Michael Gaida photo

A sunny clearing
deep in the woods — a small tree,
cherry: May blossoms.

Apple buds wait for
first act’s cherry’s dance —
sweet petals on wind

Late cherry blossoms —
I smell them before seeing
tender sweet blushes.

Honeybee’s secret
stash behind the hedge —
cherry promises.

Mourning doves lament
under the cherry tree as
May’s last blossoms fall.

Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge.  Frank says:
Are there any cherry blossoms left? Has the rain, and progression of season, ended them all? Or do some late-bloomers remain? As the world struggles to return to open society, surely we would all welcome one last sign of spring?  This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to late cherry [blossoms*] (osozakura).