October 14, 2024
"EDITOR'S CHOICE"
You always loved me only in the spring
while cherries blossom in our neighborhood
and I only heard about it
when the newspaper published in the news
that the first Herzegovinian Cherries
traditionally used to be displayed on Viennese tables
by color and size
in other seasons
there were no identifiable signs of your love
I searched for you
between the buds of cherries
sought you in the blossoming of other fruit
and in the flowers
but have not found even the slightest trace of your love
I am afraid
the cherry-tree will stop blossoming
and the distinctive symbols of identification
on the Viennese tables
will disappear
I am afraid
You will never love me in some other blossoming
© IBRAHIM HONJO
Vancouver, BC
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