Nadine Brown

Lying down on the blanket, you look up at the cherry blossom tree with its branches splayed out above, and let your eyes follow the journey of a tiny petal as it slowly falls. swaying from side to side and coming to land on your hand. The petal feels as smooth as fine silk. It has a darker pink stripe near where the center of the flower would be.

You place the petal on top of your parasol beside you and take a deep breath in, inhaling the delicate floral scent. As you think of your day and everything you have seen and discovered in Kyoto, you find your eyelids slowly closing. and your body fully relaxing on the blanket in the warm evening air.

You place the petal on top of your parasol beside you and take a deep breath in, inhaling the delicate floral scent. As you think of your day and everything you have seen and discovered in Kyoto, you find your eyelids slowly closing. and your body fully relaxing on the blanket in the warm evening air.

You place the petal on top of your parasol beside you and take a deep breath in, inhaling the delicate floral scent. As you think of your day and everything you have seen and discovered in Kyoto, you find your eyelids slowly closing. and your body fully relaxing on the blanket in the warm evening air.

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