Poem-a-day (PAD) Day 1

So here we go! Today's prompts from Poetic Asides and NaPoWriMo are:
(1) write a reminiscence poem, and
(2) write a poem in the style of Kay Ryan.

Child with Cherry Tree

The cherry's early

this year. Global warming?

Who knows? Some subtle warning

in premature bloom?

I don't use it as a gauge

of climate change, or

warmer winters.

Instead, I use it as

a measure of your age.

I have an older photo -

eight years ago you toddled

to its shade, its limbs heavy

white with snowy flowers,

and you looked up, ready

to find the power

to reach its heady heights.

You've grown with it

and own the branches now.

You climb them fast

in record time

and chase the squirrels.

No room for girls up here,

you say. Oh, but I think

they'll find a way.