24 Seasons: Usui (Snow Becomes Rain) No. 22

 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 22

 Snow Becomes Rain (February 19 – March 4) Usui 雨水

"Your syllabic poetry writing invitation is to choose a kigo word or phrase from the seasonal kigo list on the post. You can select from the Winter and Early Spring categories (Yuki Teikei Haiku Society) on the kigo word list links below. Share your kigo word on your post."

I have written a kouta with the kigo phrase, "the month of expectation,"  using plural "months."   

I have edited the original to change "the" in the last line to "nor," as it wasn't clear that "he" did not live to see the spring blooms. 

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These months of expectation

promise nothing to me now.

He'll not see another spring,

nor cherries in bloom.

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