Quotes by Cherry Blossom Looking about I see no cherry blossoms And no crimson leaves A straw-thatched hut by a bay In the autumn dusk. Fujiwara no Teika cherry-blossom cherries autumn However far I gaze Neither cherry blossoms nor Crimson leaves are in sight. Only a fisherman's hut on the shore In the autumnal evening. Fujiwara no Teika cherry-blossom evening sight The oak tree: Matsuo Basho cherry-blossom spring tree Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom. Matsuo Basho cherry-blossom cherries two I have a pretty good memory, but memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo leaves; for a while they are beautiful, and then they fade and die. Ruth Ozeki cherry-blossom beautiful memories