CHERRY RED INSPIRATIONS

Whether or not a cherry tree really inspired George Washington to tell the truth, we know for a fact that cherries are inspiring fruits. Their blossoms are so breathtakingly beautiful as they emerge from the challenges of winter, they inspire hope of better things to come. Their red flesh inspires love, beginning in childhood, maturing into romance. They are both delicate and intense. They are both simple and complex.

Cherry red inspires artists and designers. With cars that thrill us and shoes that make us dance, red is a powerful color. From, red balloons to red lips, from little red Corvettes to raspberry berets, from hearts to roses, red inspires music, choreography and fashion.

Red can emboldens us. It can make us stop. It can make us blush. It can give us rush. It can give us ideas.

Poets, songwriters, novelists, and philosophers have cited cherry red in their most passionate expressions. Check them out below.

“Under a cherry tree, all burdens of life fly away!”

-- Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Bright reds - scarlet, pillar-box red, crimson or cherry - are very cheerful and youthful. There is certainly a red for everyone.”

-- Christian Dior

“I want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees.”

-- Pablo Neruda

“Red is the ultimate cure for sadness.”

-- Bill Blass

If I decide to make a coat red in the show, it's not just red, I think: is it communist red? Is it cherry cordial? Is it ruby red? Or is it apple red? Or the big red balloon red?”

-- Lady Gaga

“Red is the great clarifier - bright and revealing. I can't imagine becoming bored with red - it would be like becoming bored with the person you love.”

-- Diana Vreeland

“Here's an idea: let's get over ourselves, buy a cherry pie, and go fall in love with life.”

-- Tom Robbins

-- Frances Hodgson Burnett

“Life is just a bowl of cherries, don't take it serious, its mysterious. Life is just a bowl of cherries, so live and laugh and laugh at love, love a laugh, laugh and love.”

-- George Gershwin, "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries."

-- Neil Diamond, “Cherry Cherry”

Read more about Beautiful Cherry Red in Take A Beautiful Cherry Trip and Cherries Rock Your Body!

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Brandon Osman. “Cardinal on a dogwood.”
2. Image: by Ania. “Cherry tree.”
3. Image: by Peter Dahlgren. “Dini.”
4. Image: by Curtis Cronn. “Cherry Trees, Rainier Vista, University of Washington.”
5. Image: by Marcos Telias. “The Bird.”
6. Image: by Kiley. “Huskers - Still More Balloons.”
7. Image: by Crycks. “Red lips.”
8. Image: by The Hungry Masses. “My Pie.”
9. Image: by Mike Licht. “Cherry Blossoms in the Snow.”
10. Image: by Lynne Hand. “Life is just a bowl of cherries.”
11. Image: by Gunnvor Bakke. “Hipsta Lightning Bolt.”
12. Image: by jennifer yin. “1954 Chevrolet Corvette, SF Auto Show.”
13. Image: by Brandon Ungar. “Sunsets and Water Towers.”
14. Image: by Stephen Brace. “To be Happy.”
15. Image: by Robert Couse-Baker. “Beautiful Danger.”