I was one of 16,000
there to run
Through tunnels of cherry blossoms
I ran elbow to elbow
no one running for a PR
everyone there
simply to run
Through tunnels of cherry blossoms
I looked to my left
I looked to my right
and the blossoms cheered me on
I gazed across the water
and the blossoms waved me on
I was one of 16,000
who ran from
and to
the Washington Monument
Through tunnels of cherry blossoms
ten glorious miles
Through tunnels of cherry blossoms
Washington, DC, Cherry Blossom 10 miler
Tunnels of Cherry Blossoms
I’m not a runner like you, but pretty scenery definitely makes running way more enjoyable. I love the repetition in your piece. Enjoy the cheery blossoms!
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Love the image of tunnels of cherry blossoms. It almost feels like spring finally!
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Makes me wish I was a runner. The cherry blossoms are on my bucket list.
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What beautiful imagery. Congratulations!
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If I had to run a marathon I’d want to run under a tunnel of cherry blossoms cheering me on! I can imagine the beauty and the aroma! Ahhh!
Hope they cheered you to a personal victory!
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I can picture the tunnels. Did you think of this poem while running or after? Hooray for finishing the race!
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Wow. Congratulations on the run and the poem. I love the images. I was in D.C. on Sunday morning as you finished. I was only yards away. I listened to the DJ announcing the names of runners as they crossed the line, and I felt less fit. I was in line for the Museum of African American History, which was also amazing, though not always as uplifting as running through tunnels of cherry blossoms. It’s a hard history lesson, like going through a different kind of tunnel.
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Tunnels of cherry blossoms cheering – what a wonderful image. Almost makes me want to run again – almost.
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