Cherry Blossoms

from This Garden by Andrew Jacob Rinehart

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“My heart was rapt away by the cherry blossoms.
Will it return when they scatter?”
(-Kotomichi)

And so, my heart was rapt away.
By the cherry blossoms,
And the wind that blew them.
By the springtime that brought the wind,
And the rotating axis of the bright and pulsing earth
That nudged me towards the hands of springtime.
The garden fences were pounded with rain,
And eventually vines with morning glories
Intertwined with the wood,
And the songs that floated
Through the open window.

The cherry blossoms have scattered,
But my heart has not returned.
Such is the way of these winds:
They’re turbulent; they twist.
Sometimes it takes too long to come full circle.
But I’ll wait patiently:
The cherry blossoms will scatter again.
And my heart, like yours,
Will return once more,
Even if it’s only to be stolen again.
The garden will flower, and the wood of the fence
Will age with a beauty you wouldn't believe.
Watch the morning glories bloom
Feel the wind sweep you off your feet.
The garden is waiting,
The back door is unlocked;
How sweet is that breeze?
The soil is cool to the touch.

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from This Garden, released April 26, 2021
Music written and performed by Andrew Rinehart
Poetry written and read by Eli Sokoloff Harris
Recorded mixed and mastered by Myke Philips

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Andrew Jacob Rinehart Waterloo, Ontario

I play harps connected to computers, and write songs about soil.

andrewjacobrinehart.ca

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