It’s April The season of cherry blossoms Suddenly appearing everywhere All around A riot of subtle pink, burgundy and purple And apple blossom white And their sweet smell Mingles with every kind of magnolia Butterfly, yellow lantern, lily, Star andshiraz, Japan meeting the US East meetingWest, Along with daffodils and tulips The fragranceshowers the city It is a time of joy And rebirth, While a prayer escapes me As I bless the man who gave his name To this metropolis And his blessed companions Who dreamt ambrosialdreams Of a new world And a new society of people Like the flowers of the city Every hue and color Yet One Intheirlove for this garden. And I smiled At the pleasant thought That the flowers will bloom Long after you and I have gone Forever fragrant Forever fresh And that We were once part Of their beauty And truth.