cherry blossoms

blow, cherry blossoms
blowing and swaying
in the wind from the mountain
in swirling clouds your petals dance
make my love linger here
lost in your trance
(from Kokin Waka Shu 394, text by Sojo henjo)

山風にさくら吹きまきみだれなむ 花のまぎれに立ちどまるべく
(古今和歌集394, 僧正遍昭)