A collage of poems by Othy. More on https://www.shadesofus.co.uk/2019/11/cherry-blossom-collage-by-othy.html

2. FOREWORD
ByAbdulquadriSaka-Bolanta
Thehumanemotioniscomplicated,andontopofthat,itistransient.Onecannot
alwaysbehappyorsadhoweveroptimistic,despairingorundefinedsheis.
Alotofthingssuchasloveandhateappearinpairs,butnotemotion.Toregard
emotionaseitherpositiveornegative,tosaythatitiseithergoodorbadistodeny
itsabilitytobeprofoundlyunperturbedandremarkablyindifferenttoinfluence.
Everwonderedwhyacouplewouldexpresstheiremotionsashappywhenthey
arenewlyweddedanddescribewhattheyexperiencewhentheyhavetheirfirst
childassame—happy?Isitpossiblethatwhattheyfeelinbothinstancesis
accuratelythesameorthattheylackabetterwordtoconveytheiremotionsinboth
cases?Ithinkthelatteristrue;Iamoftheopinionthatemotionscanneverbetruly
andaccuratelyqualifiedevenifweengageintensifierslikevery.
CherryBlossomisacollageofshort,genre-bendingliterarypiecesthatexplores
somegenerichumanemotionsinpopularcircumstancessuchasdenial;largelyas
experiencedbytheauthor,someofwhichyoumighteasilyrelatetoandothersyou
mightnot.
AfterIreadthisbookthefirsttime,aquickinternetsearchrevealedthatthetitleof
thiscollection,CherryBlossomisatreeandissignificantintheJapaneseculture
whereitservesasareminderthatlifeisalmostoverwhelminglybeautifulbutalso
tragicallyshort.Ifindtheconnectionbetweenthisandthethemeofthiscollection
inthefactthatneitherbeautifulnorshort,isdevoidofemotions.
Soreadandletyourownexperience,eitheroldornewguideyourunderstanding.

3. ToZephyr,InLovingMemory