2009 Sakura Award Winners
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dentist's office
the morning sun dips
into cherry blossoms
Salmon Arm, British Columbia
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moon bridge...
a cherry tree reaching up
reaching down
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia
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gazing through
a canopy of cherry blossoms . . .
the star-studded sky
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
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under the cherry blossoms
the pink-cheeked jogger
pants past
Vancouver, British Columbia
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cherry walkabout
the waggle dance of a bee
blossoms
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for the briefest moment
before it lands
shadow of a cherry petal
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a hint of her scent
in the cashmere sweater
cherry blossoms
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fallen pink petals—
the cherry tree’s shadow
blossoming
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cherry blossoms
the path to the shed
almost hidden
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cherry blossoms
spill into the village—
the sunlit children
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eightieth birthday
the streets paved with
cherry blossom petals
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cherry blossoms—
my childhood books
out of print
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moon
floating through cherry blossoms
but only one moon
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noontime carillon
cherry blossoms disappear
into new grass
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cherry orchard
raining white blossoms
with each ax swing
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multi-tasking . . .
she misses another
cherry blossom
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’79 Dodge . . .
cherry blossoms muffle
its muffler
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dodge ball
even the cherry blossoms
scatter
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a cherry blossom . . .
the moment
I first believed
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cherry blossoms
she tells me her name
in sign language
Big Wheeling Creek, West Virginia
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suicide . . .
I sink into the foam
of cherry blossoms
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far from home
the little porcelain girl
forever smelling cherry blossoms
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wind ravages the blossoms
I think of you
not at all
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a long interval
between joggers—
cherry petals
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freewheeling . . .
the cherry blossom canopy
becomes the track
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cherry blossoms . . .
the clip-clop of horses
distant now
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cherry blossoms
on the sidewalk . . .
somebody’s name
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Geese on the river
peck at cherry blossoms—
their stretched necks
Sheffield, United Kingdom
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cherry blossoms—
no need to decorate
the birthday cake
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dusk in the yard
the only light there is
a blossoming cherry
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spring storm
my old cherry orchard
all in one window
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sakura
an old artist hones in
on one cherry petal
2009 Honourable Mentions
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rain soaked mailman
pink cherry petals
puddle underfoot
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unsent letters
in his personal effects
cherry blossoms
Courtenay, British Columbia
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alone in the garden
cherry petals on the bench—
last year, you and I
Bridge Lake, British Columbia
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cherry blossoms
here gone
again
Coquitlam, British Columbia
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Scent of cherry trees
I relive a childhood love
Under a white veil
North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Let go!
The swing lifts me up
into cherry blossoms
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a rainstorm
thins the cherry blossoms—
their scent rises
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a cherry petal falls
vanishes
on baby’s cheek
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the O
of baby’s mouth . . .
cherry blossom rain
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cherry blossoms
on the half-dead tree
the pull of sunshine
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dancing
in my new pink shoes—
cherry blossoms!
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spring rain—
potholes fill
with cherry blossoms
Armed Forces Pacific, USA
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not alone
cherry blossom
I too, must fall
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taking and giving
the morning light
cherry blossoms
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our way back
last year’s cherry trees
this year’s blossoms
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oh these little words
they will never be
a cherry blossom
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homeless veterans
in the park . . . decorated
by cherry blossoms
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night viewing—
blossom
lantern or moon
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past her due date
trying to recall
cherry blossoms
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grandma’s apron . . .
cherry petals stil
in the pockets
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sidewalk blossoms—
street noise and a song’s
last notes
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on the back of my hand
last petal—
of the cherry blossom stamp
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cherry blossoms
on paper—a gift from Seiji
I write the world
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the motorcade
makes an unscheduled stop
cherry blossoms
New Plymouth, New Zealand
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falling
for each other
cherry blossoms
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brawl’s echoes—
amidst the cherry blossoms
a sudden silence
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my bicycle
slows to a wobble
cherry blossoms
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cherry blossoms
light up the sky . . .
daybreak
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from bloom to bloom
flying into its own glow . . .
a red butterfly
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letterbox opened—
the round dance of bills and
cherry blossom petals
Anthony Anatoly Kudryavitsky
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Sugihara Memorial—
yellow dandelions blossom
under a sakura tree
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Easter parade
on the priest’s habit
cherry petals
Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
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cherry petals
on the old guard dog
asleep beneath the tree
Gornje Vrapche, Zagreb, Croatia
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silence . . .
my body too is
a blossoming cherry
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in shadow play
the moss on the fence
with cherry blossoms
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cherry blossoms
my life
my death
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Wastepaper collection.
Under cherry blossoms
a travel brochure.
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More view—he says
trimming the cherry tree
trimming my view
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Again and again
we meet and part
under the sakura blossoms.
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into the bus
and downtown—
cherry petal
2009 Youth Sakura Award Winners
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Cherry petals
the blushing color of her face
after her first kiss
Vancouver, British Columbia
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after the storm—
making
blossom angels
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a pink scarf
around the full moon:
cherry blossoms
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Falling gently
pretty cherry blossoms. . .
Ouch! A bee!
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Twirling so freely
Your petals so delicate
I wish to be you
Port Moody, British Columbia
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Petals fall like rain
Disturbing the clear water
My reflection—gone
Prince George, British Columbia
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A tiny dewdrop
On a cherry tree petal
One touch and it’s gone
Prince George, British Columbia
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Light pink petals
Swaying gently back and forth
Falling with no regrets
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Hurting, aching,
Too much grieving—
But look, a blossom in the air!
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Sakura blooming
lasting only a moment
before descending
Abbotsford, British Columbia
2009 Youth Honourable Mentions
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staring down
at the deserted sidewalk—
cherry blossoms
Vancouver, British Columbia
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The snow has fallen
But the cherry blossoms say
Time to play soccer
Coquitlam, British Columbia
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The cherry blossoms
Falling and dancing with life
Hit the ground and die
Coquitlam, British Columbia
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They drift to the ground
In a big river of blooms
Beautiful blossoms
Coquitlam, British Columbia
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Swirling in the sky
Cherry blossoms falling
Coating me with joy
Catherine Petrelli, age 10
Coquitlam, British Columbia
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Dead and forgotten
cherry blossoms float away
then new ones arrive
Prince George, British Columbia
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I hold its hand
As the cherry blossom utters
The words of beauty
North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Sitting on a branch
In a garden of soft pink
Like a cloud, floating
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Beauty giving might
Budding pink pearls reach for light
Cherry blossoms bright
New Westminster, British Columbia
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Cherry blossom tree
A petal falls on my lips
The sakura kiss
Kamloops, British Columbia
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All pretty in pink
So tender your life cycle
Delicate flower
Ft. St. John, British Columbia
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Over the long road
An arch of pink flowers sway
In the soft spring breeze
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Look out the window
What do you see in this sight
Missing the blossoms
Burnaby, British Columbia
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Gateway to heaven
Blooming cherry blossoms lead me
Down a quiet path
Coquitlam, British Columbia
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On a clear blue sky
Not a cloud in sight
Cherry blossoms fall without a care
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Bubblegum beauty
sweet muse of an artist’s dream
delicate flower
Gabrijela Mijatovic, age 16
Prince George, British Columbia
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A gentle breeze blows
Pink blossoms fall to the ground
Peaceful forever
Burnaby, British Columbia
- I love the flower
The smell takes me to heaven
Does it take you there?
Jasmine Somani, age 13
North Vancouver, British Coloumbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
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