cherry pom poms

the sun shone
the blossom fell
the insects buzzed
the walk long
the grass cut
the flowers new
the leaves fresh
the food hot
the drink cold
the talk vast
the day happy
the regret late
the feeling longer

the disaster came for a visit

All the sweet green trees of Atlanta burst
Like little bombs
Or little pom-poms
Shaken by a careless hand
That dries them off
And leaves again

Life just kind of empties out
Less a deluge than a drought
Less a giant mushroom cloud
Than an unexploded shell
Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel

Aimee Mann - Little Bombs Lyrics

4/10 the older I get the less I know myself but it is no excuse.