Sakura On Osaka mornings spirits glide easy over the ponds and the timeless lacquer-red bridges. Cherry blossoms rise, tiny suns in the morning fog; clouds - old man's beard, on the face of Mt. Kongo. Free here, a half-world away, our daughter's smile young strangers here borrowed it -- and I silently send you my daily bouquet of regret. © Jon Bohrn (2002) |
![]() Osaka Garden Photograph © David Solzman |