Cherry Blossoms in DC (YouTube video)
April is the month of winds and flowers.
The weather is nicer. It brings gentle breezes and you feel 春風吹面薄於紗.
When the April wind wakes the call for the soil, we notice 春風吹又生,
and we enjoy 春風花草香。
During 春風桃李花開日, we watch all the flowers dance with the wind,
and we wonder 桃花依舊笑春風.
The ancient Chinese poets loved to have 春風 and 花 in their seasonal
poetry writings:
春風先發苑中梅，櫻杏桃梨次第開。 （白居易）
愛惜芳心莫輕吐，且教桃李鬧春風。 （元好問）
春風又綠江南岸，明月何時照我還。 （王安石）
忽如一夜春風來，千樹萬樹梨花開。 （岑參）
春風得意馬蹄疾，一日看盡長安花。 （孟郊）
只道花無十日紅，此花無日不春風。 （楊萬里）
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