stolen moment~

Like a petal dropping

 in the morning sunlight

 and

floating serenely to earth,

so must the fearless

detach himself from life,

 silent and inwardly unmoved.

Eugen Herrigel

when i see these trees

it brings back childhood memories

a place we once lived

where when you looked out the window

the street was lined with beautiful trees

you knew spring was on its way

when the bare

bloomed a plenty

in pale shades of pinks and whites

if the wind would blow a gently breeze

delicate petals would drift off

swirling to the ground

leaving me with a feeling

of an enchanted land

full of life

full of color

sweetness only in the air

yesterday as i dropped one of mine off at lessons

the other and i ran some errands

i could hardly stand being surrounded by such beauty

and doing nothing

so we came to a hault

me and my camara

head out my window

took a deep breath

cool yet refreshing

exhilaring

because i was doing as i wished

not a care came to me what others were thinking

driving by and i sure wondering

is this lady crazy

i embraced a beautiful moment

and was taken back to a memory from so long ago

the wind started blowing

and these little petals swept across my face

how wonderful for i

to be taken back to the once magical place

where i lived in no fear

and ran freely with my imagination

innocent

young

there is so much beauty in this world

if only we'd pause for a moment

and truly see

not just look

but see what surrounds us

a stolen minute

may fill your heart with great pleasure

may take you back to a moment that once was

in silence we stayed

i was able to play

my littlest not a word was spoken

maybe they were mesmerized too...

Cherry blossoms

were seen to possess

 natural beauty & grace.

The word 'beauty' does not refer simply to the appearance of the flower;

 it captures the sense of dignity and strength contained within something so fragile and fleeting.

'Grace' is a word seldom considered in our times.

It can mean a variety of things:

compassion, kindness, goodwill, elegance and beauty of movement

The significance of the cherry blossom is that of

a symbol of peace and happiness and change.

 While this might seem like a somewhat simple view

of what the cherry blossom represents

there is also great depth on a humanistic level

 as it is a call for a change in the hearts of people.

 In other words,

one should put away the darker side of human nature

 and

 become more accepting of the benign nature

the blooming of the cherry blossom occurs

during a brief and fleeting period of the season

and,

as such,

 there is also the underlying symbolism

that life is short

and

one must make the most out of it
but

there should also be special emphasis

on living a life that is pure

as opposed to using fleeting time

for more selfish and aberrant purposes.