February 18, 2022 at 07:30 JST
Cherry blossoms are thought to be unscented. However, the flowering cherry on Izu-Oshima, the largest of Tokyo Prefecture’s outlying islands, is praised for its showy flowers, edible fruit, medicinal leaves and powerful fragrance. It is the paternal Prunus speciosa of the beautiful “somei-yoshino” cherry tree variety that Mihaela Babusanu recalled hazily in Bacau, Romania. A fellow haikuist in nearby Jibou, Mircea Moldovan, prefers the Prunus avium.
back into lockdown--
becoming blurred in my mind
cherry blossom scent
* * *
a book...
wild cherry’s shadow cools
my island
Moldovan can’t travel around.
positive test
seen through the window
only one side of the moon
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