They are back Again --pink, white and red again

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@sami01

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Posted: 14 years ago

On a

quiet Saturday morningin spring, I saw bunch of pedestrians crossing the road

High Park in Toronto

I looked at park from my car window and frowned...

no sign of

Green, Red or Yellow..

where are these people going in such large groups

I looked closely and saw a sign saying

welcome to cherry blossoms...

My hands moved to lower the window

Suddenly I could hear chirps of colorful birds

my heart sang and took a flight in search of such delights across the globe in search of best remedy for a gloomy day...

flowers smiling flowers

and they are back like every year ...

Year after Year

they burst into our lives with rainbow of colors

and what can be better than early spring to enjoy the blossoming cherries ,apples and pears...

or some daffodils on a corner of a stream or mighty lake..

or sparks of color with beautiful tulips reminding us of remaining beautiful despite the barren surroundings...

On spur of the moment I decided to follow those Merry Makers and went to the Park...

I Decided to sit in corner on a bench and enjoyed the view

All the shades of pink above me , From palest to deepest pink;all smiling lovingly at me;singing a soft song of wind

I looked up enjoying the fresh air and took a deep breath;

wind blew and suddenly those petals fell on my hair ,my face, their softness lingering on my skin;

I smiled and looked around

So many lovely quotes i have enjoyed year after year on my favorite Topic

Flowers...

The flower is the poetry of the eternal seductiveness of life. ~Jean Giraudoux

The ground was covered with various shades of pink

A plaque read From citizens of Tokyo to people of Toronto

and I was transfered to a region far away across the globe..

I think of the land of cherry blossoms , a national flower that bursts into life year after year for such short time,

yet leaving behind a hope of coming back next year..

Sakura most awaited time in japan...

The eternal beauty of cherry trees..

Their brief life span bringing such joy to everyone around and finally scattered away to come back with new freshness and fervors in coming year..

My thoughts go to hanami ,picnic under cherry trees; a tradition from thousands of years...

I pull out a apple from my bag and start relishing its crisp sweetness..

Butterflies fly past me ,in their colorful best and I think of another lovely place on this earth

On shores of Pacific there is a lovely fairy tale town ,with its horse drawn carriages and lovely gardens

In Bucharest Gardens in Victoria Canada flowers are at their might best in spring

Fountains sing their own tune ,Tulips dance in wind and daffodils seem to say ,we may bow in wind but here we are ;

laughing away despite the mighty tides ..

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@sami01

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Posted: 14 years ago

I sit back and dig some more into the corner of my mind,there i found another memory

o a city so near by...

only few years back I stood beside the river,watching the Parliament and carpet of red spread before me..

welcoming me to its heavenly galore...

In Ottawa valley I found some lovely sights and flowers full of life;with its tulip festival at full glory...

Thinking of tulips reminded me of a nation across the mighty Atlantic

Once I remember looking down a landing airoplane and finding carpets of red yellow and Green

Pinks and violets and lovely wind mills

How can we talk of Tulips and forget Holland

I think of those words i read somewhere..

If flowers were a religion then kaukenhof would be its Capital

millions of blooms of tulips

Every year 100s of varieties are on full display with this lovely galore and rainbow of colors

Reminding us of warmth of sun

Reminding us how this warmth nourishes life

bringing happiness and lovely smiles

Specially that flower Parade with its decorated floats

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@sami01

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Posted: 14 years ago

Break open a cherry tree and there are no flowers, but the spring breeze brings forth myriad blossoms. ~Ikkyu Sojun

Then i think of Washington DC

how can I ever forget those cherry trees,beside the river ,their petals dancing on the water

reminding me once again of spirit of flowers

just bloom and enrich everyone's life

telling us to

throw away the gloom and leave the hope of Happiness with a promise of coming back

and I think of japan and DC so far yet so similar in their flowery might...

I walk down by the river ,Thinking its time to enjoy the local might...

I sit beside the swimming ducks and saw sunlight playing with waves in delight..

I look up to see the yellow tucked away and sighed..wah what a lovely sight

those dancing daffodils; just a scene for my soul's plight...

I pick up my book and open all right

and read poem fit for a queen's sight

William Wordsworth

at last content to my hearts desire I go back towards my car, my feet reluctant and I stopped and bent to pick a newspaper on the ground.

I look at article and read it again and again

for it told the story of my heart

https://www.thestar.com/article/979087--sommerfeld-the-tulips-come-back-just-like-memories

saying Tulips always get it right..

Friends hope you enjoyed the story and visual delights,do share your thoughts and I would end this topic with these lines...

I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Afternoon on a Hill"

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@shanti05

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Posted: 14 years ago

Beautifully Done Sameera👏👏👏

Indeed Spring gives a lot of happiness and the season of colors with beautiful flowers and trees with blossom !!

Indeed spring is here to spread the joy of sweet fragrance !! !!🤗

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@spln

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Posted: 14 years ago

Aww Cherry Blossoms and Tulips are my absolute favorites!!! I love how my campus begins to look when they come to bloom - and tulips come to life in the most amazing colors ever! Colors you see for the first time, sometimes!

Thanks for the post Sam!

cheers,
NJ