Thanks once again to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for leading us in another:
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
Cherry Blossom
Bravo, encore, applause.
I soak my handkerchief from the emotional turmoil as I realise the beautiful cherry orchard will no longer blossom.
Society’s Axe of change has turned us away from the sweet taste of Kirsch.
Instead, liberation from feudalism offers the poor an alternative brutal taste of vodka and rally cries of revolution.
Lost is their appetite for a ripe, delicate life since they wish to gorge on blood in a drunken fratricide.
What if their future becomes trapped in years of hunger and social poverty?
Perhaps Anya will think back and talk about the beauty of cherry blossom.
James McEwan 
At least, after the revolution, it may be possible for everyone to attend Chekhov’s plays. They said last year they would
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I like this take on the prompt! Well done!
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Well penned.
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My son would be shouting hurrah as he is an avid vodka fan… the rest of us… not so much.
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Very poetic language, nice one!
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as the bible says, to every thing there is a season. whatever comes, we have live with it to survive.
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I could feel the change blowing through the trees. Nicely written James.
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Dear James,
Feels a little Dr. Zhivago-ish. Nicely penned. Bravo! Take a bow. Applause.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The grass is always greener. Fantastic poetic language.
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This is lovely. So descriptive and lyrical
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I can clearly see how change will bring havoc… it will take years for the return of cherry blossom…
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You’ve used ‘The Cherry Orchard’ very effectively as the backdrop of your story. I haven’t seen it staged, but I could imagine a good performance would be very moving. You do an excellent job of hinting at the moral and emotional complexity of the play.
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I’ve not seen a production of The Cherry Orchard, and I think I was too young, when I read it, to understand what was really going on. You’ve explained it well here.
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The version I saw had Judi Dench in the play. It was slow and you needed lots of concentration to follow what was going on.
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I remember feeling that way as I read it.
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Very well written, it makes me want to investigate The Cherry Orchard which I read ages ago in school and can barely remember
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tight little tale : even in gain, there is loss
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