Cherry Blossom Time

.騒がしき世をし祓つて遅桜
sawagashiki yo wo oshi haratte oso-zakura
the cure for
this raucous world...
late cherry blossoms
Issa, 1789

But why is it always so windy once the blossom is out? The pond is covered in it.

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