Awakening

This morning I saw daffodils
Unfurl their yellow heads,
Awakening from sleeping
In their cozy winter beds.

The weather isn’t very warm
But there’s sufficient sun
To send the message that it won’t
Be long ‘til spring’s begun.

The crocuses, already out,
Must now agree to share
Their soil with these emerging bulbs;
Of course, it’s only fair.

The landscape, dressed for winter,
Looking bare and brown and bleak
Will be bursting forth with color
Hopefully, within the week.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Johnson Avatar
March 24, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Your fertile sense of natures gift emerges from the page. I guess when you right a poem a day, you become quite a talented sage. :)
Wolf Avatar
March 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
How nice that the color is returning early this year. In Chicago too!
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March 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
How beautifully you describe the awakening of spring and its flowers! I love the first stanza especially….” Unfurl their yellow heads….in their cosy winter beds” that is just lovely Ilene! Debx
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