Beneath the Budding Cherry Tree

by June Sargent

Beneath the budding cherry tree

where we shared our first kiss,

my lover waits so patiently

with dreams of joy and bliss.

Sweet mourning dove who's perched up high

is cooing 'neath a cloudless sky.

Sweet mourning dove,

sweet mourning dove,

his precious love I can't deny.

But Fate had other plans for me,

betrothed since I was born.

Our love was never meant to be ~

rebellion would bring scorn.

I searched my heart ~ I must decide.

Determined then, I'll be his bride.

I searched my heart,

I searched my heart ~

I'll marry my true love with pride.

I chose a date to run away

in cherry blossom time.

I cannot wait ~ this is the day

our love becomes sublime!

Together now, we hugged and kissed

as sun broke through the morning mist.

Together now,

together now

we celebrate our lovers' tryst.

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Three stanzas of nine lines each.

Rhyme scheme and syllable:

ababccddc

8-6-8-6-6-8-4-4-8

First four syllables of line five becomes the refrain in lines 7 and 8 of each stanza.

Club entry for the "Trijan Refrain~ week of 7-8-2023 ~~ " event in "The Potlatch Poetry Club". Locate a writing club.

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Beneath the Budding Cherry Tree

by June Sargent

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