Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Bipartisan Issue

Springtime in Washington, D.C.

Is a blossoming time and place

Thanks in part to the cherry tree

Cloaking the Capitol in grace.

Thousands of the lovely trees bloom

In cherry blossoms pink and white,

Sending forth wafts of floral perfume,

Being enjoyed in scent and sight.

Where did the cherry trees come from?

First Lady Helen Taft did play

A large role in their gift welcome 

From Japan in a friendship way.

Over a century, good cheer

The cherry blossoms bring each year.