Daffodils
Winter’s chill lingers
well into spring.
I buy daffodils
to encourage the sun
to return
and shine in the kitchen.
Tight-clenched
fists their buds,
they sit on the table
and I wait for them
to open.
Grey clouds fill the sky.
A distant sun
lights up the land
but doesn’t warm the earth
nor melt the snow.
The north wind
chills the mind,
driving dry snow
across our drive
to settle in the garden.
Our red squirrels
spark at the feeder.
The daffodils
promise warmth,
foretell the sun,
predicting
bright days to come.
Comment: Another ‘very raw’ poem, just less than a day old. We bought two bunches of daffodils in the supermarket yesterday. There were none about on Dewi Sant / St. David’s Day (March 1), so we made up for it yesterday by buying two bunches. They bring a brightness and a lightness to the house and ease the winter gray that besieges the mind when winter lingers and spring seems so far away. Here is a link to two more poems on Daffodils. There are some photos here, too. https://rogermoorepoet.com/2016/05/29/daffodils/
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My outdoor daffodils have grown just a little bit. I can’t wait to see their flowers! Thanks for sharing this, Roger!
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We got to +6C today, with sunshine. Beautiful. Now I’m a believer. Our daffs are indoor daffs: can’t face the wilderness and it ill probably go down below zero tonight. Good to see you here, Tanya. I need e-hugs tonight.
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I’m sending e-hugs your way…STAY WARM…yuck! ❤❤❤❤❤
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My neighbor’s ginger cat is chasing squirrels all over my back porch. As a certain friend of min would tweet: “FAKE NEWS!” Thanks for the e-hugs.
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Lol…
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I love daffodils..i envy you; we don’t have daffodils here..we import daffodils so its very expensive..
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I guess ours were either imported or grown indoors. They are part of the Cancer Society’s annual spring funding drive. Hope springs anew. So: importing sunshine combines with giving to a good cause! They do look good.
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Oh really…that’s wonderful..
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Here are some more photos and two more daffodil poems for you! https://rogermoorepoet.com/2016/05/29/daffodils/
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Thansk roger…☺
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