge
Burnaby, British Columbia

blossom rain—
she sweeps the front steps
in her Sunday best

Carolyn Hall
San Francisco, California

sky-writer—
letters dissolving
over cherry blossoms

Penny Harter
Summit, New Jersey

third day of blossom . . .
the old woman carries
a handful of petals

Origa (Olga Hooper)
Lansing, Michigan

cherry tree
shedding off petals at dusk—
moths in flight

Alegria Imperial
Vancouver, British Columbia

spring wind . . .
the deserted café’s seats
filled with cherry petals

Keiko Izawa
Yokohama, Japan

Cherry tree begins to bud
I hold the envelope
with test results.

Harvey Jenkins
Nanaimo, British Columbia

between snowfalls:
the moon through
cherry blossom petals

Anthony Kudryavitsky
Dublin, Ireland

Early blossom,
ten thousand
cellphones
flash

Judith Mann
Delta, British Columbia

barefoot romp
in cherry blossom petals
a schoolgirl’s blush

Marilyn Potter
Toronto, Ontario

bending them down
because we can’t help it
cherry blossoms

Bruce Ross
Hampden, Maine

for the road hockey players
a pink carpet
of cherry blossoms

Grant D. Savage
Ottawa, Ontario

castle garden
under the cherry
a moat of pink blossom

Andre Surridge
Hamilton, New Zealand

long walk
today again
cherry blossoms

Jessica Tremblay
Burnaby, British Columbia

cherry blossoms—
the boulevard glows
in the dark

Susan Truman
Mission, British Columbia

The meadowlark sings
I pause in the avenue
of cherry blossoms

Norma Vachet
Burnaby, British Columbia

cherry petals
drifting . . .
I open my hands

Harriot West
Eugene, Oregon

buds on the old cherry tree
I say yes
. . . again

Laquita Wood
Washington, D.C.

A walk in the meadow
blossoms blossoming
falling calmly

Henna Bhandal (12)
Surrey, British Columbia

your tender lips
like a cherry blossom bud—
i want to kiss

Christina Cao (16)
Vancouver British Columbia

Cherry blossoms float
soft through the air, and rosy
in my dish of water

Juliana W. Chow (7)
Vancouver, British Columbia

In the Spring the flowers sway in the wind.
The sky hides behind
The pink and white blossoms

Annika Cleland-Hura (6)
Vancouver, British Columbia

The wind is blowing
Cherry blossoms on my shoes
Covering the stains

Katie Cronk (15)
North Saanich, British Columbia

sleeping—
in my dreams
cherry blossoms

Olivia Feng (10)
Vancouver, British Columbia

piñata
in the cherry tree
scattering pink lollipops

Sophia Frentz (14)
Tauranga, New Zealand

as though I had missed
all other clues,
cherry blossoms

Devon Goodman (17)
Maple Ridge, British Columbia

I am on my way
Up a tree
So pink cherry blossoms fall on me

Caitlin Griffiths (11)
Vancouver, British Columbia

I await July—
cherry blossoms
eliminate my longing

Natasha Hemer (11)
Vancouver, British Columbia

garden gnome
frozen in rapture
blossoms fall

Jasmine Leung (15)
Vancouver, British Columbia

a homeless man walks
underneath a cherry tree
smiling as he walks

David Pottage (15)
Victoria, British Columbia

fuchsia sky—
under the cherry trees
blossoms

Chris Smith (15)
Vermilion, Ohio

Cherry blossoms—
So little color
so much beauty!

Brian Strick (16)
Vermilion, Ohio

snow
gently falling
with the cherry blossoms

Cortney Tedford (16)
Vermilion, Ohio

Pink petals fall
gently onto a newborn’s face—
Blossom again!

Kate Tong (16)
Vancouver, British Columbia

Recess at school
We run out to play while
Cherry blossoms fall

Charlotte Watson (18)
North Vancouver, British Columbia

The open ground
cherry blossoms
turn it pale pink

Michael Xia (12)
Vancouver, British Columbia